A20 Hindlimb 1

Question 1

Describe the bones of the hindlimb

Answer 1

• Os coxae
• femur (patella & fabellae)
• tibia
• fibula
• tarsals
• metatarsals
• phalanges (proximal sesamoids)

Question 2

Identify the bony prominences of os coxae

Answer 2

• Dorsal iliac spine
• iliac crest
• ventral iliac spine (tuber coxae)
• greater ischiatic notch
• ischiatic spine
• lesser ischiatic notch
• ischiatic tuberosity
• acetabulum
• iliopubic eminence
• lateral area for rectus femoris m.

Question 3

Identify the bony prominences of the femur

Answer 3

• Head
• neck
• greater trochanter
• lesser trochanter
• body/shaft
• medial trochlear ridge
• trochlea
• lateral trochlear ridge
• lateral epicondyle
• medial epicondyle
• lateral condyle
• medial condyle

Question 4

Identify the bony prominences of the tibia

Answer 4

• Medial condyle
• intercondylar eminence
• lateral condyle
• extensor groove
• tibial tuberosity
• tibial crest
• popliteal notch
• medial malleolus

Question 5

Identify the bony prominences of the fibula

Answer 5

• Head
• lateral malleolus

Question 6

Identify the bony prominences of the tarsus

Answer 6

• Calcaneal process
• calcaneaI tuberosity
• trochlea of the talus
• sustenaculum tali
• head of talus

Question 7

Recognise structures palpable in the mind limb of live animals

Answer 7

• Ischiatic crest
• tuber coxae

• greater trochanter
• patella
• lateral & medial condyles

• lateral condyle
• head of fibula
• lateral malleolus

• calcaneaI tuberosity
- metatarsal bone V

Question 8

Describe the attachment & articulation of the hindlimb to pelvis

Answer 8

• Left & right pelvic bones joined in a pelvic girdle
• pelvic girdles united to sacrum - sacroiliac joint
• transmits forces of hindlimb to the trunk, propels the body forward