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Welcome to your Anatomy 1: Fundamentals, Myology & Osteology Lower Extremity Quiz.

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1. Frontal planes nearer to the front of th ebody are posterior or dorsal, while those nearer to the back are anterior or ventral.

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2. Transversal planes nearer to the head are cranial, while those nearer to the sacrum are caudal.

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3. Movements of the trunk in the transverse plane are known as lateral flexion (to the left or right) and in the frontal plane as rotation (to the left and right)

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4. When rotation of a limb brings the lateral side anteriorly, it is termed lateral rotation (or external rotation)

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5. Plantar Flexion is a movement of the foot at the ankle joint towards the sole.

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6. An aponeurosis is a membrane of fibrous tissue which sheathes orther tissues.

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7. A ligament is mostly a fibrous band joining two bones.

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8. Foramen means "hole", condyle means "knuckle", crus means "arm" and brachium means "leg".

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9. Except for the articular part, a bone is enclosed in a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue: perichondrium

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10. Among others the femur consists of compact bone, cancellous (spongy) bone and a marrow cavity.

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11. The periosteum consists of a superficial layer containing osteoblasts and a second deeper layer of fibrous tissue, containing connective tissue cells.

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12. The medullary cavity is filled with yellow marrow and the spaces in the cancellous bone with red marrow.

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13. Cartilage consists of osteocytes, contained in lacunae and surrounded by intercellular substance containing collagen.

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14. Cartilage is relatively non-vascular and is commonly nourished by tissue fluids.

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15. The following anatomical structures consist of hyaline cartilage:

Articular cartilage of synovial joints

The labrum enlarging the sockets of the shoulder and hip joint

Intervertebral discs joining the vertebral bodies

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16. Among others white fibrocartilage is found at the xiphoid process of the sternum and in the costal cartilage.

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17. The Haversian system (=osteone) has a central canal which is surrounded by up to ten, or more, concentric lamellae of bone tissue.

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18. Bone has two principal components: an organic matrix (water, mucopolysacharides and collagen) and a mineral matrix (calcium, phosphate, etc.)

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19. The hip bone consists of the os ilii, os pubis, and os femoris.

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20. The three distinct classes of joints are:

Fibrous joints

Cartilaginous joints

Syndesmosis

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21. Fibrous joints exist in three types:

Sutures

Gomphoses

Synchondroses

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22. Sutures are only found in the skull; at sutures, no movement occurs.

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23. Synostosis means "obliteration" of a joint.

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24. A syndesmosis is a fibrous joint in which the uniting fibrous tissue forms an interosseus membrane or ligament.

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25. One of the two synchondroses that persists throughout life is the first sternocostal joint.

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26. The symphysis (secondary cartilaginous) is a more specialized joint than the synchondrosis; the symphysis occurs only in the median plane and persists throughout life.

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27. Typical examples of a symphysis are the joints between the bodies of the vertebrae.

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28. The inner layer of the articular capsule is formed by the fibrous membrane, the outter layer by the synovial membrane.

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29. Articular cartilage is very well innervated and therefore is very sensitive.

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30. At each end, the synovial membrane is firmly attached to the periosteum of the articulating bones, at a variable distance from the edge of the articular cartilage.

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31. The synovial membrane may be strengthened by adjacent muscle tendons of by ligaments.

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32. When the amount of fibres in the fibrous capsule is increased, and when these fibres are arranged in parallel bundles, this part of the capsule is often called a ligament.

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33. An important function of an articular disc is to limit the range of movement (rotation) at the joint.

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34. The surface of the synovial membrane is increased by small synovial villi and larger synovial folds.

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35. The synovial bursae contain fluid resembling blood and they serve to facilitate the play of one structure upon another.

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36. A subfacial bursa is placed between the skin and the underlying deep fascia of the body.

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37. Synovial sheets surround ligaments running in osteofacial tunnels.

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38. Among others, force of cohesion and atmospheric pressure are factors which keep the articular surfaces in contact with eachother.

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39. The prototype of an art. plana has only one axis around which the bones rotate.

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40. The prototype of an art. sellaris has two axes (at right angles) around which the bones rotate.

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41. The prototype of a ginglymus and the prototype of an art. trochoidea have both two axes (at right angles) around which the bones rotate.

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42. You need two perpendicular axes to describe all possible rotations of an art. spheroidea.

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43. The prototype of an art. ellipsoidea has three axes (at right angles) around which the bones rotate.

