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Lower Limb Bones - Femur

Femur

Which of the following is depicted here for Lower Limb Bones?

Head

Which part of the femur is somewhat spherical and fitted medially, upward, and forward into the acetabulum?

Neck

Which part of the femur connects the head to the shaft of the femur?

Greater Trochanter

Which part of the femur receives the gluteus medius and minimus, piriformis, and obturator internus?

Lesser Trochanter

Which part of the femur receives the iliopsoas tendon?

Gluteal Tuberosity

Which part of the femur is where the gluteus maximus inserts?

Pectineal Line

Which part of the femur receives the pectineus muscle?

Linea Aspera

Which part of the femur is a ridge on the shaft of the femur that has lateral and medial lips?

Epicondyles

Which part of the femur provides an attachment site for both the lateral collateral and medial collateral ligaments?

Condyles

Which part of the femur articulates with its tibial counterpart to form the knee joint?

Adductor Tubercle

Which part of the femur is a protrusion on the superior medial condyle?

Lower Limb Bones - Tibia And Fibula

Characteristics

Tibia

Which of the following is a weight bearing Lower Limb Bone?

Tibial Plateau

Which of the following parts of the tibia serves as the main attachment point for the medial and lateral menisci of the knee?

Medial And Lateral Condyles

Which  part(s) of the lower limb bones articulate(s) with the femur to comprise the knee joint?

Tibial Tuberosity

Which of the following parts of the tibia provides an attachment site for the patellar ligament?

Gerdys Tubercle

Which of the following parts of the tibia provides an attachment site for the iliotibial band?

Fibular Notch

Which of the following parts of the tibia helps form the inferior tibiofibular articulation?

Medial Malleolus

Which of the following parts of the tibia protrudes to protect the posterior tibial artery, tibial nerve, and the tendons of flexor digitorum longus & tibialis posterior?

Fibula

Which of the following is a non-weight bearing Lower Limb Bone?

Fibular Head

Which of the following parts of the Lower Limb Bones is an attachment site for the fibular (lateral) collateral ligament of the knee?

Lateral Malleolus

Which of the following parts of the fibula articulates with the talus bone of the foot?

Foot Bones

Tiger Cubs Need MILC

Which of the following acronyms or mnemonics is most likely associated with Foot Bones?

Talus

Which of the following foot bones transmits the weight of the body to the foot?

Calcaneus

Which of the following foot bones forms the heel of the foot?

Navicular

Which of the following foot bones lies anterior to the talus and directly posterior to the three cuneiforms?

Medial Cuneiform

Which of the following foot bones is the largest of the cuneiforms?

Intermediate Cuneiform

Which of the following foot bones is in between the medial and lateral cuneiform bones?

Lateral Cuneiform

Which of the following foot bones has an insertion site for the tibialis posterior muscle?

Cuboid

Which of the following foot bones is the most anterolateral?

Lower Extremity Bones

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