6. Lower Limb

Question 1

Function of femur

Answer 1

Supports all body weight during standing, walking and running

Question 2

Articulations of femur

Answer 2

Head with pelvis
Condyles with tibia
Patella surface with patella

Question 3

What attaches at the fovea capitits of femur?

Answer 3

Ligamentum teres

From the acetabulum

Question 4

What attaches on the lateral surface of greater trochanter of femur?

Answer 4

Gluteus medius

from ilium

Question 5

What attaches on the posterior greater trochanter of femur?

Answer 5

Gluteus minimus

from ilium

Question 6

What attaches on the lesser trochanter of femur?

Answer 6

Iliacus

from iliac fossa

Question 7

What attaches to the pectineal line of femur?

Answer 7

Pectineus

from pubis

Question 8

What attaches on the gluteal tuberosity of femur?

Answer 8

Gluteus maximus

from ilium

Question 9

Where does vastus medialis attach?

Answer 9

Intertrochanteric line
Medial lip of linea aspera
Medial supracondylar line

Question 10

Where does vastus intermedius attach?

Answer 10

Anterior/Lateral 2/3rds of femur
Linea aspera
Lateral supracondylar line

Question 11

Where does vastus lateralis attach?

Answer 11

Intertrochanteric line
Inferior greater trochanter
Gluteal tuberosity
Lateral lip of linea aspera

Question 12

What order do the vastus muscles attach on the shaft of the femur?

Answer 12

Medial to lateral:
vastus medilis
vastus lateralis
vastus intermedius

Question 13

What else attaches to the linea aspera of femur?

Answer 13

Adductor longus
Biceps femoris
Adductor magnus

Question 14

What attaches to the lateral epicondyle of femur?

Answer 14

Popliteus

Question 15

What attaches superiorly to the condyles of femur?

Answer 15

Gastrocnemius

Question 16

What are the non-metric traits of the femur?

Answer 16

Third trochanter
Fovea capitis shape
Femoral bowing
Anterior femoral neck torsion

Question 17

Where are the apex and base of a patella?

Answer 17

Apex - inferior

Base - superior

Question 18

What is the function of the patella base?

Answer 18

Flattened area for the patellar ligament

Question 19

How do you side a patella?

Answer 19

Point apex away from you
Place anterior side up
Falls to whatever side its from

Question 20

Function of tibia

Answer 20

Weight bearing bone, carries all weight from the fibula

Question 21

Articulations of tibia

Answer 21

Condyles with femur
Posterior surface with the talus
Facet for fibula and fibular notch with fibula

Question 22

What attaches to the lateral condyle of tibia?

Answer 22

Biceps femoris

Question 23

What attaches to the posterior medial condyle of tibia?

Answer 23

Semimembranosus

Question 24

What attaches to the medial diaphysis of tibia?

Answer 24

Semitendinosus

Question 25

What attaches to the tibial tuberosity?

Answer 25

Quadriceps:
rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus intermedius
vastus medialis
All attach via patellar ligament

Question 26

What attaches to the soleal line on the tibia?

Answer 26

Soleus

Popliteus

Question 27

What attaches to the upper medial shaft of tibia?

Answer 27

Sartorius

Question 28

What attaches to the lateral condyle and upper half of lateral shaft of tibia?

Answer 28

Tibialis anterior

Question 29

What are the non-metric traits of the tibia?

Answer 29

Tibial squatting facet
Platycnemia (flattening of tibia mediolaterally)
Tibial bowing

Question 30

Function of fibula?

Answer 30

Serves to anchor ligaments at knee joints

Forms lateral border of ankle joint

Question 31

Articulations of fibula?

Answer 31

Facet of head and lateral malleolus with tibia

Talar facet with talus

Question 32

How do you measure the tibia for stature estimation (Trotter and Gleser 1958)

Answer 32

Use physiological length (without processes)