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A fibrous joint is situated between the tibia and the fibula in the lower appendicular skeleton, due to the presence of the interosseous membrane. Selected Answer:

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The talocrural joint is a biaxial, synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula with the proximal end of the talus Selected Answer:

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Which tarsal bone lies directly anterior to the talus? Selected Answer:

B. Navicular 1 out of 1 points

The medial malleolus is a distal structure found on which bone? Selected Answer:

E. Tibia 1 out of 1 points

When considering the ligamentous stability at the talocrural joint, all of the following ligaments assist in stabilising the talocrural joint EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

B. subtalar ligament 1 out of 1 points

The ankle region consists of three joints, the ankle joint proper (or talocrural joint), the subtalar joint and the inferior tibiofibular joint Selected Answer:

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Which structure forms a fibrous joint with the tibia and fibula?

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C. Interosseous membrane

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The bony arch (rectangular socket) formed by the distal tibia and the two malleoli is referred to as the ankle "mortise" Selected Answer

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A structural bony feature at the proximal end of the fibula is the lateral malleolus Selected Answer:

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Which structure is the distal attachment for the patella ligament? Selected Answer:

B. Tibial tuberosity

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All of these statements regarding the medial (tibial) collateral ligament are correct, EXCEPT?

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C. Is superficial to the tendons that cross the knee joint 1 out of 1 points

All of these statements regarding the phalanges are correct, EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

E. Are located proximal to the metatarsals 1 out of 1 points

The tibia articulates proximally with one of the eight tarsal bones, referred to as the talus Selected Answer:

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Fibrous joints have several classifications. Interosseous membranes connect two bones together and are an example of long fibrous joints. Interosseous membranes are found between the radius and ulna of the upper appendicular skeleton, and between the tibia and fibula of the lower appendicular skeleton. Selected Answer:

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The medial (deltoid) ligament supports the medial side of the talocrural joint attaching the medial malleolus of the tibia to the talus, calcaneus and navicular Selected Answer:

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Which bone forms a nonaxial plane/gliding joint (tarsometatarsal joint) with the base of the first metatarsal? Selected Answer:

E. Medial cuneiform

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The following statements concerning the fibula are correct, EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

B. It helps stabilise the proximal medial aspect of the knee joint 1 out of 1 points

What is the name of the bony structure running longitudinally along the posterior surface of the femur? Selected Answer:

E. Linea aspera 1 out of 1 points

All of these statements regarding the lateral (fibular) collateral ligament are correct, EXCEPT?

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B. Is an intracapsular ligament as it blends in with the articular capsule of the knee joint 1 out of 1 points

The bony structure found on the upper part of the medial epicondyle of the femur is? Selected Answer:

B. Adductor tubercle 1 out of 1 points

The fibula has all of the following features, EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

C. Medial malleolus 1 out of 1 points

The largest multiaxial, ball and socket joint in the body has all of the following associated structures EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

D. a coracoacromial ligament

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Which structure is located medially to the tibialis anterior? Selected Answer:

D. Anterior shaft of tibia

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Which bone articulates with the rectangular socket known as the ankle mortise? Selected Answer:

C. Talus

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The cuboid is the tarsal bone that is located laterally to the navicular

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The medial (deltoid) ligament supports the medial side of the talocrural joint, attaching the medial malleolus of the tibia to the talus, calcaneus and navicular. Selected Answer:

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Which area is where specialised synovial joint structures including the meniscus and crutiate ligaments attach? Selected Answer:

A. Intercondylar eminence 1 out of 1 points

The ligament of the head of the femur is an intracapsular ligament, what is it's function? Selected Answer:

B. To protect the blood vessels that nourish the femoral head 1 out of 1 points

The alignment of the three extracapular ligaments of the acetabulofemoral joint (hip joint) permit which of the following statements? Selected Answer:

E. All the above responses are correct. 1 out of 1 points

The two prominent bony landmarks at the proximal end of the femur are the greater and lesser _______________? Selected Answer:

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Which three tarsal bones are located distally to the navicular and form nonaxial, plane/gliding synovial joints? Selected Answer:

A. Cuneifor ms 1 out of 1 points

Which bone of the lower appendicular skeleton is unpaired? Selected Answer:

E. None, all appendicular bones are paired 1 out of 1 points

Which structure forms the medial margin of the talocrural joints mortise? Selected Answer:

E. Medial malleolus

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All of these statements regarding the metatarsus are correct, EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

A. Form uniaxial, synovial hinge joints (metatarsophalangeal joints) at their heads 1 out of 1 points

The anterior and posterior talofibular ligaments support the medial aspect of the talocrural joint, attaching the lateral malleolus of the fibula to the anterior and posterior ends of the talus. Selected Answer:

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The calcaneal tuberosity is the region of the foot that makes contact with the ground while walking Selected Answer:

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Indicate the correct statement regarding the fibula?

