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What structure deepens the acetabulum to increase stability of the hip joint?
acetabular labrum
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What is the largest peripheral nerve in the body?
sciatic
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What is the strongest ligament in the ankle?
Deltoid
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The femoral artery is an extension of which artery?
external iliac
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The femoral head is covered entirely by articular cartilage, with the exception of a small centrally located pit termed __________________________.
fovea capitis
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The _______________________ of the hip forms a sleeve that encloses the hip joint and most of the femoral neck.
fibrous capsule
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The ________________________ is a canal that contains blood vessels, fat and the interosseous ligament and widens laterally to form the sinus tarsi.
tarsal canal
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The muscles of the foot are divided into the muscles of the ______________________ and ______________________ of the foot.
dorsum and sole
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Name the longest muscle in the body.
sartorius
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name the two ligaments that provide anterior and posterior stability to the knee.
cruciate
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List the muscles that are collectively known as the hamstrings.
semitendous, semimembranosus, biceps femoris
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- A:achilles tendon
- B:talus
- C:calcaneus
- D:navicular
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- A: vastus lateralis muscle
- B:vastus medialis muscle
- C:PCL
- D:ACL
- E:Lateral meniscus
- F:medial meniscus
- G:tibia
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Which muscle tendons merge to form the achilles tendon?
gastrocmenius and soleus
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The strongest, longest and most heaviest bone in the body is the femur.
True
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On sectional images the sinus tarsi is between the
talus and calcaneus
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- A:psoas muscle
- B:iliopsoas
- C:ligamentum teres femoris
- D:greater trochanter
- E:Neck of the femur
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The intercondylar fossa is found on the :
posterior distal fermur
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The largest tarsal bone is the
calcaneus
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The iliopsoas, sartorius, and the rectus femoris all move the femur. They are in the :
anterior group
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What action do the hamstring, gemellus, obturator, piriformis, and quadratus femoris perform on the femur?
lateral rotation
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The gluteal(maximus, medius, and minimus) and tensor muscles move the femur. They are in the :
lateral group
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- A:Posterior cruciate ligament
- B:anterior cruciate ligament
- C:articulating cartilage
- D:quadriceps tendon
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- A:navicular
- B: talus
- C: calcaneus
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- A : joint capsule
- B: medial meniscus
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Within the femoral triangle the sequence of structures, from lateral to medial, is?
femoral nerve, femoral artery, and femoral vein.
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The boundaries of the femoral triangle are the ________ muscle laterally and the _________ medially.
sartorius, adductor longus muscle
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The floor of the femoral triangle is formed by the _______and _______ muscles.
iliopsoas and pectineus muscles.
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The quadriceps femoris muscle group occupies the ______ compartment of the thigh. The biceps femoris is the most_______ of the hamstring muscles and the semimembranosus is the most ______.
anterior, lateral,medial
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The ______________ is the most superficial muscle in the posterior compartment of the leg.
gastrocnemius muscle
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The __________is deep to the gastrocnemius muscle in the leg.
soleus muscle
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Within the popliteal fossa, the sequence from lateral to medial is the
sciatic nerve, popliteal vein, and popliteal artery.
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Within the popliteal fossa, the sciatic nerve divides into its two terminal branches.
the common peroneal nerve and the tibial nerve.
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only arrow on left side of body 
pectineus
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lateral and anterior to calcaneus
cuboid
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articulates with the talus posteriorly and with the cuniform bones anteriorly.
navicular
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in the distal thigh, the most medial muscle of the hamstring muscle?
semimembraneous
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3 muscles in the posterior compartment of the thigh?
biceps femoris, semitendinsous, semimembranous
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lateral to medial structures of the femoral triangle?
femoral nerve, femoral artery, femoral vein
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most lateral portion of the femur
greater trochanter
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superficial vein on the medial side of the leg
great saphenous
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What structure cushions the articulation of the medial condyle of the femur with the tibia?
medial meniscus
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what are the 2 ligaments located in the intercondylar fossa?
posterior cruciate ligament and anterior cruciate ligament
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