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Syllabus

Web Resources

• Apply  basic organizational of upper limb to see same basic organization of  lower limb

• Learn details of bones, joints, nerves and muscles of lower limb

• Class presentation:  Lower limb anatomy and function  [PPT download]   [Tegrity recording of PPT]

• Use bones and cadavers to learn anatomy of lower limb [Wish List--Word download]

• Millionaire Game--Lower Limb [link]

• Surface Anatomy of the limbs [link]

1. Be able to identify and describe the bones and joints of the lower limb including pectoral girdle
2. Know the vocabulary to describe all the different kinds of movements that can occur at the joints of the lower limb.
3. Identify origin, insertion, function and innervation of the muscles of the lower limb (hip, leg, foreleg, foot)
4. Practice locating and identifying various lower limb structures through their surface anatomy
5. Diagram and follow the path of spinal nerves through the lumbral/sacral plexus out to the muscles of the upper limb.
6. Diagram the path of sensory innervation from regions of the upper limb through the major nerves to the spinal cord
7. Predict the type of condition/impairment caused by nerve damage to major nerves of the lower limb
8. Analyze the role of major muscle groups and the movement they initiate across the joints during different human gaits

Fractures--see types of fractures all over body in x-rays

Fun and fitness website--great simple line drawings on exaggerated weight-lifter bodies showing main muscle groups--good study aid, just click on the body regions on the navigation bar

Surface Anatomy of the limbs [link]

Bone Box--great for learning bones [link]

Bones from the Bone Box with X-ray views to compare along with labels--great for seeing bones and x-rays [link]

X-rays with lots of details (from LUMEN) [link]

Best online collection of radiological images--x-rays, CT scans, angiograms (from LUMEN) [link]