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D. Stabilises the talocrural joint via the mortise 1 out of 1 points

In accurate anatomical terminology, the leg extends between which two structures? Selected Answer:

D. Knee joint to the talocrural joint

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Which bone is commonly referred to as the "heel" bone? Selected Answer:

C. Calcane us 1 out of 1 points

The distal attachment point for the patella ligament is found on which bone? Selected Answer:

B. Tibi a 1 out of 1 points

The superior tibiofibular joint is a synovial joint located between the inferior aspect of the tibia's lateral condyle and the head of the fibula, it is not structurally involved with the knee joint. Selected Answer:

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The lateral malleolus is a distal structure found on which bone? Selected Answer:

A. Fibul a 1 out of 1 points

The calcaneofibular ligament is attached between the lateral malleolus

of the fibula and the lateral surface of the calcaneus. Selected Answer:

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What is the collective term for all the bones of the digits? Selected Answer:

A. Phalang es 1 out of 1 points

In the human skeletal system, the tibia is the largest bone while the femur is the second largest. When they come together the knee joint is created Selected Answer:

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The sacrum articulates with all of the following bones EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

A. head of the femur 1 out of 1 points

All of these statements regarding the metatarsals are correct, EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

E. They are numbered 1 to 5 from lateral to medial, just like the metacarpals 1 out of 1 points

The intercondylar eminence is found on which bone? Selected Answer:

B. Tibia 1 out of 1 points

The following statements about the patella are true EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

D. The patella articulates with the femur, tibia and fibula at the knee joint proper. 1 out of 1 points

The femoral nerve passes through the greater sciatic notch, moving

deep to the gluteal muscles before descending into the posterior compartment of the thigh. Selected Answer:

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Identify the correct nerve: This nerve bifurcates from the common fibular nerve and then it travels distally deep to the fibularis longus within the lateral compartment of the lower leg. Selected Answer:

B. superficial fibular nerve 1 out of 1 points

The tibial nerve innervates which compartment in the lower leg? Selected Answer:

E. Posterior compartment

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The female pelvis is typically wider (side to side) and shallower (superior to inferior), and lighter (weight of bones) to provide more room for the infant to pass through during childbirth Selected Answer:

Tru e

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When you sit on a hard chair you distribute your body weight directly through your ischial tuberosities Selected Answer:

Tru e

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The ischial spine lies above the greater and lesser sciatic notches Selected Answer:

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The integrity of the following joints are required to form a functional pelvic girdle, EXCEPT

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B. Acetabulofemoral joint

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The sacrum forms joints with these bones, EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

A. Head of the femur

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The pubic arch (angle) is located below the pubic symphysis and is created by the union of the superior rami of the ischium and the pubis on each side Selected Answer:

Fals e

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The ligament of the head of the femur is an intracapsular ligament, what is its function? Selected Answer:

B. To protect the blood vessels that nourish the femoral head

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The ischium forms the anterior and inferior region of the pelvic girdle Selected Answer:

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The pelvic girdle allows a link between the spine and the lower appendicular skeleton by joining with the two femurs at the knee joint Selected Answer:

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The patella articulates with the distal end of the femur at the patellar joint during flexion and extension of the knee Selected Answer:

Tru e

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All these features of the ilium are correct, EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

B. The Psoas major originates from the internal surface

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All of these statements of the acetabulum are true, EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

D. The acetabulum articulates with the sacrum

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Which bone forms one-fifth of the anterior inferior region of the acetabulum? Selected Answer:

E. Pubis

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The posterior superior iliac spine and the posterior inferior iliac spine are both superior to the ischial spine Selected Answer:

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The three extracapsular ligaments of the acetabulofemoral joint (hip joint) are aligned in such a fashion that : Selected Answer:

E. all of the above responses are correct.

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What is the area within the pelvic girdle inferior to the iliac crest, which serves as an attachment point for the iliacus known as?

