LOWER LIMB

Which of the following nerves innervates at least one muscle that acts on both .1
?the hip and knee joints
a) Ilioinguinal nerve
b) Femoral nerve
c) Saphenous nerve
d) Common peroneal nerve
e) Superficial peroneal nerve

In walking, the hip bone of the suspended leg is raised by which of the .2
?following muscles acting on the supported side of the body
a) Gluteus maximus
b) Obturator internus
c) Gluteus medius
d) Obturator externus
e) Quadratus femoris

?Which of the following muscles is a flexor of the thigh .3

a) Superior gamellus
b) Adductor longus
c) Gracilis
d) Psoas
e) Obturator internus

?Which of the following muscles dorsiflexes the foot at the ankle joint .4
a) Peroneous longus
b) Extensor digitorum brevis
c) Tibialis posterior
d) Extensor hallucis brevis
e) Tibialis anterior

:The following muscles invert the foot except the .5

a) Tibialis anterior
b) Extensor hallucis longus
c) Extensor digitorum longus
d) Peroneus tertius
e) Tibialis posterior

:The following facts concerning the dorsalis pedis artery are correct except .6
a) It is a continuation of the anterior tibial artery
b) It enters the sole of the foot by passing between the two heads of the
first
dorsal interosseous muscle
c) It can be palpated on the dorsum of the foot between the tendons of
tibialis
anterior and extensor hallucis longus muscle
d) It joins the lateral planter artery
e) On its lateral side lies the terminal part of the deep peroneal nerve
The following structures contribute to the boundaries of the popliteal fossa .7
:except the
a) Semimembranosus muscle
b) Plantaris
c) Biceps femoris
d) Medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle
e) Soleus

:The following structures pass through the greater sciatic foramen except the .8
a) Superior gluteal artery
b) Sciatic nerve
c) Obturator internus tendon
d) Pudendal nerve
e) Inferior gluteal vein

:The femoral ring is bounded by the following structures except the .9

a) Femoral vein
b) Lacunar ligament
c) Superior ramus of the pubis
d) Femoral artery
e) Inguinal ligament

A femoral hernia descends through the femoral canal, and the NECK of the .10
:hernial sac lies
a) At the saphenous opening
b) Above and medial to the pubic tubercle
c) Below and lateral to the pubic tubercle
d) In the obturator canal
e) Lateral to the iliacus muscle

:The following structures pass through the subsartorial canal except the .11
a) Posterior division of the obturator nerve
b) Saphenous nerve
c) Femoral artery
d) Nerve to the vastus intermedius
e) Femoral vein

The floor of the femoral triangle is formed by the following muscles except .12
:the
a) Pectineus
b) Adductor longus
c) Iliacus
d) Psoas
e) Adductor brevis
 ?The peroneal artery is a branch of which artery .13
a) Anterior tibial artery
b) Popliteal artery
c) Posterior tibial artery
d) Arcuate artery
e) Lateral planter artery

?Which statement is NOT true of the ankle joint .14

a) It is strengthened by the deltoid (medial collateral ligament)
b) It is a hinge joint
c) It is formed by the articulation of the talus and the distal ends of the
tibia
and fibula
d) It is most stable in the fully plantar-flexed position
e) It is a synovial joint

Unlocking" of the knee joint to permit flexion is caused by the action of " .15
?which muscle
a) Vastus medialis
b) Articularis genu
c) Gastrocnemius
d) Biceps femoris
e) Popliteus

:In the adult, the chief arterial supply to the head of the femur is from the .16
a) Superficial circumflex iliac artery
b) Obturator artery
c) Branches from the medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries
d) Deep external pudendal artery
e) Inferior gluteal artery

:The lymph drainage of the skin covering the ball of the big toe is into the .17
a) Vertical group of superficial inguinal nodes
b) Popliteal nodes
c) Horizontal group superficial inguinal nodes
d) Axillary nodes
e) Internal iliac nodes

