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Anatomy & Physiology Leg, Ankle, & Foot Skeletal Bones

12.14 Section 12 Review

The bones of the human leg are the f____, p____,

t____, f____, t____, m____, and p____.

The largest, longest, and strongest bone in the human

body is the f____.

The h____ of the f____ forms the ball-and-socket hip

joint with the acetabulum of the hip bone.

The depression or pit near the center of the femoral

head where the ligamentum teres inserts is called the

f____ c____.

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The n____ connects the head of the femur with the

shaft.

The larger of two knobs at the top of the femur is the

g____ t_____. The smaller of two knobs at the top of

the femur is the l____ t_____.

The neck of the femur is separated from the shaft by

the i____ l____ on the anterior femur and the i____

c____ on the posterior femur.

The rough, bumpy ridge of bone coursing inferiorly

from the intertrochanteric crest to the superior end of

the linea aspera is called the g____ t____.

The p____ l____ is a ridge on the posterior surface of

the femur that runs downward from the lesser

trochanter to the linea aspera.

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Superiorly, the l____ a____ is prolonged by three

ridges: the lateral, intermediate, and medial ridges.

Inferiorly, the l____ a____ is prolonged by two ridges:

the lateral and medial ridges.

The lateral and medial ridges of the linea aspera

become the m____ and l____ s____ l____ of the distal

femur.

The m____ c____ is the larger of the two projections

on the lower extremity of femur. The l____ c____ is

the longer of the two projections on the lower

extremity of femur.

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The m____ and l____ e____ are the areas of

attachment of some muscles and the collateral

ligaments of the knee joint.

The a____ t____ is a tubercle on the proximal part of

the medial epicondyle of the femur that is the site of

insertion of the adductor magnus.

The groove formed anteriorly between the femoral

condyles that accommodates the patella is called the

p____ s____.

The i____ f____ of femur is a deep notch between the

posterior surfaces of the medial and lateral

epicondyles of the femur.

The posterior surface of the lower end of the femur

between the diverging lines of the linea aspera is

called the p____ s____.

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The p____ is roughly triangular in shape with its base

facing proximally (towards the torso) and its tip (apex

patellae) facing distally (towards the feet).

The anterior surface of the p____ can be divided into

the upper, middle, and lower surfaces.

The posterior surface of the p____ is divided into a

medial and a lateral facet by a vertical ledge which

varies in shape.

The inner and typically larger of the two bones

between the knee and the ankle, parallel with the

fibula, is the t____.

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The m____ c____ is the medial portion of the upper

extremity of the tibia.

The l____ c____ is the lateral portion of the upper

extremity of tibia.

The i____ e____ is a raised area in the middle portion

of the tibial plateau and consists of lateral and medial

tubercles that separate the medial and lateral condyles.

Inferior to the medial and lateral condyles of the

anterior proximal tibia is the t____ t____.

Posteriorly, the medial condyle and lateral condyle are

separated from each other by the p____ i____ a____.

The s____ t____ j____ is the joint between the fibular

articular surface of the tibia and the articular surface of

the fibular head.

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The s____ l____ is a ridge that extends obliquely

downward and medially across the back of the tibia

from the fibular articular facet.

The i____ b____ of the tibial shaft is part of the

triangular body of the tibia between its expanded

proximal and distal ends.

The a____ b____ of the tibia is the sharp subcutaneous

ridge of the tibia that extends from the tuberosity to

the anterior part of the medial malleolus.

The m____ b____ descends from the anterior end of

the medial condyle to the posterior margin of the

medial malleolus.

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The articulation of the i____ t____ j____ is between

the fibular notch at the lower end of tibia and the

lower end of fibula.

The distal fibula articulates with the distal tibia at the

i____ f____ n____.

On the posterior surface of the tibia the d____ t____

g____ is the point of attachment for the tibialis

posterior muscle attaches.

The lower extremity of the tibia is prolonged

downward to form a strong pyramidal process called

the m____ m____.

The i____ a____ s____ articulates with the talus bone

of the ankle.

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The f____ is a leg bone located on the lateral side of

the tibia.

The pointed upper end of the fibular head is called the

a____ or the s____ p____.

The n____ is the slightly narrowed region inferior to

the head and superior to the shaft of the fibula.

The a____ b____ of the fibula is a ridge on the medial

shaft of the fibula, which act as attachment sites for a

number of muscles.

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The interosseous membrane attaches to the fibula at the

m____ b____. The p____ b____ is the outermost edge

of the fibula.

The i____ t____ j____ is formed by the rough, convex

surface of the medial side of the distal end of the

fibula, and a rough concave surface on the lateral side

of the tibia.

The l____ m____ is the prominence on the outer side

of the ankle, formed by the lower end of the fibula.

The seven bones of the ankle are called the t____

b____.

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The t____ is the most superior of the proximal tarsal

bones.

The c____ is situated in the back of the foot, just below

talus, tibia, and fibula bones.

The n____ bone is located on the medial side of the

foot, and articulates proximally with the talus, distally

with the three cuneiform bones, and laterally with the

cuboid.

The c____ bone is the most lateral of the bones in the

distal row of the tarsus.

There are three c____ bones in the human foot: the

medial, intermediate, and lateral cuneiform bones.

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The metatarsus is a group of five long bones, called

m_____, in the foot, located between the tarsal bones

and the phalanges of the toes.

There are two p____ in the great toe, and three p____

in each of the other toes.