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lower limb question

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Number of bones in the foot   26  
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The location of the tuberosity that is a common fracture site of the foot   base of the fifth metatarsal  
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Name the joints of the metatarsals   metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP), tarsometatarsal joint (TMT)  
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Where are the sesamoid bones located on in the foot?   plantar surface at the head of the first metatarsal  
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Name the 7 metatarsals with their alternate names   Talus (astragulus), Calcaneus (Os Calcis), Cuboid, Navicular (Scaphoid), lateral, medial and intermediate cuneiforms (1,2,3)  
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The most posterior-inferior part of the calcaneus   tuberosity  
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Rounded processes on the calcaneus   lateral and medial processes  
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A ridge of bone on the superior portion of the calcaneus (visualized laterally on an axial projection)   peroneal trochlea or trochlear process  
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Large prominent bony process on the medial aspect of the calcaneus   sustentaculum tali  
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Which two bones does the calcaneus articulate?   cuboid and talus  
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The calcaneus articulates with the talus superiorly to form what joint?   subtalar joint or talocalcaneal  
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The 3 articular facets at the talus joint   posterior, anterior and middle articular facets  
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The opening in the middle of the subtalar joint   sinus tarsi or tarsal sinus  
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The four bones that articulates with the talus   tibia, fibula, calcaneus and navicular  
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Which cuneiform is the smallest? the largest?   smallest-intermediate; largest-medial  
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The 4 bones that the medial cuneiform articulate   navicular, first and second metatarsal, intermediate cuneiform  
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The 4 bones the the intermediate cuneiform articulate with   navicular, medial and lateral cuneiforms and second metatarsal  
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The 6 bones that the lateral cuneiform articulate   navicular, second, third, fourth metatarsals, intermediate cuneiform, cuboid  
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The 4 bones that the cuboid articulate   calcaneus, lateral cuneiform, fourth and fifth metatarsal  
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Name the two arches of the foot   longitudinal and transverse  
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The 3 bones of the ankle joint   tibia, fibula and talus  
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The expanded distal end of the fibula extending down the lateral side of the talus   lateral malleolus  
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The medial elongated process of the distal tibia and extending alongside the medial talus   medial malleolus  
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the deep, three-sided socket formed by the tibia, fibula and talus   mortise  
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The expanded process at the distal anterior and lateral tibia   anterior tubercle  
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Distal tibial joint surface forming the roof of the ankle mortise joint   tibial plafond  
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joint-type of the ankle   synovial; ginglymus-hinge  
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Joint movements of the ankle   flexion and extension (dorsiflexion and plantar flexion)  
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The weight-bearing bone of the lower leg   tibia  
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3 parts of the tibia   body (shaft), distal extremity, proximal extremity  
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Two large processes making up the medial and lateral aspects of the proximal tibia   medial and lateral condyles  
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The two, small pointed processes on the superior surface of the tibia   intercondylar eminence  
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The names of the two pointy processes at the intercondylar eminence   lateral and medial tubercles  
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The two smooth, concave articular facets on the upper articular surface of the tibia   tibial plateau  
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What does the tibial plateau articulate with?   femur  
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Rough-textured prominence located on the midanterior surface of the proximal tibia   tibial tuberosity  
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Sharp ridge along the anterior surface of the tibia   anterior crest or border (shin)  
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Short pyramid process on the distal end of the tibia   medial malleolus  
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The lateral aspect of the tibia forms a flattened, triangular shaped structure called...   fibular notch  
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What bones does the fibula articulate?   the tibia proximally and the tibia and talus distally  
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The head of the fibula is distal or proximal   proximal  
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The extreme proximal end of the fibula that is pointed is called the...   Apex  
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The 5 parts of the fibula   apex, head, neck, body and lateral malleolus  
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The longest and strongest bone in the entire body   femur  
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The smooth, triangular-shaped, shallow surface at the distal portion of the anterior femur   patellar surface (intercondylar sulucus; trochlear groove)  
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What joints make up the ankle mortise?   talofibular, tibiotalar  
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What joints make up the knee?   patellofemoral, femorotibial  
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The notch between the large, rounded condyles on the distal femur   intercondylar fossa  
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The deep depression between posterior and middle articular facets of the calcaneus   calcaneal sulcus  
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