Ch 52: Lower Limb Overview

Question 1

Lower limb consists of these regions:

Answer 1

Hip
Gluteal region
Thigh
Knee
Leg
Ankle
Foot

Question 2

The gluteal region is an area of transition from the ___ to the ____

Answer 2

trunk; lower limb

Question 3

Because so many structures in ___ region act on on the lower limb it is considered to be part of the lower limb

Answer 3

gluteal region

Question 4

coxa

Answer 4

hip

Question 5

clunis

Answer 5

bottock

Question 6

femur

Answer 6

thigh

Question 7

genu

Answer 7

knee

Question 8

crus

Answer 8

leg

Question 9

sura

Answer 9

calf

Question 10

talus

Answer 10

ankle

Question 11

pes

Answer 11

foot

Question 12

calx

Answer 12

heel

Question 13

planta

Answer 13

sole

Question 14

digiti pedis

Answer 14

toes

Question 15

hallux

Answer 15

big toe

Question 16

Functions of the lower limb

Answer 16

support of weight

locomotion

Question 17

Like the upper limb, the lower limb is connected to the trunk by the ____

Answer 17

pelvic girdle

Question 18

the pelvic girdle is formed by:

Answer 18

2 hip bones, joined in the front, separated behind the sacrum

Question 19

Blood is returned to the lower limb by two sets of veins:

Answer 19

deep veins

superficial veins

Question 20

Course with an artery of the same name. Drain the same area that is supplied by associated artery.

Answer 20

Deep veins

Question 21

____ to the knee, veins are paired

Answer 21

distal

Question 22

Distal to the deep veins are paired, an arrangement known as ____

Answer 22

venae comitantes

Question 23

Superficial veins originate in the ___

Answer 23

foot

Question 24

superficial veins course ___ through the subcutaneous tissue and terminate by joining the ___

Answer 24

proximally; deep veins

Question 25

veins tha course along the inferior surface of the toes

Answer 25

plantar digital veins

Question 26

plantar digital veins connect with veins on the ___ surface of the foot

Answer 26

superior (dorsal)

Question 27

Course along the superior surface from the toes

Answer 27

Dorsal digital veins

Question 28

Dorsal digital veins join with veins from the plantar digital veins to form ______

Answer 28

dorsal metatarsal veins

Question 29

dorsal metatarsal veins are located on the ____ surface of the ____

Answer 29

superior; metatarsals

Question 30

formed by the joining of the dorsal metatarsal veins

Answer 30

dorsal venous arch

Question 31

dorsal venous arch is located on the ____ surface of the ___ and gives off both ____ veins

Answer 31

superior; foot; saphenous

Question 32

longest vein in the body

Answer 32

greater saphenous vein

Question 33

greater saphenous vein arises from the ____ side of the _____

Answer 33

medial; dorsal venous arch

Question 34

greater saphenous vein courses anterior to the _____ and then superiorly along the _____

Answer 34

medial malleolus; medial border of the leg

Question 35

greater saphenous vein courses ____ to the medial malleolus and then ____ along the medial border of the leg

Answer 35

anterior; superiorly

Question 36

the greater saphenous courses posterior to the ____ and superiorly along the ___

Answer 36

medial condyles of the tibia and femur; medial border of the thigh

Question 37

the greater saphenous vein courses ___ to the medial condyles of the tibia and femur and ____ along the medial border of the thigh

Answer 37

posterior; superiorly

Question 38

As the greater saphenous vein courses through the fascia in the _____, it terminates by entering the ____

Answer 38

upper thigh; femoral vein

Question 39

the lesser saphenous vein arises from the ___ side of the _____

Answer 39

lateral; dorsal venous arch

Question 40

The lesser saphenous vein courses on the ___ side of the ankle and then ____ along the posterior border of the leg

Answer 40

lateral; superiorly

Question 41

the lesser saphenous vein courses on the lateral side of the ___ and then superiorly along the _____

Answer 41

ankle; posterior border of the leg

Question 42

The lesser saphenous vein terminates by joining the _____ at the level of the __

Answer 42

popliteal vein; knee