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BIOL 313 - Thigh Questions and Correct
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what are the regions of lower limb?
Ans: perineum, gluteal, femoral, patellar, popliteal, crural,
sural, fibular, tarsal, pedal, and plantar
what are the bones of the lower limb?
Ans: os coxae, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, talus, calcaneus,
navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms (3), metatarsals (5), phalanges
(14), sesamoids (2)
how many bones are in the lower limbs?
Ans: 70
what are the lower limbs used for?
Ans: bipedal posture and ambulation
how is body weight transferred?
Ans: 1) from lumbar vertebrae to sacrum then os coxae to
femur
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2) femur to tibia to talus and then foot arches
what returns the center of gravity beneath body trunk?
Ans: oblique angle of femur
in females what is more oblique than in men? why?
Ans: femurs due to wider pelvis
what gender has a larger Q angle?
Ans: females at 15-20 degrees
male = 5-15 degrees
what is the largest and heaviest bone in the body?
Ans: femur
what does the proximal end of the femur consist of?
Ans: head, neck, greater trochanter, and lesser trochanter
what is at the tip of the femur?
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Ans: large rounded head = fovea capitis
what is the fovea capitis an attachment site for?
Ans: ligamentum capitis
what gives rise to the linea aspera?
Ans: gluteal tuberosity
what do distal medial and lateral condyle rest on?
Ans: tibia
what does the neck of the femur project?
Ans: the head medially at an angle of inclination
what decreases with age in the neck of the femur?
Ans: angle of inclination
what does the smaller angle of the neck of femur increase?
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BIOL 313 - Thigh Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
what are the regions of lower limb?
Ans: perineum, gluteal, femoral, patellar, popliteal, crural,
sural, fibular, tarsal, pedal, and plantar
what are the bones of the lower limb?
Ans: os coxae, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, talus, calcaneus,
navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms (3), metatarsals (5), phalanges
(14), sesamoids (2)
how many bones are in the lower limbs?
Ans: 70
what are the lower limbs used for?
Ans: bipedal posture and ambulation
how is body weight transferred?
Ans: 1) from lumbar vertebrae to sacrum then os coxae to
femur
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2) femur to tibia to talus and then foot arches
what returns the center of gravity beneath body trunk?
Ans: oblique angle of femur
in females what is more oblique than in men? why?
Ans: femurs due to wider pelvis
what gender has a larger Q angle?
Ans: females at 15-20 degrees
male = 5-15 degrees
what is the largest and heaviest bone in the body?
Ans: femur
what does the proximal end of the femur consist of?
Ans: head, neck, greater trochanter, and lesser trochanter
what is at the tip of the femur?
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Ans: large rounded head = fovea capitis
what is the fovea capitis an attachment site for?
Ans: ligamentum capitis
what gives rise to the linea aspera?
Ans: gluteal tuberosity
what do distal medial and lateral condyle rest on?
Ans: tibia
what does the neck of the femur project?
Ans: the head medially at an angle of inclination
what decreases with age in the neck of the femur?
Ans: angle of inclination
what does the smaller angle of the neck of femur increase?
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