Lower Limb - 2

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The tibial plateau is split up into two areas the medial and lateral tibial condyles. What is the name for the ridge of bone that seperates the two?

Where distally does the patellar ligament insert?

What is the name of the feature of the tibia to which the soleus muscle attaches?

Does the fibula articulate with the femur?

What bone makes the lateral malleolus?

How many bones are there in the foot?

What is the name of the shelf which has a groove on the inferior surface that the flexor hallucis longus tendon passes through on the calcaneus?

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On the posterior surface of the calcaneus there is a smooth uper part, what tendon inserts into this?

Which ankle bone articulates with both the fibula and tibia?

The talus and what other bone form the subtalar joint?

What type of arching is maintained by the plantar calcaneonavicalur ligament on the medial side, and the long and short plantar ligaments on the lateral side?

Which set of bones in the foot have joints with the proximal end of the metatarsals?

What is the general term for the veins connecting the superficial veins of the leg to the deep veins?

Which dermatome is the lateral side of the foot?