ANAT1012.1019 Example Regional Lower Limb SAQ's - 2022
ANAT1012.1019 Example Regional Lower Limb SAQ's - 2022
ANAT1012.1019 Example Regional Lower Limb SAQ's - 2022
1. a. Describe the alignment of the acetabulum and the femoral head in standing.
b. Provide two biomechanical consequences of this alignment.
2. a. What is the normal angle of inclination (neck-shaft angle) of the femur in the adult?
b. Define the following postural abnormalities and provide possible consequences of
each:
coxa valga
coxa vara
5. Portions of a large muscle may have different actions. How does this apply to the action
of gluteus maximus in the coronal plane?
6. When considering the action of a muscle on a multiaxial joint, a muscle’s action in one
plane may be affected or changed by its position in another plane.
a. Describe how this statement applies to one of the hip aBductor muscles.
b. Describe how this statement applies to two of the hip adductor muscles.
7. a. How does a small range of lateral pelvic tilt contribute to efficiency of gait?
b. Name the main muscle responsible for controlling lateral pelvic tilt during gait and
explain how it does so.
8. When muscle forces are large, avulsion fractures may occur in children and teenagers
where the muscle separates one of its bony attachments from the rest of the bone.
Provide five examples of avulsion fracture sites and indicate the muscle responsible in
each case.
2. a. Describe how the frontal plane alignment of the lower limb is measured using
ANATOMICAL axes.
b. What is the normal value and what is the consequence of this alignment?
3. a. Define, and explain the cause of, the ‘screw-home mechanism’ of the tibiofemoral
joint.
b. What is an advantage of the ‘screw-home mechanism’?
c. How is the ‘screw-home mechanism’ unlocked?
8. Describe the origin and pathway of the major arteries of the lower limb from the pelvic
cavity to the leg.
9. Describe the origin and path of the femoral nerve in relation to other anatomical
structures. Indicate the muscles that it innervates.
10. Describe the origin and path of the Obturator nerve in relation to other anatomical
structures. Indicate the muscles that it innervates.
LEG, ANKLE & FOOT REGION
1. The stability of the inferior tibiofibular joint is crucial to the integrity of the talocrural
joint.
a. Describe the structure of each of these joints.
b. Describe the usual mechanism of injury of the inferior tibiofibular joint and indicate the
specific structures injured.
c. Describe the most common mechanism of injury of the talocrural joint and indicate the
specific structures injured.
2. Compare and contrast the bone & joint structure and function of the ankle with that of
the wrist.