Lower Extremities Bones

Front 1

bears weight of the upper body when sitting and standing
transfers weight from axial skeleton to lower appendicular skeleton for standing and walking
attachments for muscles of locomotion and posture

Back 1

Pelvic Girdle

Front 2

fusion of the coccyx begins at the

Back 2

acetabulum

Front 3

3 innominate bones

Back 3

ilium
ischium
pubis

Front 4

right and left coxae join together at 2 places

Back 4

symphysis pubis
sacroiliac joints

Front 5

what type of joint is the symphysis pubis

Back 5

ampiarthritic symphysis
proof of movement because over time there is wear and tear on this joint

Front 6

what articulates with the femur, where the support of the femur is

Back 6

lunate surface

Front 7

opening for the lunate surface, transverse ligament will run between the lunate surface and this

Back 7

acetabular notch

Front 8

Glutes and lots of other muscles attach at the

Back 8

iliac crest

Front 9

landmark to look for symmetry of the pelvis

Back 9

anterior superior iliac spine

Front 10

rough edge of bone, primary attachment for the hamstring

Back 10

ischial tuberosity

Front 11

decreases the amount of weight carried, there is a thick tissue accross to allow for muscular attachment

Back 11

obturator foramen

Front 12

line that runs from superior posterior to inferior anterior of the pelvic girdle through the iliac and the pubis

Back 12

arcuate line

Front 13

the upper pelvis and the lower pelvis are separated by the

Back 13

pelvic brim (linea terminales)

Front 14

five anterior parts of the femur

Back 14

greater trochanter, lesser trochanter, intertrochanteric line, neck, head

Front 15

9 muscles attach to this line on the femur

Back 15

linea aspera

Front 16

normal angle between head/neck to shaft of femur

Back 16

125 degrees

Front 17

when the angle between head/neck and shaft of femur is less than 125 degrees

Back 17

coxa vara

Front 18

when the angle between head/neck and shaft of femur is greater than 125 degrees

Back 18

coxa valga

Front 19

angle viewed in the frontal plane between the neck of the femur and the shaft

Back 19

angle of inclination

Front 20

angle viewed in the transverse plane between the neck and the femoral condyles

Back 20

angle of torsion

Front 21

normal angle of torsion

Back 21

12-15 degrees anterior to femoral condyles

Front 22

angle of torsion greater than 15 degrees

Back 22

anteversion, pidgeon toed

Front 23

angle of torsion less than 12 degrees

Back 23

retroversion, splay foot

Front 24

four landmarks of the distal femur

Back 24

adductor tubercle
lateral femoral condyle
medial femoral condyle
intercondylar notch

Front 25

which femoral condyle is longer?

Back 25

medial

Front 26

what are the femoral condyles covered in?

Back 26

hyaline cartilage

Front 27

four landmarks of the proximal tibia

Back 27

Gerdy's tubercle, medial condyle, lateral condyle, tuberosity of the tibia

Front 28

which tibial condyle is more convex?

Back 28

lateral

Front 29

Fibula has a _______ joint with the tibia

Back 29

ampiarthrotic

Front 30

main nerve that goes around the fibula

Back 30

peroneal nerve

Front 31

facets of the patella

Back 31

3 medial
3 lateral
1 odd

Front 32

what are the tibia and the fibula held together by?

Back 32

syndesmosis

Front 33

three types of phalanges

Back 33

distal, middle, proximal

Front 34

three cuneiform names

Back 34

medial, intermediate, lateral

Front 35

common stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal due to lateral cutting movement

Back 35

Jones fracture

Front 36

bones of the foot which lie within tendons of the flexor hallicus breves

Back 36

sesamoids

Front 37

five types of tarsal bones

Back 37

cuneiforms, cuboid, navicular, talus, calcaneous