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17 Cards in this Set
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What are the bones of each lower limb adapted for?
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weight bearing and locomotion
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What is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body?
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The femur
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What doest eh head of the femur articulate with?
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Acetabulum
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How many pounds per square inch of pressure does it take to fracture the femur?
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2000
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What connects the acetabulum to a depression in the head of the femur, what is the depression called?
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A tiny ligament, fovea
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what is distal to the head of the femur that joins the shaft of the femur?
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The neck
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What does the angle of the neck and the shaft of the femur result in?
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A medial angling of the femur, which brings the knees closer to the midline.
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Since females have wider hips, and their acetabula are positioned more laterally, what happens to their knees?
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The convergence of the knees is even greater, why females have more knee pain
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In the article, Bone Fractures: Treatement and Risks, what is the paste called that occurs naturally in the human skeleton?
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Carbonated apatite, or dahlite
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What are the several features on the femur that serve as a place for muscle attachment?
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The greater trochanter (glutes pull on the GT), the lesser trochanter (hip flexors pull on the LT) and the linea aspera (gluteus maximus)
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What is located at the end of the femur and is expanded for articulation with the tibia?
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The medial and lateral condyles
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What is just superior to each medial and lateral condyles of the femur?
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The epicondyles
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What do the epicondyles of the femur serve?
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Ligament and tendon attachment.
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What is between the medial and lateral condyles on the anterior side?
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Patellar surface
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What does the patellar surface articulate with?
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The femur
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What is the deep depression that separates the medial and lateral condyles on the posterior surface?
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Intercondylar fossa
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What is another name for the patellar surface?
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Trochlea
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