Leg Muscles
What do the leg muscles do?
Help you move, support body, and keep you upright
What were the first prosthetics made of?
Wood and Leather
What do the leg bones do?
The bones in your leg create the structure and also help with stabilization
What causes an ACL tear?
Sudden movements, Changes in Direction, and Awkward landings
What is Rickets?
A disorder that causes mainly children's bones to be soft and weak.
How many major muscles are there in the leg?
20
When were the first Prosthetics made?
950-700 BC
How many bones does the lower leg have? (no foot).
2
What is the sound an ACL tear makes?
A Loud Pop
What can Rickets lead to?
Bowed legs and stunted growth
What are the 3 most popular and common muscles?
Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Glutes
It allows connection to the body system through nerves and the bone.
What bone is the largest in the human body?
Femur
What is the usual recovery time for an ACL tear?
6-12 months
What does it deficate?
Calcium, Vitamin D, and Phospate
Where are the hamstrings, and what do they do?
Located in the back thigh, used to bend the knee and extend the hip
What are the future possibilities of Prosthetics and Nanotechnology?
Limbs being controlled by your mind, adding sensory feedback for touch like feeling temperatures
What is the only difference between bones in the leg?
Size and structure
What does ACL stand for?
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
True or False- Breast-fed babies have a higher chance of getting rickets?
True
What does the leg do during hard exercise?
Generate heat to trigger cooling and use stored energy to keep the body stable.
What is nerve to muscle attachment called?
Neural Interfaces
What connective tissue connects bones to other bones?
Ligaments
How many people a year tear their ACL?
100,000-250,000 people