Hip/Pelvis

Which type of joint is the hip?

• hinge

• condyloid

• ball and socket

• gliding

The ___ refers to the "general area" of the medial, upper thigh.

• sacrum

• groin

• quadriceps

• hamstrings

The large bony prominence on the lateral side of the femur is called __.

• lesser trochanter

• greater trochanter

• coccyx

• acetabulum

The medical name of the tailbone.

• sacrum

• acetabulum

• greater trochanter

• coccyx

The five fused vertebrae.

• sacrum

• ilium

• pubis

• acetabulum

Bone formation in the quadriceps as result from repeated blows to the thigh.

• hip pointer

• piriformis syndrome

• myositis ossificans

• none of the above

Which of the following muscles both flexes the hip and extends the knee? (hint: its a quad muscle)

• Biceps femoris

• rectus femoris

• IT band

• vastus medialis

Compression, ice while bending the knee is how you treat which injury?

• femur stress fracture

• pelvis stress fracture

• quadricep strain

• quadricep contusion

Where does the femur connect with the pelvis?

• sacrum

• SI joint

• acetabulum

• pubis

Which nerve is "pinched" when you have piriformis syndrome?

• femoral

• brachial

• sacral

• sciatic