Chapter 7 lower limb Flashcards
(103 cards)
1
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The bones of the toes are called
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Phalanges
2
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How many phalange bones are in the foot?
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14
3
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How many phalanges are in the great toe?
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2
4
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All other toes besides the great toe have ___ phalanges.
A
3
5
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The phalanges of the great toe are termed _____ and ____.
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Distal
Proximal
6
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The bones of the instep in the foot are called
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Metatarsals
7
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How many metatarsals are in the foot?
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5
8
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The five heads of the metatarsals form the ____ of the foot.
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Ball
9
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Which metatarsal is the longest?
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Second
10
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The base of the 5th metatarsals contains a prominent _______ which is a common site for fractures.
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Tuberosity
11
Q
The bones of the ankle are called
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Tarsals
12
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How many tarsals are in the foot?
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7
13
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Which tarsal bone is the largest and strongest?
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Calcaneus
14
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The 3 Cuneiforms are described as ______, ______, and _______.
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Medial
Intermediate
Lateral
15
Q
What side of the foot is the cuboid bone?
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Lateral
16
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The Cuboid bone is between the _______ and the _______.
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Calcaneus and 4th & 5th metatarsals
17
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The second largest tarsal bone is the
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Talus
18
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The talus is located at the _______- most position of the foot.
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Superior
19
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What bones does the talus articulate with?
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Tibia
Fibula
Calcaneus
Navicular bone
20
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What side of the foot is the Navicular bone on?
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Medial
21
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The Navicular lies between the ______ and _______.
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Talus
3 Cuneiforms
22
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Which cuneiform is the largest?
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Medial
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which cuneiform is the smallest?
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Intermediate
24
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The foot is sometimes divided into 3 groups called
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Forefoot
Mid-foot
Hind foot
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Which metatarsal is the shortest and thickest?
First
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Beneath the head of the first metatarsal are 2 small bones called
Sesamoid bones
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The 2 bones in the leg are called
Tibia
Fibula
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The ___ is located on the medial side of the leg.
Tibia
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The ___ is located on the lateral side of the leg
Fibula
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which bone of the leg does not bear any body weight?
Fibula
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which bone of the leg is larger?
Tibia
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The proximal end of the tibia has 2 processes called
Medial and lateral epicondyles
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On the Anterior side of the tibia, just below the condyles is the
Tibial tuberosity
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The Proximal end of the Fibula is expanded into a "_____" which articulates with the lateral condyle of the Tibia
Head
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At the lateroposterior aspect of the head of the Fibula is a conic process called the ____.
Apex
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The enlarged distal end of the Fibula is called the
Lateral malleolus
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The longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the body is the
Femur
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The distal end of the femur has 2 large eminences called
Medial condyle (larger)
Lateral Condyle (smaller)
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Within the curves of each condyle, on the distal end of the femur, forms the
Medial epicondyle
Lateral epicondyle
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The kneecap can also be known as the
Patella
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The ____ is the largest and most constant sesamoid bone in the body.
Patella
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The Patella is found at the distal anterior surface of the _____.
Femur
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One of the most complex joints in the body is the
Knee Joint
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The knee joint contains 2 fibrocartilage disks called
Lateral and medial Meniscus
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IP joints are found between the _______.
Phalanges
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The DIP joint is between the _____ and _____ phalanges.
Distal and middle
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The PIP joint is between the ______ and ______ phalanges.
Middle and Proximal
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The distal head of the metatarsals articulate with the proximal ends of the phalanges at the ________.
metatarsophalangeal joint
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The Talus rests on top of the ______
Calcaneus
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The ankle joint is commonly called the
Ankle Mortise or Mortise Joint
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The Patella articulates with the Patelar surface of the femur and protects the front of the ____
Knee Joint
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The articulation of the patella and femur is called
Patellofemoral joint
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The tibia articulates with the Fibula at the distal end by a joint called
Distal Tibiofubular Joint
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What bones are in the forefoot?
