Lower Extremity Key terms

Question 1

A C-shaped piece of tough, rubbery cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between your shinbone and thighbone.

Answer 1

Meniscus

Question 2

A tendon attaches to the outer part of the midfoot, while the other tendon runs under the foot and attaches near the inside of the arch

Answer 2

Peroneal tendon

Question 3

The lateral ridge on the inside of the femur serving as the main site of insertion of the gluteus maximus muscle

Answer 3

Gluteal tuberosity

Question 4

A flat sheet or ribbon of tendonlike material that anchors a muscle or connects it with the part that the muscle moves

Answer 4

Aponeurosis

Question 5

A longitudinally-oriented ridge on the posterior aspect of the femur to which several muscles of the thigh attach

Answer 5

Linea aspera

Question 6

Any of several fibrous bands of fascia that pass over or under tendons (as at or near the ankle or wrist) and help to keep them in place.

Answer 6

Retinaculum

Question 7

Refers to anatomical structures located in the back of the knee:

Answer 7

Popliteal

Question 8

A cutaneous nerve it provides only sensatio; posterolateral aspect of the distal third of the leg;

Answer 8

Sural

Question 9

A ridge on the superior ramus of the pubic bone , it passes to the pubic tubercle as a continuation of the arcuate line .

Answer 9

Pectineal line

Question 10

A cup-shaped rim of cartilage that lines and reinforces a ball-and-socket joint

Answer 10

Labrum