Lower Limb Bones

Question 1

What is the lower limb designed to do ?

Answer 1

Resist high mechanical stresses and forces.

Question 2

What is the lower limb attached to the trunk by ?

Answer 2

The pelvic girdle which is made up of hip bones.

Question 3

What bone is found at the pelvic?

Answer 3

Hip Bone

Question 4

What bone is found at the thigh?

Answer 4

Femur

Question 5

What bone is found at the knee?

Answer 5

Patella

Question 6

Which two bones are found in the lower leg?

Answer 6

Fibula - which is lateral
Tibia - which is medial

Question 7

What kind of bones are the left and right hip bone?

Answer 7

Irregular

Question 8

Which three bones are fused together to make the hip bone?

Answer 8

Ilium
Pubis
Ischium

Question 9

Which three joints connect the hip bone to the body?

Answer 9

Sacroiliac joint (plane joint)
Symphysis pubis (plane joint)
Hip / Femoroacetabular joint

Question 10

Why do the hip bones have a complex shape?

Answer 10

Allows protection of the internal organs in the pelvic cavity.

Question 11

What 10 things make up the hip bone?

Answer 11

1. Ilium
2. Ischium
3. Pubis (symphysis pubis)
4. Acetabulum
5. Iliac Crest
6. Anterior-superior iliac spine
7. Anterior-inferior iliac spine
8. Posterior-superior iliac spine
9. Posterior-inferior iliac spine
10. Ischial Tuberosity

Question 12

What kind of joint is the hip joint?

Answer 12

A ball and socket joint.

Question 13

How is the hip joint formed?

Answer 13

An articulation between the acetabulum and the head of the femur.

Question 14

What is the second largest joint?

Answer 14

Hip

Question 15

What is the hip joint designed for?

Answer 15

Stability

Question 16

What is the primary function of the hip?

Answer 16

Support weight

Question 17

What is the longest and strongest bone in the body?

Answer 17

The femur

Question 18

What does the femur do?

Answer 18

Transmits body weight between the acetabulum to the upper end of the tibia.

Question 19

What kind of bone is the femur?

Answer 19

A long bone

Question 20

What are the 4 qualities of the femur?

Answer 20

1. Femoral head
2. Greater trochanter
3. Lesser trochanter
4. Lateral and medial condyle

Question 21

What is the largest joint in the body?

Answer 21

Knee/Tibiofemoral joint

Question 22

What is the knee joint most affected by?

Answer 22

Diseases such as arthritis

Question 23

Why is the knee joint most affected by arthritis?

Answer 23

High mechanical loads
High range or motion
High speed movement

Question 24

What does the knee joint require to work correctly?

Answer 24

Strong ligaments
Menisci

Question 25

What is the knee joint formed by?

Answer 25

Articulations between the patella, femur and tibia.

Question 26

What kind of bone is the patella?

Answer 26

Sesamoid

Question 27

What is the femoropatellar joint made up of?

Answer 27

The patella which articulates with the femur.

Question 28

What is the primary purpose of the femoropatellar joint?

Answer 28

Serves as a mechanical pulley for the quadriceps as the patella changes the direction of the extension force throughout knee range of motion.

Question 29

What is the larger and stronger bone in the leg?

Answer 29

Tibia

Question 30

What are the three qualities of the tibia?

Answer 30

1. Lateral and Medial Condyle
2. Tibial Tuberosity
3. Medial Malleolus

Question 31

What is the smaller and weaker bone in the leg?

Answer 31

Fibula

Question 32

What role does the fibula play?

Answer 32

A significant role in stabilising the ankle and supporting the muscles of the leg.

Question 33

What kind of bone is the tibia?

Answer 33

A long bone

Question 34

What kind of bone is the fibula?

Answer 34

A long bone

Question 35

What are the two qualities of the fibula?

Answer 35

1.Head of fibula
2.Lateral malleolus