Question | Answer |
What type of joint is the hip ? | Synovial ball and socket |
What bones articulate within the hip joint ? | Head of Femur with the acetabulum of the Innominate labrum |
What movements occur at the hip ? | flexion / extension abduction/ adduction medial/lateral rotationn |
Which ligaments attach onto the hip joint ? | Iliofemoral Pubofemoral Ischiofemoral Ligamentum teres Transverse ligament of Accetbulum |
Which are the main blood vessels supplying the hip joint | Medial/lateral Femoral arteries Obuturator Artery Superior/Inferior Gluteal arteries |
Which are the main nerves and their root values within the hip joint ? | Lumbar plexus : Femoral nerve Obturator nerve (Root value L2-L4) Sacral plexus : Superior gluteal nerve (Root value L4-L5) |
What type of joint is the knee ? | Synovial Bicondylar hinge joint |
What bones articulate within the knee joint ? | Condyles of the femur and tibia Posterior surface of patella with patella surface of femoral condyles |
What movements occur at the knee joint ? | Flexion/ extension medial/lateral rotation |
Which ligaments attach to the knee joint ? | anterior/ posterior crusiate ligament Medial/ lateral meniscus Transverse ligament Coronary |
Which blood vessels supply the knee joint ? | Superior Medial/Lateral genicular arteries Inferior medial/lateral genicular arteries Descending genicular artery Recurrent branch of anterior tibial artery |
Which are the main nerves and their root values within the knee joint ? | Femoral nerve (root values L2-L4) Obturator nerve ( root values L2-L4) Sciatic nerve (root values L4-S3) |
What type of joint is the ankle ? | Synovial hinge joint |
What bones articulate in the knee joint ? | Distal end of tibia and inner surfaces of medal/lateral malleoli with trochlear surface and sides of talus |
Which ligaments attach at the ankle joint? | Deltoid ligament Lateral collateral ligament Anterior/posterior talofibular Calcaneofibular Capsular anterior/ posterior |
What movement occur at the ankle? | Dorsiflexion Plantarflexion |
Which are the main blood vessels supplying the ankle joint? | Malleolar branches of : Tibial artery fibular (peroneal )artery posterior tibial artery |
Which are the main nerves and their root values within the ankle joint ? | Tibial nerve (root values L4-5, S1-S3) Fibular (peroneal) nerve (root values L4-5, S1-S3) |
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