Lower Limb Bones Quiz: Tibia, Fibula, and More

What are the four bones in the proximal row of the carpal bones?

Which carpal bone is the largest and fuses with the lunate at its head portion?

What is responsible for the close association of the tendons of forearm muscles with the carpal bones?

What syndrome arises due to the narrowing of the carpal tunnel?

What is the name of the spine located above the tuberosity that constricts the pelvic outlet in women during parturition?

What is the largest foramen in the entire skeleton that provides access for blood vessels and nerves to the ischium?

Which joint connects the two pubis of the hip bones?

What boundary line separates the pelvis into superior and inferior portions?

Which bone in the lower limb is regarded as the heaviest and strongest bone in the body?

What is the region of the femur that immediately follows the neck called?

What structures at the distal end of the femur tend to fuse with the condyles of the tibia?

How many bones are located in the ankle region of each lower limb?

Which bone is regarded as the most slender bone of the body?

What is the name of the projection where fusion occurs between the talus of the ankle and the distal end of the fibula?

How many ankle bones (tarsal bones) make up the proximal part of the foot?

Which tarsal bone is thick and the largest bone of the ankle?

Carpal Bones

The four bones in the proximal row of the carpal bones are not specified.
The scaphoid bone is the largest and fuses with the lunate at its head portion.

Carpal Tunnel

The tendons of forearm muscles are closely associated with the carpal bones due to the retinaculum.
Carpal tunnel syndrome arises due to the narrowing of the carpal tunnel.

Pelvis

The sacral promontory is the spine located above the tuberosity that constricts the pelvic outlet in women during parturition.
The obturator foramen is the largest foramen in the entire skeleton that provides access for blood vessels and nerves to the ischium.
The pubic symphysis is the joint that connects the two pubis of the hip bones.
The pelvic brim is the boundary line that separates the pelvis into superior and inferior portions.

Femur

The femur is regarded as the heaviest and strongest bone in the body.
The region of the femur that immediately follows the neck is called the shaft or body.
The condyles at the distal end of the femur tend to fuse with the condyles of the tibia.

Lower Limb

There are 7 bones located in the ankle region of each lower limb.
The fibula is regarded as the most slender bone of the body.

Ankle

The malleolar fossa is the projection where fusion occurs between the talus of the ankle and the distal end of the fibula.
There are 3 ankle bones (tarsal bones) that make up the proximal part of the foot.
The calcaneus is the thick and largest bone of the ankle.

Test your knowledge on the bones of the lower limbs, including the femur, patella, tibia, fibula, and tarsal bones. Learn about the anatomy of the lower extremities and their functions.