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44. At an art. ellipsoidea circumduction is allowed.

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45. Each fasciculus of a muscle is bound together by connective tissue called the perimysium.

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46. The assembly of fasciculi of a muscle is enclosed in a fibrous wrapping called the endomysium.

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47. Tendons as flat sheets of dense connective tissue are called fasciae.

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48. Flat sheets of dense connective tissue that penetrate muscles are called septa.

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49. During an isometric contraction, the length of the muscle does not change.

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50. During an eccentric contraction, the tension generated inside the muscle always increases.

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51. When the passive (not contracting) hamstrings prevent full flexion at the hip joint and simultaneously prevent full extension at the knee joint, the are called to be passive insufficient.

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52. When the concentrically contracting hamstrings are not able to maximally extend the hip joint and simultaneously maximally flex the knee joint, they are called to be active insufficient.

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53. The attachment of a muscle which lies more proximal towards the base of the limb (or on the trunk) is usually referred to as the origin of the muscle.

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54. The muscle is said to be a prime mover when it contracts for the primary purpose of producing the specified movement.

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55. A muscle which opposes a specified movement is called a synergist.

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56. Muscles which contract in order to provide a stable base for the action of the prime movers (= muscles that assist the action of the prime movers) are called antagonists.

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57. The origin of the m. iliacus is the fossa iliaca of the pelvis.

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58. The origin of the m. gluteus medius is amongst others the ala ossis ilii.

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59. The origin of the m. tensor fascia latae is the ventral part of the crista iliaca.

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60. The origin of the m. rectus femoris is amongst others the spina iliaca anterior superior.

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61. The origin of the m. gracilis is the os pubis.

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62. The insertion of the m. iliopsoas is the trochantor major.

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63. The function of the m. iliopsoas is amongst others flexion the the hip joint.

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64. The function of the m. gluteus medius is amongst others adduction at the hip joint.

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65. The function of the m. gluteus minimus is amongst others internal rotation at the hip joint.

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66. The function of the m. piriformis is amongst others abduction at the hip joint.

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67. The function of the m. obturatorius internus is amongst others internal rotation at the hip joint.

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68. The function of the m. quadratus femoris is amongst others extension at the knee joint.

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69. The function of the m. rectus femoris is amongst others extension at the knee joint.

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70. The function of the m. vastus medialis of the m. quadriceps is amongst others flexion at the hip joint.

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71. The function of the m. pectineus is amongst others adduction at the hip joint.

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72. The function of the m. gracilis is amongst others flexion at the knee joint.

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73. The function of the m. semimembranosus is amongst others extension at the knee joint.

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74. The function of the m. semitendinosus is amongst others extension at the hip joint.

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75. Amongst others flexion at the knee joint is probably limited by the posterior cruciate ligament.

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76. Amongst others, extension at the knee joint is probably limited by the anterior cruciate ligament.

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77. Amongst others, internal rotation (of the tibia) at the knee joint is limited by collateral ligaments.

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78. Amongst others, valgisation at the knee joint is limited by the lateral collateral ligament.

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79. Amongst others, abduction at the knee joint is limited by the medial collateral ligament

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80. The talus is subdivided into three parts:

The corpus tali

The collum tali

The caput tali

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81. Amongst others dorsiflexion at the ankle joint (while the knee joint is flexed) is sometimes limited by passive insufficiency of the hamstrings.

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82. Amongst others, plantarflexion ath the ankle joint (while the knee joint is flexed) is possibly limited by bone-to-bone approximation.

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83. Amongst others, plantarflexion at the ankle joint (while the knee joint is extended) is possibly limited by tension in the ventral capsule of this joint.

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84. Amongst others, inversion at the ankle is limited by the ligamentum talofibularis anterior.

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85. Amongst others, the origin of the m. tibialis anterior is the dorsal side of the medial condyle of the tibia.

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86. Amongst others, the origin of the m. tibialis posterior is the dorsal side of the fibula.

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87. Amongst others, the insertion of the m. extensor hallucis longus is the distal phalanx of the hallux (big toe).

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88. Amongst others, the insertion of the m. flexor hallucis longus is the base of the proximal phalanx of the hallux (big toe).

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89. Amongst others, the function of the m. soleus is plantar flexion at the ankle joint.

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90. Amongst others, the insertion of the m. peroneus brevis is the os cuneiforme laterale.

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