L2 | Femur

Q: …… is the heaviest and the largest bone of the skeletal system.

A. Femur

B. Tibia

C. Fibula

D. Ilium

A. Femur

Q: …… articulates with the acetabulum of the os coxae to form the hip joint.

A. Greater trochanter

B. Head of the femur

C. Lesser trochanter

D. Third trochanter

B. Head of the femur

Q: …… is a depression at the head of the femur for the attachment of the round ligament of the femur.

A. Trochanteric fossa

B. Extensor fossa

C. Fovea capitis

D. Acetabulum

C. Fovea capitis

Q: …… is a large prominence lateral to the head.

A. Lesser trochanter

B. Third trochanter

C. Medial epicondyle

D. Greater trochanter

D. Greater trochanter (Major or Lateral)

Q: …… is a prominence distal to the head.

A. Lesser trochanter

B. Greater trochanter

C. Third trochanter

D. Fovea capitis

A. Lesser trochanter (Minor or Medial)

Q: …… is a depression on the caudal aspect of the femur between the trochanters.

A. Extensor fossa

B. Trochanteric fossa

C. Fovea capitis

D. Acetabulum

B. Trochanteric fossa

Q: …… is a prominence on the lateral side, distal to the greater trochanter.

A. Lesser trochanter

B. Medial epicondyle

C. Third trochanter

D. Tibial tuberosity

C. Third trochanter

Q: …… are two large prominences articulating with tibia. A. Sesamoids

B. Lateral malleolus

C. Fovea capitis

D. Medial and lateral condyles

D. Medial and lateral condyles

Q: …… is a depression on the lateral condyle for the attachment of long digital extensor muscle.

A. Extensor fossa

B. Trochanteric fossa

C. Fovea capitis

D. Popliteal notch

A. Extensor fossa

Q: …… is the smooth groove on the distal cranial femur for articulation with the patella.
A. Extensor fossa

B. Patellar surface

C. Trochanteric fossa

D. Acetabulum

B. Patellar surface (or Femoral Trochlea)

Q: …… formerly known as fabella, are found at the origin of the medial and lateral parts of the gastrocnemius in dogs only.

A. Condyles

B. Sesamoids

C. Malleoli

D. Trochanters

B. Sesamoids