The lymph drainage of the skin covering the medial side of the knee joint is .18
:into the
a) Popliteal nodes
b) Internal iliac nodes
c) Vertical group of superficial inguinal nodes
d) Horizontal group of superficial inguinal nodes
e) Obturator nodes
:The lymph drainage of the skin of the buttock is into the .19
a) Axillary nodes
b) Superior gluteal nodes
c) Vertical group of superficial inguinal nodes
d) Horizontal group of superficial inguinal nodes
e) Internal iliac nodes

:The lymph drainage of the skin of the calf is into .20

a) Vertical group of superficial inguinal nodes
b) Internal iliac nodes
c) Horizontal group of superficial inguina nodes
d) Popliteal nodes
e) Obturator nodes

:Hyperextension of the hip joint is prevented by .21

a) Obturator internus tendon
b) Ischiofemoral ligament
c) Tensor fascia lata muscle
d) Iliotibial tract
e) Ligamentum teres

If the dorsalis pedis artery is severed just proximal to its medial and lateral .22
tarsal branches, blood can still reach the dorsum of the foot through which of the
?following vessels
a) The peroneal artery
b) The posterior tibial artery
c) The medial planter artery
d) The lateral planter artery
e) All of the above

In children, the chief femoral arterial supply to the head of the femur is .23
:derived from
a) The obturator artery
b) The internal pudendal artery
c) Branches from the medial and lateral circumflex humeral arteries
d) The deep circumflex iliac artery
e) The superficial circumflex iliac artery

:The femoral ring is .24

a) The opening in the deep fascia of the thigh for the great saphenous vein
b) The opening in the adductor magnus muscle for the femoral artery
c) The proximal opening in the femoral canal
d) The compartment in the femoral sheath for the femoral artery
e) The compartment in the femoral sheath for the femoral nerve
After a football injury, an orthopedic surgeon noted that the right tibia could .25
be moved anteriorly with excessive freedom when the knee was flexed. In this
?patient, which ligament is most likely to be torn
a) The lateral collateral ligament
b) The posterior cruciate ligament
c) The anterior cruciate ligament
d) The medial collateral ligament
e) The patellar ligament

:A femoral hernia has the following characteristics except .26

a) It is more common in women than in men
b) The swelling occurs below and lateral to the pubic tubercle
c) It descends through the femoral canal
d) The neck is related immediately laterally to the femoral artery
e) The neck is related medially to the sharp edge of the lacunar ligament

The gastrocnemias and the soleus muscles have all the following features in .27
:common except
a) They are supplied by the tibial nerve
b) They are found in the posterior compartment of the leg
c) They arise from the femoral condyles and flex the knee joint
d) They insert via the tendo calaneus
e) They planter flex the ankle joint

:All the following statements about the sartorius are correct except .28
a) It flexes the leg at the knee joint
b) It flexes the thigh at the hip joint
c) It laterally rotates the thigh at the hip joint
d) It adducts the thigh at the hip joint
e) It attaches to the anterior superior iliac spine

To lift the left foot off the ground while walking, which of the following .29
?muscles play an important role
a) The left gluteus medius muscle
b) The left gluteus maximus muscle
c) The right adductor longus muscle
d) The right gluteus medius muscle
e) None of the above

:Rupture of the tendo calcaneus results in the inability to .30

a) Dorsiflex the foot
b) Evert the foot
c) Invert the foot
d) Planterflex the foot
e) None of the above
A sprained ankle resulting from excessive eversion most likely demonstrates .31
:a torn
a) Talofibular ligament
b) Tendo calcaneus
c) Deltoid ligament
d) Interosseous ligament
e) Peroneal retinaculum

If the foot is permanently dorsiflexed and everted, which nerve might be .32
?injured
a) The deep peroneal nerve
b) The superficial peroneal nerve
c) The common peroneal nerve
d) The tibial nerve
e) The obturator nerve

:The femoral nerve arises from the following segments of the spinal cord .33
a) L2-3
b) L4, 5; S1, 2 and 3
c) L2, 3 and 4
d) L1 and 2
e) L5; S1, 2 and 3

