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LOWER EXTREMITIES EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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LOWER EXTREMITIES EXAM QUESTIONS &ANSWERS
The toes are numbered 1 - 5, from ___ to ___ - Answers- medial to laterally
The big toe (1st toe) has ___ phalangeal segments and one ____ joint. - Answers- 2, IP
Toes 2 - 5 each have ___ phalangeal segments and two joints, the ____ and ___ -
Answers- 3, DIP and PIP
The head of each MT is at the proximal or distal end? - Answers- distal
A common site of fracture in the foot is the at the _____ of the base of the 5th MT. -
Answers- tuberosity
The metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints are between the ___ and the ___. - Answers-
base of the phalanx and head of the MT
What is the most common site to find sesamoid bones in the foot? - Answers- 1st MTP
What are the names of all the tarsal bones? - Answers- Calcaneus
Talus
Navicular
Cuboid
3 cuneiforms (medial, intermediate, lateral)
What is the largest and strongest tarsal bone? - Answers- calcaneus
The talus bone sits upon this "shelf" of the calcaneus: - Answers- sustentaculum tali
True or False: The proximal end of the tibia has two condyles. - Answers- True
The distal end of the tibia ends at the ________ malleolus. lateral or medial - Answers-
medial
The fibula is located __________ and _________ to the tibia. - Answers- lateral and
posterior
The __ of the fibula is at the proximal end and the _____ malleolus is at the distal end. -
Answers- Apex, Lateral
Which is longer and stronger, the femur or the tibia? - Answers- femur
The patellar surface of the femur is also called the ____ or the ____. - Answers-
intercondylar sulcus or trochlear groove
, The medial condyle of the femur extends lower than the lateral condyle by __ - __
degrees. - Answers- 5-7 degrees
The deep indentation on the posterior aspect of the femur is called the _____ fossa. -
Answers- intercondylar
The general area of the back of the knee is the ___ region. - Answers- popliteal
The patella lies over the:
a. Distal femur
b. Joint space between the femur and the tibia
c. Proximal femur - Answers- a. distal femur
The apex of the patella points ___ - Answers- down / inferior
The _____ are articular fibrocartilage disks between the tibial plateaus and the femoral
condyles and act as shock absorbers for the knee joint. - Answers- menisci
All joints of the lower extremity are classed a synovial, diarthrodial joints EXCEPT ____
joint - Answers- distal tibfib
The top of the foot is called the ___ and the bottom of the foot is the ____ Surface.
Therefore, when describing the path of the x-ray beam for an AP foot, it can be called a
_______ projection. - Answers- top - dorsum pedis
bottom - plantar
DP (dorsoplantar)
Where is an area of the femur where fracture commonly occurs? - Answers- Neck of
the femur
Which tarsal articulates with both the fibula and tibia to make the ankle joint? -
Answers- Talus
The navicular bone is on the what aspect of the foot? medial or lateral - Answers-
medial
Name the 2 arches of the foot - Answers- Transverse Arch
Longitudinal Arch
The deep "socket" formed by the tibia and fibula is called the ankle _____ and the talus
fits into it - Answers- mortise
In an alternate AP, to see all joint space of the ankle open, rotate the ankle ___ degrees
medially. - Answers- 15 degrees
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