Lower Limb

Question 1

What is the heaviest and strongest bone in the body?

Answer 1

The femur

Question 2

What does the head of the femur articulate with?

Answer 2

The acetabulum neck, it is a common fracture site

Question 3

What are the greater and lesser trochanters?

Answer 3

Muscle attachment of the femur to the gluteal & hip flexor muscles

Question 4

What is the intertrochanteric crest/line?

Answer 4

Seperates the greater and lesser trochanters

Question 5

What is the tibia?

Answer 5

The shin bone

Question 6

What is the difference between the tibia and fibula bones?

Answer 6

The tibia is larger and medial, fibula is smaller and more lateral

Question 7

What part of the tibia articulates with the distal end of the femur to form the knee joint?

Answer 7

The medial and lateral condyles (separated by Intercondylar eminence)

Question 8

What does the tibial tuberosity attach to?

Answer 8

The patellar ligament

Question 9

What forms the inner bulge of the ankle?

Answer 9

The medial malleolus

Question 10

What is the anterior ridge?

Answer 10

Anterior surface of the tibia with a sharp ridge, can be easily felt

Question 11

True or false: the fibula takes part in the knee joint formation

Answer 11

False

Question 12

What forms the outer part of the ankle?

Answer 12

The lateral malleolus

Question 13

What bones make up the ankle and foot?

Answer 13

The tarsals, the calcaneus, the talus, metacarpals and phalanges

Question 14

How many tarsal bones are in a ankle?

Answer 14

Seven tarsals

Question 15

What is the calcaneus?

Answer 15

The heel bone

Question 16

What is the talus?

Answer 16

The bone between the tibia and calcaneus

Question 17

What is the talus and calcaneus’ function?

Answer 17

To carry the body’s weight

Question 18

How many metacarpals are in a foot?

Answer 18

5 metacarpals, labeled 1-5 starting at the big toe

Question 19

How many phalanges are in a foot?

Answer 19

14 phalanges: proximal, medial and distal phalanges in all toes but the big toe, it has only proximal and distal

Question 20

What arches are in the foot?

Answer 20

Medial longitudinal, lateral longitudinal and transverse

Question 21

What are the three types of fractures?

Answer 21

Simple fracture, compound fracture and, comminuted fracture

Question 22

What is a simple fracture?

Answer 22

No separation of the bone into parts but a break is detectable

Question 23

What is a compound fracture?

Answer 23

When a bone is broken into separate pieces, result of major blow

Question 24

What is a comminuted fracture?

Answer 24

Broken ends of bone have been shattered into many pieces

Question 25

What is a stress fracture?

Answer 25

Tiny crack in bone developed when muscles become too fatigued to absorb shock placed on them

Question 26

What are shin splints?

Answer 26

Painful condition that occurs in medial or lateral sides of the tibial shaft

Question 27

What is the difference between osteoporosis and osteoarthritis

Answer 27

Osteoporosis is a condition involving low bone mass and deterioration of the bone tissue, osteoarthritis is a disease of the joints and surrounding tissue