Chapter 8: appendicular skeleton; lower limbs

Question 1

How many bones are in the lower limbs?

Answer 1

60 bones and markings

Question 1

Femur

Answer 1

upper thigh bone

Question 2

What does the head of the femur attach to?

Answer 2

it attaches to the coxal bone

Question 3

What is the neck of the femur?

Answer 3

it is the narrowed part next to the head

Question 4

What is the greater trochanter of the femur?

Answer 4

This is where gluteus medius muscle attaches to the femur

Question 5

What is the lesser trochanter of the femur?

Answer 5

This is where the iliopsoas muscle attaches to the femur

Question 6

What is the gluteal tuberosity of the femur?

Answer 6

This is where the gluteus maximus muscle attaches to the femur

Question 7

What is the linea aspera of the femur?

Answer 7

The part of the femur where the adductor longus attaches

Question 8

What are the medial and lateral condyles of the femur?

Answer 8

this is where the femur joins with the tibia

Question 9

What is the medial epicondyle of the femur??

Answer 9

It is a raised area on the medial side of the femur

Question 10

What is the lateral epicondyle?

Answer 10

The raised area on the lateral side of the knee

Question 11

Patella

Answer 11

The knee cap. It is considered a short bone

Question 12

What is the apex of the patella?

Answer 12

the inferior point of the triangular shaped bone

Question 13

Tibia

Answer 13

Lower leg bone, It is the thicker of the two lower leg bones. It is on the medial side

Question 14

What is the tibial tuberosity?

Answer 14

Where the quadricep muscle attaches to the tibia

Question 15

Medial malleolus of the tibia

Answer 15

It is the most inferior (lowest point) of the tibia which makes the prominent bump on the outside of the ankle

Question 16

Fibula

Answer 16

Thinner lower leg bone located on the lateral side

Question 17

Head of the fibula

Answer 17

The most superior part that joins with the tibia

Question 18

What is the lateral malleolus on the fibula?

Answer 18

it is the prominent bump on the outside of the ankle

Question 19

What are tarsal bones and how many are there?

Answer 19

Foot bones of the heal and ankle. there’s 7 on each side but we only have to know 2.

Question 20

Calcaneus tarsal bone

Answer 20

the largest tarsal bone. it makes the end of the heel

Question 21

Talus tarsal bone

Answer 21

it is superior to the calcaneus. This is where the tibia bone sits on

Question 22

What are metatarsals?

Answer 22

the bones leading to the phalanges. they are numbered 1-5 from medial to lateral

Question 23

Proximal phalanges of the foot

Answer 23

The toe bones that attach to the metatarsals

Question 24

Proximal phalanges of the foot

Answer 24

numbered 1-5 from medial to lateral

Question 25

middle phalanges of the foot

Answer 25

numbered 2-5 from medial to lateral (big toe does not have one)

Question 26

distal phalanges toes

Answer 26

tip of the toe. numbered 1-5 from medial to lateral