CHAPTER 52

Question 1

General overview of the lower limb

• _____
• _____
• -the gluteal region is an area of transition between the _____ to the _____
• -because many strictures here act on the lower limb, it is considered to be part of the lower limb
• _____
• _____
• _____
• _____
• _____

functions of the lower limb are:

• _____ of _____
• _____
• pelvic girdle:
• -like the upper limb, the lower limb is connected to the trunk by a girdle
• -the pelvic girdle is formed by the two _____, which are joined _____ but are _____ behind by the _____

Answer 1

hip
gluteal region 
trunk
lower limb
thigh
knee
leg 
ankle
foot
support of weight
locomotion 
hip bones
in front
separated 
sacrum

Question 2

the following are some important latin names and their English equivalents:

• hip: _____
• buttox: _____
• thigh: _____
• knee: _____
• leg: _____
• calf: _____
• ankle: _____
• foot: _____
• heel: _____
• sole: _____
• toes: _____
• big toe: _____

Answer 2

coxa
clunis
femur
genu
crus
sura
talus
pes
calx
planta
digiti pedis
hallux

Question 3

venous drainage of the lower limb

• blood is returned from the lower limb by two sets of veins:
• -_____
• -_____
• deep veins course with an _____ of the same name. the deep veins drain the same area that is supplied its _____
• -_____ to the knee, deep veins are _____. this arrangement is known as _____
• superficial veins originate in the _____, course _____ through the _____, and terminate by joining the _____
• -_____ course along the inferior surface of the toes
• –they connect with veins on the _____ (_____) surface of the foot
• _____ course along the superior surface of the toes
• -they join with veins from the plantar digital veins to form _____
• _____ are formed by joining of the dorsal and plantar digital veins
• -they are located on the _____ surface of the metatarsals
• the _____ is formed by the joining of the dorsal metatarsal veins
• -it is located on the _____ surface of the foot and gives off both _____
• the _____ (the longest vein in the body) arises from the _____ side of the dorsal venous arch
• -it courses _____ to the _____ and then _____ along the _____ border of the leg
• -it then courses _____ to the _____ of the tibia and femur and _____ along the _____ border of the thigh
• -as it courses through the _____ in the upper thigh, it terminates by entering the _____
• the _____ arises from the _____ side of the dorsal venous arch
• -it courses on the _____ side of the _____ and then superiorly along the _____ border of the leg
• -it terminates by joining the _____ at the level of the _____

Answer 3

deep veins
superficial veins
artery
associated artery
distal
paired
venae comitantes
foot
proximally 
subcutaneous tissue
deep veins
plantar digital veins
superior
dorsal
dorsal digital veins
dorsal metatarsal veins
dorsal metatarsal veins
superior
dorsal venous arch
superior
saphenous veins
greater saphenous vein
medial
anterior 
medial malleolus
superiorly
medial
posterior
medial condyles
superiorly 
meidal
fascia
femoral vein
lesser saphenous vein
lateral
lateral
ankle
posterior
popliteal vein
knee