Toes and metatarsals
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what bones are in the midfoot?
5 tarsal bones
-cunieformes, navicular, and cuboid
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what bones are in the hindfoot?
2 tarsal bones
-Talus and Calcaneus
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where is the common site of fractures in the metatarsals?
5th metatarsal base
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How many bones are in a foot?
26
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The superior surface of the foot is also known as the _____ surface.
Dorsal
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The inferior (posterior) surface of the foot is also called the ______ surface.
Plantar
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The calcaneus is also called the
os calsis
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The posterior tuberosity of the calcaneus is for the attachment of the
achilles tendon
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There are ___ facet on the superior portion of the calcaneus for articulation with the ______.
3
Talus
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For the AP toe, where should the CR enter?
3rd Metatarsal phalangeal joint (MTP)
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For AP toes, the distal tip and head of the ________ should be included?
Metatarsal
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For AP Oblique toes, how much rotation should there be?
30-40 degrees
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When doing the 1st and 2nd toe lateral, a ________ rotation is required?
Lateromedial
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When doing a lateral projection of the third toe, the projection rotation can be
Lateromedial or mediolateral
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When doing a lateral view of the 4th and 5th toes, ______ rotation is required.
Mediolateral
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For an AP axial of the foot the CR is angled ____ degrees toward the ____.
10
Heel
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an AP axial of the foot allows us to see the ______ without foreshortening and the _____ joint spaces are opened up.
Metatarsals
Tarsometatarsal
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What degrees is the foot angled for an AP medial Oblique?
30 degrees
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the medial oblique of the foot demonstrates what best?
Lateral tarsals and metatarsals
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The Lateral Oblique of the foot would demonstrate _____ structures best.
Medial
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The ___ tuberosity is seen best in the AP medial oblique.
5th
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For a Lateral foot, the foot should be at a ___ degree angle with the leg.
90
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For a lateral foot, we should collimate to above the
Medial Malleolus
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what position is the foot for a Axial Plantodorsal?
Vertical
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For the Lateral Calcaneus, the CR enters
1in below the Medial Malleolus
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For an AP ankle, the foot is
Vertical
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The CR is ______ to the ankle joint for the AP ankle.
Perpendicular
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An oblique ankle can be done at a ___ degree or ___ degree medial rotation
15
45
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When the oblique ankle is at 15 degrees, the _____ joint is seen best.
Mortise
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When the oblique ankle is at 45 degrees, the _________ articulation is seen.
Tibiofibular
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For the Lateral ankle, the CR enters the medial malleolus and should include 1/3 of the _____ and the heel and the base of the ___ metatarsal.
Tibia
3rd
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For the AP leg we should include ______
Both joints at each end of the leg
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what kind of fracture is seen in a AP leg?
Spiral
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What side of the femur is the Adductor Tubercle on?
Medial
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what side of the femur is the medial epicondyle and medial condyle on?
Medial
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The intercondylar Fossa method is also known as the
Tunnel Method
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The bottom of the Patella is called the
Apex
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what 2 joints make up the ankle mortise?
Talcalcaneal
talocalcaneonavicular
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How much of an angle is needed for the lateral knee projection?
5-7 degrees
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what do you want to see on a lateral leg projection?
ankle joint, knee joint, tib-fib bodies
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what is the CR degree for a calcaneus?
40
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When the femur is vertical, the medial condyle is ______ than the lateral condyle by ___-____ degrees.
lower
5-7
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what is the purpose of the meniscus?
acts as a shock absorber
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what age does the bony patella develop?
3-5 years old
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what bone does not bear body weight?
fibula
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what is the important knee joint ligament?
adductor
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On an AP knee, where does the CR enter?
1/2in below the apices of the patellae
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If the lateral projection of the femur includes hip joint, where should the top of the IR be placed?
ASIS
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What does the superior part (head) of the femur articulate with?
acetabulum of the hip joint
