Lower limb

Master the Lower Limb Anatomy Quiz

Prepare to test your knowledge on the intricate anatomy of the lower limb with our comprehensive quiz! This quiz consists of 20 carefully crafted questions focusing on various aspects of lower limb anatomy, including muscle groups, innervation, arterial supply, and more.

Whether you're a student or a professional in the field, this quiz is designed to enhance your understanding and retention of lower limb anatomy.

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The muscle of deep group of the gluteal region is

Obturator externus attached to trochanteric fossa (medial compartment o thighs, and sometimes considered part of the gluteal region)

Obturator internus attaches at trochanteric fossa (inserts to greater trochanter, superior part)

Piriformis muscle lying above gemellus superior muscle

Gemellus superior muscle lying above piriformis muscle (medial compartment of thigh)

Pectineus muscle attached to pectineal line

Muscle deep group: piriformis, obturator internus, superior gemelli, inferior gemelli, quadratus femoris

Quadratus femoris

Its vastus lateralis consists of two heads (straight and reflected)

Its vastus intermedius consists of two heads (longus and brevis)

Its vastus lateralis (short and long head)

Its rectus femoris has two heads (straight and reflected)

Flexes the leg at knee joint

Which statement about adductor magnus is not correct

Is the largest muscle of the medial compartment

Forms the posterior wall of adductor canal

Consists of two parts (hamstring and adductor)

Forms adductor hiatus

All true

Which set of muscles consists the lateral rotators of femur at hip joint

Gluteus maximus, medius, minimus

Psoas major, iliacus, sartorius

Vastus medialis, intermedius, lateralis

Piriformis, gemelli, obturator internus, quadratus femoris

Adductor longus, magnus, brevis

In the posterior compartment of muscles of thigh

Which muscle is not attached to posterior surface of calcaneus

Tibialis posterior

Plantaris muscle (attaches to calcaneus)

Soleus muscle (attaches to calcaneus)

Gastrocnemius (attaches to calcaneus)

All are attached

The posterior compartment of muscles in leg is innervated by

Choose correct statement

Tendon of tibialis posterior

Tendon of popliteus muscle passes through superior fibular retinaculum

Tendon of tibialis anterior passes through superior fibular retinaculum

Tendon of fibularis longus passes through superior fibular retinaculum

Tendon of flexor hallucis longus passes through superior fibular retinaculum

The pes anserinus or goose foot is

The name of the muscle inserts to suprapatellar bursa

The name of the disfunction of the flexors of the foot

The name of the attachments of the adductors on the pelvis

The name of the attachments of sartorius, gracilis and semitendinosus on tibia

The name of plantar aponeurosis

The saphenous opening

Is the place where femoral vein passes through

Where deep femoral vein passes through

Where great saphenous vein passes through

Is located in popliteal region

Is the end of adductor canal

The popliteal artery

Is the deepest of the neurovascular structures in the popliteal fossa

Is the most superficial structure in popliteal fossa (the tibial and common fibula nerves)

Its direct branch its direct branch is the fibular artery (anterior and posterior tibial artery)

Its direct branch is perforating artery (anterior and posterior tibilal arteries)

Is the most lateral of neurovascular structure in popliteal fossa (fibulae nerve)

Which of the arteries below is not a direct branch of femoral artery

The deep femoral artery (is the same as profundity artery)

The superficial epigastric artery (direct branch)

The deep external pudendal artery (direct branch)

Superficial circumflex iliac artery (direct branch)

All are direct branches

Choose correct statement

There are 4 perforating and 1 terminal branch of deep femoral artery

There are 3 perforating and 2 terminal branches of deep fem artery

There are 2 perforating and 3 terminals

There are 3 perforating and 1 terminal

There are 4 perforating and 1 terminal

The deep fibular nerve

Innervates all posterior muscular compartment of leg

Innervates all lateral muscular of leg

Innervates all anterior muscles of leg

Innervates all plantar muscles of foot

Innervates all dorsal muscles of foot

Popliteal fossa

Its lateral border is formed by semitendinosus and semimembranosus (superomdeial)

Its medial border formed by biceps femoris (lateral)

Its floor formed by deep facia (knee joint capsule, distal femur, proximal tibia, popliteus muscle)

Contains tibial nerve

Contains popliteal nerve (contains popliteal artery)

Sciatic nerve

Passes through greater sciatic foramen commonly with superior gluteal nerve

Passes through lesser sciatic foramen with pudendal nerve

Passes through lesser sciatic foramen with inferior gluteal nerve

Passes through greater sciatic foramen with inferior gluteal nerve

Passes through muscular spice with geniofemoral nerve

In the femoral triangle the most medial structure is

Femoral nerve (most lateral of the contents in the femoral triangle)

Femoral vein (located medically to femoral artery)

Iliopsoas muscle

Femoral artery

Sciatic nerve

Choose correct statement

In femoral triangle, femoral nerve lies most medially to other neurovascular structures

Sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body

Sciatic nerve goes through adductor canal and enters popliteal fossa through adductor hiatus

Femoral nerve passes through the vascular spice with geniofemoral nerve

All false

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