:The dermantome present over the lateral side of the foot is .34
a) S5
b) L3
c) S1
d) L4
e) L5

The following structures are transmitted through the lesser sciatic foramen .35
:except
a) The tendon of the obtarator internus muscle
b) The internal pudendal vessels
c) The nerve to the obtarator internus muscle
d) The pudendal nerve
e) The inferior gluteal nerve

?The femoral sheath is formed by which of the following layer(s) of fascia .36
a) The pectineus fascia
b) The fascia iliaca and the fascia transversalis
c) The fascia lata and the membranous layer of the superficial fascia
d) The psoas fascia and the fatty layer of superficial fascia
e) The processus vaginalis
:The following facts regarding the great saphenous vein are true except .37
a) It arises on the dorsum of the foot
b) It enters the leg by passing anterior to the medial malleolus
c) It drains into the femoral vein approximately 1.5 inch (3.8 cm) below
and
lateral to the pubic tubercle
d) It is accompanied by the saphenous nerve
e) It has no communication with the deep veins of the leg

?Which of the following muscles everts the foot .38

a) The tibialis posterior muscle
b) The flexor hallucis longus muscle
c) The peroneus longus muscle
d) The tibialis anterior muscle
e) The flexor digitorum longus muscle

:The lateral meniscus of the knee joint .39

a) Has a thick inner border
b) Is strongly attached around its circumference to the tibia
c) Is more frequently torn than the medial meniscus
d) Is strongly attached to the lateral collateral ligament
e) Is attached by its anterior horn to the tibia in front of the intercondylar
eminence

A patient in the supine position with the hip and knee joints extended is .40
asked to abduct the lower limb against resistance provided by the physician. This
?exercise tests which of the following muscles
a) The semitendinosus muschle
b) The gluteus medius muscle
c) The pectineus muscle
d) The gracilis muscle
e) The semimembranosus muscle

:The following facts regarding the obturator nerve are true except .41
a) It originates from the lumbar plexus
b) It enters the thigh immediately beneath the inguinal ligament
c) It innervates the adductor muscles of the thigh
d) It divides into an anterior and posterior division
e) It supplies the skin on the medial side of the thigh

:Injury to the common peroneal nerve results in an .42

a) Inability to invert the foot
b) Inability to planterflex the ankle
c) Inability to evert the foot
d) Inability to planterflex the big toe
e) Inability to feel skin sensation on the medial side of the leg
After a lesion of the tibial part of the sciatic nerve, some active flexion may .43
still be possible at the knee joint. The muscles responsible for this remaining
:flexion include
a) The short head of the biceps femoris muscle
b) The gastrocnemius muscle
c) The plantaris muscle
d) The popliteus muscle
e) The long head of the biceps femoris muscle

:Which of the following muscles functions as an internal rotator of the hip .44
a) Iliopsoas
b) Sartorius
c) Gluteus medius
d) Obturator externus
e) Gluteus maximus

:The first metatarsal bone forms .45

a) Medial longitudinal arch only
b) Medial and lateral longitudinal arches only
c) Transverse arch only
d) Medial longitudinal and transverse arches
e) Lateral longitudinal and transverse arches

:Calcaneus forms .46

a) Medial longitudinal arch only
b) Medial and lateral longitudinal arches only
c) Transverse arch only
d) Medial longitudinal and transverse arches
e) Lateral longitudinal and transverse arches

?Which of the following does not insert into the planter aspect of the foot .47
a) Flexor digitorum longus
b) Peroneus tertias
c) Peroneus longus
d) Tibialis posterior
e) Flexor hallucis longus

?Which of the following muscles does not arise from the calcaneus .48
a) Flexor digitorum brevis
b) Extensor digitorum brevis
c) Flexor accessorius
d) Flexor hallucis brevis
e) Abductor hallucis
The movement of eversion of the foot takes place at the following joints .49
:except
a) Subtalar joints
b) Ankle joints
c) Talocalcaneonavicular joint
d) Calcaneocuboid joint
e) Transverse tarsal joints

