Chapter 7 - proximal femur & pelvic girdle

Question 1

what is the 4 major parts of the proximal femur?

Answer 1

femoral head, neck of the femur, greater trochanter & lesser trochanter.

Question 2

the smooth rounded head of the femur articulates with ?

Answer 2

acetabulum

Question 3

the pit at the center of the femoral head is called?

Answer 3

fovea capitis

Question 4

what is the name of the ligament that attaches the femur to the acetabulum?

Answer 4

ligament capitis femoris

Question 5

what is the name of the large prominence that is located superiorly and laterally to the femoral shaft?

Answer 5

greater trochanter

Question 6

what is the smaller blunt conical eminence that projects medially & posteriorly to the femoral shaft?

Answer 6

lesser trochanter

Question 7

the trochanters are joined posteriorly by a thick ridge called?

Answer 7

intertrochanteric crest

Question 8

what is the angle of the neck to the shaft of the proximal femur on an average size adult?

Answer 8

125 degree +/- 15

Question 9

for a person with long legs & a narrow pelvis, what happens to the angle?

Answer 9

it would increase

Question 10

for a person with short legs & a wider pelvis, what happens to the angle?

Answer 10

it would decrease

Question 11

to what degree & in what direction do you rotate the femoral shaft in order to place the femoral neck parallel to the IR for a true AP?

Answer 11

15 to 20 degree & internal

Question 12

what does the word pelvis mean.

Answer 12

basin

Question 13

the pelvis connects what & what?

Answer 13

vertebral column & the lower limbs

Question 14

what 4 bones make up the pelvis?

Answer 14

2 hips, sacrum, coccyx

Question 15

2 other names for the hip bones.

Answer 15

ossa coxae & innominate bones

Question 16

when do the hip bones fuse together?

Answer 16

in teen years

Question 17

what is the area that fuses together called?

Answer 17

acetabulum

Question 18

what is the largest of the hip bones?

Answer 18

ilium

Question 19

the ilium is made up of what parts

Answer 19

ala, body, ASIS, PSIS, PIIS, AIIS, & 2/5 acetabulum

Question 20

the ischium is made up of what parts?

Answer 20

body, ramus, greater sciatic notch, ischial spine, lesser sciatic notch, ischial tuberosity, & 2/5 of the acetabulum

Question 21

what bears most of the weight of the body when a person sits?

Answer 21

ischial tuberosities

Question 22

what are the 3 parts of the pubis?

Answer 22

body, superior ramus, inferior ramus

Question 23

what connects the 2 superior rami together?

Answer 23

symphysis pubis

Question 24

what is the largest foramen called

Answer 24

obturator foramina

Question 25

sacroiliac joint - class & mobility

Answer 25

synovial, amphiarthrodial(limited)

Question 26

symphysis pubis - class & mobility

Answer 26

cartilaginous, amphiarthrodial

Question 27

union of acetabulum - class & mobility

Answer 27

cartilaginous, synarthrodial(nonmovable)

Question 28

hip joint - class & mobility

Answer 28

synovial, diarthrdial(spheroidal-ball & socket)

Question 29

another name for the false pelvis

Answer 29

greater pelvis

Question 30

purpose of false pelvis

Answer 30

the lower abdominal muscle and fetus rest on the floor of the greater pelvis

Question 31

another name for true pelvis

Answer 31

lesser pelvis

Question 32

the actual birth canal is called?

Answer 32

lesser or true pelvis

Question 33

the superior aperture is called

Answer 33

inlet

Question 34

the inferior aperture is called

Answer 34

outlet

Question 35

obtuse

Answer 35

more than 90 degree

Question 36

acute

Answer 36

less than 90 degree

Question 37

kvp & mas

Answer 37

kvp 77-85 >100lbs - 60-80 mas 200lbs - use weight <300lbs - weight + 100