LOWER EXTREMITY PRIMARY OSSIFICATION CENTERS

Question 1

ossification centers for femur?

Answer 1

head
greater trochanter
distal epiphysis

Question 2

ossification centers for the fibula?

Answer 2

proximal epiphysis

distal epiphysis

Question 3

ossification centers for the tibia?

Answer 3

proximal epiphysis

distal epiphysis

Question 4

ossification centers of the femur (head, greater trochanter, and distal epiphysis) appears when?

Answer 4

for both girls and boys

head-1 year
greater trochanter-4 years
distal epiphysis-9 fetal months

Question 5

ossification centers of the fibula (proximal epiphysis, distal epiphysis) appears when?

Answer 5

girls and boys are different

girls
proximal epiphysis 3 years
distal epiphysis 6-9 mo

boys
proximal epiphysis 4 yrs
distal epiphysis 1yr

Question 6

ossification centers of the tibia (proximal epiphysis, distal epiphysis) appears when?

Answer 6

for both boys and girls

proximal epiphysis-birth
distal epiphysis-6 months

Question 7

calcaneus

Answer 7

3 fetal months

Question 8

talus

Answer 8

6 fetal months

Question 9

cuboid

Answer 9

9 fetal months

Question 10

navicular

Answer 10

3-5 years

Question 11

lateral cuneiform

Answer 11

1 year

Question 12

medial cuneiform

Answer 12

1.5 years

Question 13

intermediate cuneiform

Answer 13

2.5 years