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34 Cards in this Set
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What are the regions of the lower limb?
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gluteal, thigh, popliteal fossa and knee, leg, ankle and foot
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What are the bones in the Os coxae?
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Ilium, ischium, pubis
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What are the bones in the thigh, knee and leg?
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femur, patella, tibia and fibula
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What are the bones in the ankle and foot?
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tarsal, metatarsal bones, and phalanges
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What makes up the hip joint?
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Head of femur
Labrum acetabulum |
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What makes up the knee joint?
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femur
tibia patella |
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What type of joint is the proximal tibiofibular joint?
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synovial joint
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What type of joint is the distal tibiofibular joint?
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syndesmosis
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What are the gluteal muscles?
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maximus, medius and minimus
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What do the gluteal muscles do?
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extend thigh
abduct and medially rotate thigh keep pelvis level |
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What are the lateral rotators of the thigh?
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piriformis
superior & inferior gemellus obturator internus quadratus femoris |
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What are the anterior thigh muscles?
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Sartorius
quadriceps femoris |
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How is the quariceps femoris divided?
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recuts femoris
vastus lateralis vastus medialis vastus intermedius |
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What is the function of the anterior thigh muscles?
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extension of the leg
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What are the medial thigh muscles?
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pectineus
adductor longus adductor brevis adductor magnus gracilis |
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What is the purpose of the medial thigh muscels?
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adduction of the thigh
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What are the posterior thigh muscels?
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biceps femoris
semitendinosus semimembranosus |
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What is the purpose of the posterior thigh muscles?
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flexion of the leg
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What muscles are in the anterior compartment of the leg?
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tibialis anterior
extensor hallucis longus extensor digitorum longus |
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What do the muscles in the anterior compartment of the leg do?
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Dorsiflexion and inversion of the foot
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What muscels make up the lateral compartment of the leg?
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fibularis longus
fibularis brevis |
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What is the purpose of the muscles in the lateral compartment?
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eversion of the foot
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What muscles give plantar flexion to the foot?
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gastrocnemius
soleus plantaris |
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What muscles flex the toes and invert the foot?
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flexor hallucis longus
flexor digitorum longus tibialis posterior |
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What arteries branch from the external iliac?
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femoral artery
popliteal artery |
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What arteries come from the popliteal artery?
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anterior & posterior tibial arteries
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What veins drain the lower limb?
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dorsal venous arch
great saphenous small saphenous |
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Where do the nerves of the lower limb originate?
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sacral plexus
L4,5, S1-3 |
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What nerve supplies the anterior compartment of the thigh?
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femoral nerve
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What nerve supplies the medial compartment of the thigh?
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obturator nerve
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What nerve supplies the posterior compartment of the thigh?
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sciatic nerve
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What nerve supplies the anterior compartment of the leg?
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deep fibular nerve
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What nerve supplies the lateral compartment of the leg?
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superficial fibular nerve
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What nerve supplies the posterior compartment of the leg?
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tibial nerve
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