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42 Cards in this Set
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number of bones in leg |
30 |
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femoral region |
femur, patella |
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crural region |
tibia, fibula |
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tarsal/pedal |
7 tarsals, 5 metatarsals, 14 phalanges |
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femur |
longest, heaviest, strongest bone |
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patella |
largest sesamoid bone |
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tibia |
weight-bearing bone articulates distally with talus (and fibula) |
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tibial tuberosity |
attachment site for patellar legament |
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medial malleolus of tibia |
medial surface of distal end |
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fibula |
smaller, non-weight bearing head is proximal |
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lateral malleolus of fibula |
distal end, articulates with tibia and talus at ankle - provides stability |
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foot bones |
talus, calcaneus, navicular, medial cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform, lateral cuneiform, cuboid |
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talus |
forms ankle joint with tibia and fibula |
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calcaneus |
forms heel attachment for calcaneal tendon |
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navicular |
articulates with talus and calcaneus |
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trochlear surface of talus |
part of talus that articulates with the tibia |
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ankle mortise |
medial malleolus, lateral malleolus, and base of tibia articulating with talus |
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sustentaculum tali |
medial protrusion on calcaneus |
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plantar aponeurosis |
ligament attaching calcaneus and metacarpals (arch of foot) |
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long plantar ligament |
ligament connecting calcaneus to cuneiforms |
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pes rectus |
normal plantar arches |
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pes cavus |
raised plantar arches |
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pes planus |
loss of arch |
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transverse arch pes panus |
splay foot |
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longitudinal arch pes panus |
flat foot |
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plantar fasciatis |
micro-tears in plantar aponeurosis |
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hallux abducto valgus |
"bunion" medial deviation of first metatarsal with lateral deviation of hallux |
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Tensor Fasciae Latae |
origin: anterior iliac crest insertion: lateral condyle of tibia action: abduction, medial rotation, flexion |
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sartorius |
origin: anterior superior iliac spine insertion: proximal tibia action: abduction, medial rotation of the knee, flexion |
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posterior muscles, lateral rotators |
piriformis gemellus superior obturator internus gemellus inferior obturator externus quadratus femoris attach from ichia to greater trochanter |
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primary adductors of thigh |
pectineus adductor brevis adductor longus adductor magnus adductor gracilis attach from pubis to medial femur |
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quadriceps femoris |
rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius |
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hamstrings |
semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris |
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crural muscles |
anterior compartment, fibular (lateral) compartment, posterior compartments |
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dorsiflexor muscles |
tibialis anterior fibularis tertius extensor digitorum longus extensor hallicus longus |
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Tibialis anterior |
origin: lateral proximal half of tibia insertion: medial proximal base of first metacarpal action: dorsiflexion of foot |
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triceps surae |
gastrocnemius, soleus |
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gastrocnemius |
medial and lateral heads origin: condyles of femur insertion: calcaneal tendonn (heel) action: plantar flexion, flexes knee |
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soleus |
origin: proximal posterior 1/2 of tibia and proximal posterior 1/3 fibula insertion: calcaneal tendon (heel) action: plantar flexion |
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lateral crural muscles |
fibularis longus fibularis brevis plantar flex and evert foot |
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dorsal foot muscle |
extensor digitorum |
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ventral foot muscles |
support arches, abduct and adduct toes, flex toes |
