Exam Coach Kinesiology The Pelvis and Hip

The deep six lateral rotators all insert on the same portion of the:

Great trochanter of the femur

The largest bone in the human body is considered to be the:

Femur

The hip adductor with an easily palpated tendon at the pubic tubercle is the:

Adductor longus

The sacroiliac joint is which type of joint?

Gliding

What is the insertion of the iliopsoas?

Lesser trochanter of the femur

The sharp, bony projection on the posterior superior ischium is the:

Head

The femoral neck:

Is between the shaft and the head of the femur

The bony ridge between the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) is the:

Iliac Crest

The movement of the femur in the frontal plane toward the midline of the body is called:

Adduction

Medial rotation:

Is movement of the anterior surface of the femur toward the midline.

The ilium is the:

Upper half of the pelvic bone

Where is the iliac tubercle found?

On the Iliac crest

The most prominent bony landmark of the anterior ilium is the:

Anterior superior iliac spine

A circular movement of the femur and lower extremity that combines flexion, extension, adduction and abduction in sequence is called:

Circumduction

The intertrochanteric line:

Is the distal attachment of the iliofemoral ligament

What part of the pelvis is the ischium?

Posterior inferior

The fused vertebrae that make up the posterior wall fo the pelvis are the:

Sacrum

The rough line on the shaft of the posterior femur is the:

Linea aspera