The leg

Question 1

Largest bone of the body, similar to the humerus, helps determine height estimation

Answer 1

Femur

Question 2

Rounded proximal part of femur, articulates with the acetabulum. Faces medially and is the most superior part

Answer 2

Head

Question 3

Connects head with shaft, angled narrowing of the bone that connects with the femur’s shaft

Answer 3

Neck

Question 4

Blunt lateral and proximal projection of femur, insertion site for gluteal muscles

Answer 4

Greater trochanter

Question 5

Blunt media-posterior tubercle; attachment point for the psoas muscle. Inferior to femur’s neck

Answer 5

Lesser trochanter

Question 6

Notched articular surface of the femur for the patella, inferior

Answer 6

Patellar surface

Question 7

Small depression in center of head. Ligament connecting femur to acetabulum attaches here

Answer 7

Fovea capitis

Question 8

In between the greater trochanter and lesser. Elevated ridge on posterior femur connecting the greater and lesser trochanters

Answer 8

Interochanteric crest

Question 9

Thick elevated ridge that runs down the distal surface of the femur, posterior end of femur, major insertion site for muscles of the hip and knee

Answer 9

Linea aspera

Question 10

Inferior medial extension of linear aspera as it moves distally down the femur

Answer 10

Medial supracondylar ridge

Question 11

Inferior lateral extension of linea aspera as it moves distally down the femur, more pronounced than medial

Answer 11

Lateral supracondylar ridge

Question 12

Attachment point on femur for medial collateral ligament, sits on top of medial condyle

Answer 12

Medial epicondyle

Question 13

Large articular knob, extends more distally than lateral condyle. Inferior to medial epicondyle

Answer 13

Medial condyle

Question 14

Attachment point for lateral collateral ligament on femur, sits on condyle

Answer 14

Lateral epicondyle

Question 15

Large protruding articular knob, inferior to lateral epicondyle

Answer 15

Lateral condyle

Question 16

Excavated surface between condyles of femur, attachment site for anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments

Answer 16

Intercondylar fossa/notch

Question 17

Shin bone, inferior to femur

Answer 17

Tibia

Question 18

Proximal tibial surface on which the femur rests

Answer 18

Tibial plateau

Question 19

Point of articulation on tibia with the medial condyle on femur. Slightly concave

Answer 19

Medial condyle

Question 20

Lateral point of articulation on tibia with the lateral condyle on femur

Answer 20

Lateral condyle

Question 21

Raised area on proximal anterior surface of tibia, area of major muscle attachment

Answer 21

Tibial tuberosity

Question 22

Anterior edge of the shin, most commonly injured spot of the skeleton

Answer 22

Anterior crest

Question 23

Lateral edge of tibia, interosseous membrane which binds the fibula and tibia attaches here

Answer 23

Interosseous crest

Question 24

Medial knob like projection of tibia, posterior, forms parts of the ankle

Answer 24

Medial malleolus

Question 25

Distal, lateral articular facet for the fibula, tibia

Answer 25

Fibular notch

Question 26

Distal end flat, head round. Lateral to fibula and does not articulate with femur, but does articulate with tibia

Answer 26

Fibula

Question 27

Swollen, proximal end of fibula. Lateral cruciate ligament connects here

Answer 27

Head

Question 28

Proximal articulation point with fibula

Answer 28

Proximal fibular articular facet

Question 29

Flat, medial facing triangular surface on distal end of fibula, articulates with talus (bone in foot)

Answer 29

Malleolus articular surface

Question 30

Lateral most projection of the fibula, forms part of the ankle joint, inferior/distal

Answer 30

Lateral malleolus

Question 31

Groove behind articular surface must be posterior

Answer 31

Siding the fibula

Question 32

Kneecap, forms in membrane and doesn’t exist on its own

Answer 32

Patella

Question 33

Apex away from you with articular surface on the table, bone falls to the side its from

Answer 33

Siding the patella