Anatomy Exam 3- Lower Limb Joints

Front 1

Joint capsule is reinforced by what kind of ligaments?

Back 1

Extracapsular ligaments

Front 2

Present in the joint to reduce friction

Back 2

Bursae

Front 3

How is the hip similar but different than then shoulder?

Back 3

They are both multiaxial ball and socket joints but the hip joint is more stable but has less movement.

Front 4

ROM of the Hip Joint

Back 4

Flexion: 120
Extension: 15
Abduction: 45
Adduction: 45
IR: 40
ER: 50

Front 5

ligament that helps hold the head of the femur into the acetabulum

Back 5

Transverse acetabular ligament and the ligament of the head of the femur

Front 6

What artery passes through the Ligamentum teres

Back 6

Posterior branch of the obturator artery

Front 7

Strongest ligament of the hip joint

Back 7

Iliofemoral ligament
Y- ligament of Bigelow

limits extension and lateral rotation
maintains posture

Front 8

Medial rotators of the hip

Back 8

Gluteus medius
gluteus minimus
tensor fascia late

Front 9

Lateral rotators of the hip

Back 9

piriformis
sup/inf gemelli
obturator internis
obturator externis
quadratus femoris
gluteus maximus

Front 10

Main blood supply to the head of the femur

Back 10

Branches from MEDIAL and lateral circumflex femoral artery and the artery to the head of the femur from the obturator artery

Front 11

Where do the medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries branch from

Back 11

the deep artery of the thigh

Front 12

reduces friction between the IT band and the greater trochanter

Back 12

trochanteric bursa

Front 13

Fractures of the femoral neck

Back 13

common in old people
mainly caued by osteoporosis
may tear arteries causing aseptic vascular necrosis

Front 14

ROM the knee

Back 14

Flexion: 130
Extension: 0-15
Medial rotation: 5-10
Lateral rotation: 30-40

Front 15

Why is there a thin opening in the posterior knee

Back 15

its the opening for the popliteus tendon to pass

Front 16

What ligaments reinforced the knee joint capsule posteriorly?

Back 16

Arcuage popliteal ligament
Oblique popliteal ligament

Front 17

ACL attachments

Back 17

Posterior part of the medial side of the lateral condyle of the femur

Front 18

PCL attachment

Back 18

anterior part of the lateral side of the medial condyle

Front 19

Which part of the meniscus has a blood supply?

Back 19

The outer third

Front 20

What ligament connects the menesci anteriorly

Back 20

transverse ligament

Front 21

menisci attached to the capsule by

Back 21

coronary ligament

Front 22

C shaped meniscus

Back 22

medial meniscus

Front 23

What seperates the meniscus and the LCL?

Back 23

the popliteus tendon

Front 24

Housemaids syndrome?

Back 24

pre-patellar bursitis

Front 25

Ankle ROM

Back 25

Dorsiflexion: 12-15
Plantarflexion: 55