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Week 3: Lower limb anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

Pelvic girdle?

A

Both hip bones

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2
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Thigh bones?

A

Femur and patella

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3
Q

Leg bones?

A

Tibia and fibula

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4
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Foot bones?

A

Tarsals (7), metatarsals (5), phalanges (14)

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5
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Purpose of lower limb?

A

Locomotion

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6
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T or F: All joints in the lower limb are synovial

A

F

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7
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Exceptions to synovial joints in lower limb?

A

Inferio tibiofibular joint (fibrous), Pubic symphysis (cartilagenous)

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8
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Knee joint?

A

Modified hinge joint - tiny rotation in full extension to lock knee in place

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9
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What is subtular joint?

A

Talus and calcaneus - plane/gliding

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10
Q

What joint allows for inversion and eversion of foot?

A

Subtalar

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11
Q

what joint is metetarsophalangeal?

A

Condyloid

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12
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Flexors of hip joint?

A

Iliopsoas (psoas major + iliacus), rectus femoris

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13
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Extensors of hip joint?

A

Gluteus maximus, hamstrings (biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosis)

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14
Q

Abductors of hip joint?

A

Gluteus medius and minimus

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15
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Extensors of knee?

A

Quadriceps femoris - rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis

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16
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Flexors of knee?

A

Hamstrings (biceps femoris, semimembranosis, semitendinosis), gastrocnemius, peroneus longus

17
Q

Plantarfelx ankle joint?

A

Gastrocnemius, soleus, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, peroneus longus

18
Q

Tibialis anterior action?

A

Dorsiflex ankle joint, invert foot

19
Q

Extensor digitorum longus action?

A

• Extend interphalangeal,
metatarsophalangeal joints,
dorsiflex ankle joint

20
Q

Lateral leg muscle?

A

Peroneus longus

21
Q

Peroneus longus action

A

Evert foot and plantarflex

22
Q

Action of intrinsic muscle of foot?

A

Help maintain arches of foot and absorb stress

23
Q

Heel strike muscles?

A

Anterior leg muscles, control of lower foot

24
Q

Major nerve of lower limb?

A

Lumbar and sacral plexus

25
Q

What supplies muscle of anterior thigh?

A

Femoral nerve

26
Q

What supplies gluteus Medius and minimus?

A

Superior gluteal nerve

27
Q

What supplies gluteus maximus?

A

Inferior gluteal nerve

28
Q

What are two branches of sciatic nerve?

A

TIbial and common peroneal

29
Q

Tibial nerve supply?

A

Muscles of: Posterior thigh , posterior leg, plantar intrinsic foot

30
Q

Common peroneal nerve supply?

A

Muscles of: Anterior leg, lateral leg, dorsal intrinsic foot

31
Q

What position is hip, knee & ankle in in inital swing?

A

flex, flex, dorsiflex.

32
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What position is hip, knee & ankle in in TERMINAL swing?

A

flex, extend, dorsiflex

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