Lower Extremity, Snell Flashcards
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Pelvic girdle: # of bones
4
Pelvic girdle: Bones
1) 2 hip bones
2) Sacrum
3) Coccyx
Hip bone: Articulates with the head of the femur
Acetabulum
Hip bone: Articular vs non articular: Acetabular fossa
Non articular
Hip bone: Runs between asis and psis
Iliac crest
Hip bone: Articulates with the opposite hip bone
Pubic bone at the pubic crest and tubercle
Hip bone: Obturator foramen is bound by
1) Ischium
2) Pubis
Femur: Fits into the acetabulum
Head
Femur: Small depression at the center of the head
Fovea capitis
Femur: Fovea capitis is for the attachment of
Ligament of the head
Femur: Vessel conveyed along the ligament of the head to enter the bone at the fovea
Obturator artery
Femur: Junction of neck and shaft
1) Trochanters
2) Intertrochanteric line
Femur: Attached to the intertrochanteric line
Iliofemoral ligament; pubofemoral at lower end
Femur: Ridge on the posterior portion of shaft
Linea aspera
Femur: Medial margin of linea aspera continues below as
Medial supracondylar ridge
Femur: Lateral margin of linea aspera continues below as
Lateral supracondylar ridge
Femur: Medial supracondylar ridge ends as the
Adductor tubercle
Femur: On the posterior surface of the shaft below the greater trochanter
Gluteal tuberosity for gluteus maximus
Femur: Flat triangular area on the posterior surface of the lower end
Popliteal surface
Femur: Lateral and medial condyles are separated posteriorly by
Intercondylar notch
Femur: Lateral and medial condyles are separated anteriorly by
Articular surface for patella
Femur: Superior to the condyles
Medial and lateral epicondyles
Femur: Adductor tubercle is continuous with
Medial epicondyle
Femur: Main blood supply to the head
Medial femoral circumflex