:The Great Saphenous Vein .50

a) Lies anterior to the medial malleolus
b) Lies posterior to the central axis of the knee joint
c) Has communication with the short saphenous vein
d) Pierces the femoral sheath
e) All of the above

:Which of the following nerve/vessel pairs are INCORRECT .51

a) Sural nerve/ short saphenous vein
b) Superficial peroneal nerve/ peroneal artery
c) Tibial nerve/ posterior tibial artery
d) Deep peroneal nerve/ anterior tibial artery
e) Tibial nerve/ popliteal artery

:Muscles attached to the ischial tuberosity include all except .52

a) Inferior gamellus
b) Adductor magnus
c) Long head of biceps femoris muscle
d) Gluteus medius
e) Semitendinousus

:Select the incorrect statement about the gluteus maximus .53

a) Gets its entire motor innervation from the inferior gluteal nerve
b) Is an important hip stabilizer in walking
c) Produces hip extension
d) Inserts primarily into the iliotibial tract
e) Takes a portion of its origin from the sacrotuberous ligament

:Flexion of the knee can be produced by all of the following except .54
a) Adductor magnus
b) Short head of biceps femoris
c) Gastrocnemius
d) Sartorius
e) Gracilis

:The cruciate anastomosis of the hip includes all the following arteries except .55
a) Medial femoral circumflex
b) Lateral femoral circumflex
c) Inferior gluteal
d) First perforating artery
e) Obturator artery
:The foot receives cutaneous innervation from .56
a) Sural nerve
b) Medial planter nerve
c) Saphenous nerve
d) Deep peroneal nerve
e) All of the above

:The fascia lata is an insertion for the following muscles .57

a) Gluteus minimus
b) Tensor fascia lata
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

Muscles of the deep posterior compartment of the leg produce which of the .58
?following
a) Planter flexion
b) Inversion
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

:Short head of biceps femoris is innervated by which of the following nerves .59
a) Superficial peroneal nerve
b) Deep peroneal nerve
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

:Tibialis posterior .60

a) Takes its origin from the tibia
b) Takes its origin from the fibula
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

The interossei of the foot .61

a) Are all involved in abduction of toes
b) Originate from adjacent side of proximal phalanges 2-4
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

?Adductor magnus is innervated by which of the following .62

a) Femoral nerve
b) Obturator nerve
c) Deep peroneal nerve
d) Lateral plantar nerve
e) None of the above
?Small saphenous vein travels with which of the following nerves .63
a) Sural nerve
b) Deep peroneal nerve
c) Saphenous nerve
d) Tibial nerve

?Posterior tibial artery travels with which of the following nerves .64
a) Sural nerve
b) Deep peroneal nerve
c) Saphenous nerve
d) Tibial nerve
e) Superior gluteal nerve

Which of the following is involved in arterial anastomosis around the hip .65
?joint
a) Internal pudendal artery
b) Medial femoral circumflex artery
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

?Which of the following muscles produce knee flexion .66

a) Gracilis
b) Soleus
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

:Foot drop" can be caused by trauma to" .67

a) Common peroneal nerves
b) Femoral nerve
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

:The femoral sheath .68

a) Contains 3 compartments: each for the femoral artery, vein and nerve
b) Saphenous opening on anterior surface for the great saphenous vein
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

?Which is/are not innervated by lateral plantar nerves .69

a) Adductor hallucis
b) Abductor digiti minimi
c) Flexor digitorum brevis
d) Fourth lumbrical
e) All of the above

?Which of the following is a branch of the posterior tibial artery .70

a) Dorsalis pedis artery
b) Peroneal artery
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B
Structures traversing the lesser sciatic foramen include all of the following .71
:except
a) Pudendal nerve
b) Inferior gluteal nerve
c) Tendon of obturator internus
d) Internal pudendal artery
e) Internal pudendal vein

:Structures located in the subsartorial (adductor) canal include .72

a) Saphenous nerve
b) Popliteal vein
c) Great saphenous vein
d) Profunda femoris artery
e) All of the above

:The great sciatic foramen transmits all of the following except .73
a) Superior gluteal artery
b) Inferior gluteal artery
c) Internal pudendal artery
d) External pudendal artery

