The Lower Limb

Question 1

List the bones in the lower limb from most superior to most inferior

Answer 1

Pelvis, sacrum, femur, patella, fibula + tibia, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

Question 2

How many tarsals are there?

Answer 2

7

Question 3

How many metatarsals are there?

Answer 3

5

Question 4

How many phalanges are there in the foot?

Answer 4

14

Question 5

What joint is between the tarsals and the metatarsals?

Answer 5

Tarsometatarsal joint

Question 6

What joint is between the metatarsals and the proximal phalanges?

Answer 6

Metatarsal phalangeal joint

Question 7

What joint is between the proximal phalanx and the intermediate phalanx?

Answer 7

Proximal interphalangeal joint

Question 8

What joint is between the intermediate phalanx and the distal phalanx?

Answer 8

Distal interphalangeal joint

Question 9

What bones make up the pelvic girdle?

Answer 9

Pelvis and sacrum

Question 10

What type of joint is the hip joint and what is it’s name?

Answer 10

Ball and socket (synovial) - Acetabulofemoral joint

Question 11

What type of joint in the knee joint and what is it’s name?

Answer 11

Hinge joint (synovial) - Tibiofemoral joint

Question 12

What type of joint is the ankle joint and what is it’s name?

Answer 12

Hinge joint (synovial) - Talocrural joint

Question 13

What happens to the pelvis before and after puberty?

Answer 13

3 bones to start, they fuse to become 1

Question 14

What is the most complex joint in the body and why?

Answer 14

The knee - 4 bones, complex ligament/tendon structures, used all the time so susceptible to injury

Question 15

What is the unhappy triad?

Answer 15

3 most common knee injuries - ACL, TCL + medial meniscus tears

Question 16

Why is the acetabulofemoral joint more stable than the glenohumeral joint?

Answer 16

It’s deeper