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B. Iliac fossa

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The pubic arch (angle) is typically broader (pprox..  80 – 90 degrees) in the male pelvic girdle Selected Answer:

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The femur is the longest and stongest bone in the human body Selected Answer:

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Which two ligaments transform the greater and lesser sciatic notches into the greater and lesser foramina? Selected Answer:

A. Sacrospinous ligament and sacrotuberous ligament

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In anatomical position, the directional relationships of the femur are: inferior projection and: Selected Answer:

A. Mediall y

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The pubic bone is characterised by all of the following statements EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

E. It forms part of the greater sciatic notch

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Which of the following statements about the auricular surface of the ilium is correct?

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C. Comes together with the sacrum to form the sacroiliac joint

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The hip bone (os coxae) is formed by the fusion of 3 bones. What is the name of the bone found posteriorly and inferiorly? Selected Answer:

C. Ischiu m

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The sacrum articulates with all of the following bones EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

A. head of the femur

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The sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments secure the hip bones to the sacrum and prevent the vertebral column from tilting anteriorly Selected Answer:

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The sacrospinous ligaments run from each lateral surface of the sacrum to the ischial tuberosities to stabilise the pelvic girdle Selected Answer:

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The ischium joins the pubis at two points: in the acetabulum and which other structure? Selected Answer:

B. Inferior pubic ramis

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The three extracapsular ligaments of the acetabulofemoral joint (hip joint) are aligned in such a fashion that they:

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E. All the above responses are correct

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Which of the following statements about the male pelvic girdle is false? Selected Answer:

C. The male pubic arch (angle) is wider than that of a female

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If you trace the femoral shaft from proximal to distal while in anatomical position, the femur deviates medially along it’s length from the hip joint toward the knee joint Selected Answer:

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The pubic symphysis is a pad of hyaline cartilage between the two pubic bones Selected Answer:

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The pelvic girdle consists of the paired hip bones, the singular sacrum and the coccyx Selected Answer:

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Both sacroiliac joints are formed between the auricular surfaces of the sacrum and the two ischium bones Selected Answer:

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The ischium has all of the below listed features EXCEPT the? Selected

D.

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Superior ramus

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The sacrum is a large triangular bone at the base of the spine formed by the fusion of the sacral vertebrae T1 to T5 Selected Answer:

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All these features of the sacroiliac joints are correct, EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

C. Body weight is transferred through the strong ligaments and by passes the bones totally

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The head of the femur has a small depression on it's surface named the fovea capitis, from which a ligament extends and attaches to the inner surface of the acetabulum Selected Answer:

Tru e

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What are the most important two accessory ligaments of the sacroiliac joint? Selected Answer:

D. Sacrospinous ligament and sacrotuberous ligament

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In both males and females, in which direction is the pelvic girdle the widest? Selected Answer:

B. From side to side

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The semimembranosus and semitendinosus are both two joint muscles

and produce flexion of the knee joint and extension of the hip joint. Selected Answer:

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The following muscles are innervated by the femoral nerve and produce knee extension EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

E. pectine us 1 out of 1 points

The proximal attachment of the gluteus medius is which structure?

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A. the outer surface of the ilium above the gluteus minimus. 0 out of 1 points

Identify the three muscles that reside within the anterior compartment of the leg? B. tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus and extensor hallucis longus

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Which muscle is primarily responsible for hip abduction? Selected Answer:

E. gluteus medius 1 out of 1 points

Soleus is attached to the proximal diaphysis of the radius and ulna, and also to the associated interosseous membrane. Selected Answer:

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The psoas major and the iliacus are referred to as the iliopsoas once they pass under the inguinal ligament. Selected Answer:

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The short head of biceps femoris attaches to the pelvis and produces extension of the hip joint. Selected Answer:

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Which two muscles have distal attachment into the iliotibial band? Selected Answer:

B. tensor fasciae latae and gluteus maximus 1 out of 1 points

Soleus is attached to the proximal diaphysis of the radius and ulna, and also to the associated interosseous membrane. Selected Answer:

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As part of the iliopsoas, the psoas major and iliacus contribute to extension at the hip joint. Selected Answer:

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Fibularis brevis is located deep to the fibularis longus and is shorter and smaller than the fibularis longus. Selected Answer:

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The tibial nerve innervates all the following muscles EXCEPT? Selected Answer:

D. biceps femoris (short head only) 1 out of 1 points

The fibularis brevis is the longest and most superficial muscle in the anterior compartment of the leg. Selected Answer:

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From its origin in the iliac fossa, the iliacus acts exclusively on which ...