Chapter 6 – Bontrager UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which tuberosity of the foot is palpable and a common site of foot trauma? - CORRECT
ANSWER - base of the 5th metatarsal
What is the largest and strongest tarsal bone? - CORRECT ANSWER - calcaneus
what is the name of the joint found between the talus and calcaneus? - CORRECT
ANSWER - talocalcaneal
This forms the aspect of the ankle joint. - CORRECT ANSWER - talus
This is the smallest of the cuneiforms - CORRECT ANSWER - intermediate cuneiform
The largest of the cuneiforms - CORRECT ANSWER - medial cuneiform
articulates with the second, third, and fourth metatarsal - CORRECT ANSWER - lateral
cuneiform
the most superior tarsal bone - CORRECT ANSWER - talus
articulates with the first metatarsal - CORRECT ANSWER - medial cuneiform
common site for bone spurs - CORRECT ANSWER - calcaneus
a tarsal found anterior to the calcaneus and lateral to the lateral cuneiform - CORRECT
ANSWER - cuboid
, the second largest tarsal bone - CORRECT ANSWER - talus
True/False: the cuboid articulates with the four bones of the foot - CORRECT ANSWER -
true
the calcaneus articulates with the talus and the _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - cuboid
What are the 2 arches of the foot called? - CORRECT ANSWER - longitudinal and
transverse arches
What three bones make up the ankle joint? - CORRECT ANSWER - talus, tibia, fibula
The distal tibial joint surface forming the roof of the distal ankle joint is called the - CORRECT
ANSWER - tibial plafond
The ankle joint is classified as a synovial joint with _____ type of movement - CORRECT
ANSWER - sellar
The ____ is the weight bearing bone of the lower leg - CORRECT ANSWER - tibia
What is the name of the large prominence located on the midanterior surface of the proximal
tibia that serves as a distal attachment for the patellar tendon? - CORRECT ANSWER -
tibial tuberosity
The articular facets slope _____ degrees posteriorly - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-15
The most proximal aspect of the fibula is the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - apex
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which tuberosity of the foot is palpable and a common site of foot trauma? - CORRECT
ANSWER - base of the 5th metatarsal
What is the largest and strongest tarsal bone? - CORRECT ANSWER - calcaneus
what is the name of the joint found between the talus and calcaneus? - CORRECT
ANSWER - talocalcaneal
This forms the aspect of the ankle joint. - CORRECT ANSWER - talus
This is the smallest of the cuneiforms - CORRECT ANSWER - intermediate cuneiform
The largest of the cuneiforms - CORRECT ANSWER - medial cuneiform
articulates with the second, third, and fourth metatarsal - CORRECT ANSWER - lateral
cuneiform
the most superior tarsal bone - CORRECT ANSWER - talus
articulates with the first metatarsal - CORRECT ANSWER - medial cuneiform
common site for bone spurs - CORRECT ANSWER - calcaneus
a tarsal found anterior to the calcaneus and lateral to the lateral cuneiform - CORRECT
ANSWER - cuboid
, the second largest tarsal bone - CORRECT ANSWER - talus
True/False: the cuboid articulates with the four bones of the foot - CORRECT ANSWER -
true
the calcaneus articulates with the talus and the _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - cuboid
What are the 2 arches of the foot called? - CORRECT ANSWER - longitudinal and
transverse arches
What three bones make up the ankle joint? - CORRECT ANSWER - talus, tibia, fibula
The distal tibial joint surface forming the roof of the distal ankle joint is called the - CORRECT
ANSWER - tibial plafond
The ankle joint is classified as a synovial joint with _____ type of movement - CORRECT
ANSWER - sellar
The ____ is the weight bearing bone of the lower leg - CORRECT ANSWER - tibia
What is the name of the large prominence located on the midanterior surface of the proximal
tibia that serves as a distal attachment for the patellar tendon? - CORRECT ANSWER -
tibial tuberosity
The articular facets slope _____ degrees posteriorly - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-15
The most proximal aspect of the fibula is the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - apex
