Practise Questions For Hip Exam

Question 1

Name the hip bone?

Answer 1

Pelvic Bone

Question 2

Classify the bone according to its shape. Why is it classified this way?

Answer 2

The pelvic bone is an irregular bone. This is because it does not fit into any other classification category. (Flat, short, long)

Question 3

Side this bone.

Answer 3

Proximal = iliac crest.
Lateral = acetabulum 
Posterior = ischial tuberosity.
Medial = iliac fossa (smooth).
Anterior = pubic tubercle.

Question 4

Identify the 3 major components.

Answer 4

Ilium
Ischium
Pubis

Question 5

Name major bony features of the ilium.

Answer 5

Iliac crest
ASIS 
PSIS
Gluteal lines
Iliac tubercle.

Question 6

Name bony features of the ischium.

Answer 6

Ischial tuberosity

Ischial ramus.

Question 7

Name the joints that the pelvic bone participates in.

Answer 7

The hip joint/ acetabulofemoral joint (Between the femur and the pelvic bone)
Pubis symphysis
Sacroiliac joint (between sacrum and specifically the ilium bone)

Question 8

What are the major bony landmarks of the pubis bone.

Answer 8

Pubis tubercle
Pubis body
Superior pubic ramus
Pectineal line
Pubic crest
Inferior pubic ramus

Question 9

What is the capsule of the hip joint reinforced by?

Answer 9

The 3 ligaments.
Iliofemoral lig.
Pubofemoral
Ischiofemoral

Question 10

What does the iliofemoral lig. Do?

Answer 10

Limits the extension when standing. It is the most anterior lig.

Question 11

What does the pubofemoral lig. Do?

Answer 11

Tightens during extension and abduction. Located anterior- inferior.

Question 12

Where is the ischiofemoral lig. Located?

Answer 12

Posterior.