Bones
The largest sesamoid bone in the body
What is the patella?
This type of joint in the lower leg contributes to stability of the ankle
This muscle group is made of the semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris
What are the hamstrings?
The main blood supply of the lower extremity
What is the femoral artery?
This nerve supplies all muscles in posterior compartment of the thigh
What is the sciatic nerve?
This bone is the fusion of three primary bones once matured (ilium, ischium, pubis)
What is the hip bone?
This joint is a gliding articulation between the femur and patella
What is the femoropatellar joint?
This area/region of the thigh consists of the pectineus, sartorius, psoas major and rectus femoris
What is the anterior region of the thigh?
This branch of the femoral artery serves posterior and lateral aspects of the thigh
What is the profunda femoris artery?
The quadriceps are innervated by this nerve
What is the femoral nerve?
The primary weight-bearing bone of the lower leg
What is the tibia?
This joint is considered a screw-home mechanism consisting of "locking and "unlocking"
What is the knee joint?
This group of muscles is responsible for knee extension
What are the quadriceps?
The blood supply for structures in the anterior compartment of the lower leg
What is the anterior tibial artery?
This nerve innervates the muscles in the anterior compartment of the lower leg
What is the deep fibular nerve?
The longest bone in the body
What is the femur?
This joint is reinforced by the iliofemoral, ischiofemoral and pubofemoral ligaments
What is the hip joint?
The muscles in the anterior compartment of the lower leg are referred to as this
What are the dorsiflexors?
The main blood supply of the knee joint
Popliteal artery and its genicular branches
The medial thigh muscles are primarily innervated by this nerve
What is the obturator nerve?
Creates the rigid, central portion of the talocrural joint or ankle joint
What is the talus?
This first three sacral vertebrae articulate with the ilia of the pelvis to make up this joint
What is the sacroiliac joint?
This muscle is known as the key to unlocking the knee
What is the popliteus muscle?
The femoral artery becomes the popliteal artery once it passes through this
What is the adductor hiatus?
This muscle is innervated by the inferior gluteal nerve
What is the gluteus maximus?