Exam 10: The Lower Limb

The large bone of the thigh is the ___________________________.

Blood supply to the lower limb is provided through the _______ artery and its branches.

In the knee, the condyles of the femur and tibia are partially separated by two fibrocartilaginous discs, the ___________________________________.

The weight-bearing bone of the leg is the _________________________.

The ________ is a sesamoid bone embedded within the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle. Its anterior surface is roughened for the tendinous attachments to the quadriceps femoris muscle.

The _______ nerve, which is the largest nerve in the body, runs down the back of the thigh and then divides into two branches, the common fibular nerve and the tibial nerve.

All of the following muscles are involved in flexion of the hip except the __________.

The talocrural joint is capable of which two movements?

The sacral plexus is formed by the anterior primary rami of which spinal nerves?

The semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris, and posterior portion of the adductor magnus muscles are colloquially referred to as ____________________.