Bones of the Pelvic Limb Outline

Question 1

What connects the two halves of the pelvic bones

Answer 1

Pelvic Symphysis

Question 2

What does the pelvic bone articulate with dorsally?

Answer 2

Sacrum

Question 3

What three bones make up the pelvis

Answer 3

Ilium, Ischium, Pubis

Question 4

What is the purpose of the Greater sciatic notch of the pelvis?

Answer 4

Sciatic nerve passes here on the way to hindlimb

Question 5

What is the two branches of the pubis called?

Answer 5

Cranial portion is the acetabular and the caudal portion is Symphysial

Question 6

What is the purpose of the obturator foramen of the pelvis

Answer 6

opening in pelvic floor through which the obturator nerves emerges

Question 7

What is the purpose of the acetabulum of the pelvis?

Answer 7

Deep articular cup for the femur
always lateral
all 3 hip bones contribute

Question 8

what does the auricular articular surface of the pelvis articulate with?

Answer 8

the sacrum

Question 9

What is considered the strongest of the long bones?

Answer 9

Femur

Question 10

What is the purpose of the head of the femur?

Answer 10

Fits in the acetabulum
Always medial

Question 11

What attaches to the fovea of the femur?

Answer 11

Intracapsular ligament attaches

Question 12

Why is the intracapsular ligament important?

Answer 12

keeps hip joint from dislocating

Question 13

What muscle attaches to the Greater trochanter of the femur

Answer 13

Bulk of the gluteal muscle
(always lateral)

Question 14

What inserts at the lesser trochanter of the femur?

Answer 14

iliopsoas muscle

Question 15

What inserts at the Trochanteric fossa of the femur

Answer 15

rotator muscles

Question 16

what does the trochlea of the femur articulate with?

Answer 16

patella

Question 17

What originates at the supracondylar tuberosities of the femur

Answer 17

superficial digital flexor

Question 18

What does the lateral and medial condyles of the femur articulate with?

Answer 18

tibia

Question 19

The patella (kneecap) is developed within the insertion of what?

Answer 19

quadriceps femoris

Question 20

The extensor fossa of the femur is the origin of what two muscles?

Answer 20

long digital extensor
peroneus tertius muscle

Question 21

What originates at the fossa for popliteus of the femur?

Answer 21

popliteus muscle

Question 22

What is the other name for the tibia and fibula?

Answer 22

Crus

Question 23

Which bone (tibia or fibula) is larger and always runs medial

Answer 23

tibia
fibula is lateral

Question 24

What separates the tibia and fibula in dogs?

Answer 24

interosseous space

Question 25

What does the intercondylar eminence of the tibia separte?

Answer 25

lateral and medial condyles

Question 26

What is the prominent landmark of the tibia

Answer 26

tibial tuberosity

Question 27

What articulates with the lateral and medial condyles of the tibia?

Answer 27

femur

Question 28

What does the cochlea of the tibia articulate with?

Answer 28

trochlea of talus (tarsal bone)

Question 29

How many tiers of tarsal bones are there

Answer 29

3

Question 30

What is the other two names for the taral bones?

Answer 30

Hindpaw or "Pes"

Question 31

What tarsal bones are in the proximal tier?

Answer 31

Talus and Calcaneus

Question 32

What tarsal bone is in the middle tier?

Answer 32

Central tarsal bone

Question 33

What tarsal bones are in the distal teir?

Answer 33

1-4 (medial to lateral) 4th tarsal bone enters middle tier as well

Question 34

What is important about the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus

Answer 34

it supports the deep digital flexor tendon

Question 35

What part of the calcaneus is the point of the hock?

Answer 35

Calcanean tuber

Question 36

what attaches to the calcaneal tuber (of the calcaneus)

Answer 36

the common calcanean tendon

Question 37

Is the talus medial or lateral?

Answer 37

medial

Question 38

Are metatarsal bones longer or shorter than metacarpal bones?

Answer 38

longer

Question 39

Metacarpal I is usually ________ in dogs

Answer 39

rudimentary (non existant)

Question 40

Few breeds consistently have what in the hindlimb?

Answer 40

Dew Claws