:The femoral triangle .74

a) Has a portion of vastus lateralis in its lateral floor
b) Contains lymph nodes which drain skin of 7th thoracic dermatome
c) Has adductor longus muscle as its base
d) Contains femoral nerve
e) All of the above

Which muscle(s) is capable of producing flexion at one joint and extension at .75
?a second joint
a) Semimembranosus
b) Rectus femoris
c) Lumbricals of foot
d) Long head of biceps femoris
e) All of the above

:Sacrospinous ligament traverses the .76

a) Greater sciatic foramen
b) Lesser sciatic foramen
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

?Which can be found in the lateral compartment of the leg .77

a) Peroneus brevis
b) Peroneus tertias
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B
e) None of the above
Which of the following is not normally a branch of the profunda femoris .78
?artery
a) Obturator
b) Medial femoral circumflex
c) Lateral femoral circumflex
d) Its perforating artery
e) 4th perforating artery

:The cruciate anastomosis .79

a) Receives one of its major contributions from the obturator artery
b) Receives blood from the 1st perforating artery
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

Position of the popliteal artery relative to the popliteal veins on the popliteal .80
:surface of the femur is
a) Medial
b) Lateral
c) Posterior
d) Anterior
e) Supeior

Position of the common peroneal nerve relative to the tendon of the .81
:semitendinosus in the popliteal fossa
a) Medial
b) Lateral
c) Posterior
d) Anterior
e) Superior

?Obturator externus is innervated by which of the following nerves .82

a) Ilioinguinal nerve
b) Femoral nerve
c) Obturator nerve
d) Lateral femoral nerve
e) Genitofemoral nerve

:Soleus is .83
a) Attached to the calcaneus
b) Attached to the proximal phalanx of medial toe
c) Attached to 5th metatarsal
d) Both A and B
e) None of the above

?The fascia lata is an insertion for the following muscle(s) .84

a) Gluteus maximus
b) Gluteus medius
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B
:Adductor magnus muscle .85
a) Derives blood supply from branches of profunda femoral artery
b) Gets nerve supply from femoral and obturator nerves
c) Inserts on the medial condyle of the tibia
d) Has partial origin from the ischial spine
e) All of the above

:The femoral artery .86

a) Has a common sheath with the femoral nerve
b) Begins midway between anterior superior iliac spine & pubic
symphisis
c) Lies medial to the femoral vein
d) Has no superficial branches
e) Its profunda branch supplies the calf muscles

:Select the incorrect statement about the femoral artery .87

a) Lies on psoas major
b) Is continuation of the external iliac artery
c) Passes beneath the inguinal ligament
d) Is used in cannulation
e) Lies medial to the femoral canal

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the adductor .88

?magnus muscle
a) Supplied by tibial part of sciatic nerve
b) Inserted into adductor tubercle
c) Supplied by anterior division of obturator nerve
d) Femoral nerves pass through a gap in the muscle

:Select the correct statement about the adductor magnus .89

a) Arises from the posterior inferior iliac spine
b) Inserts entirely into the liner aspera
c) Flexor of the knee joint
d) Has a double nerve supply

:Which of the following muscles is attached to both tibia and fibula .90
a) Tibialis posterior
b) Popliteus
c) Flexor pollicis longus
d) Both B and C
e) None of the above

:Select the false statement regarding deep muscles of the calf .91
a) Supplied by deep peroneal nerve
b) They flex the toes
c) Are the main planterflexors of the ankle joint
d) Maintain the medial longitudinal arch of the foot
:The short muscles of the first layer of the sole are .92
a) Flexor digitorum brevis
b) Abductor hallucis
c) Abductor digit minimi
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

:The muscles of the first layer of the sole are innervated by .93
a) Medial planter nerve
b) Lateral planter nerve
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

?Which of the following muscles is innervated by the tibial nerve .94

a) Popliteus
b) Semimembranosus
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

:The medial longitudinal arch of the foot involves the .95

a) Spring ligament
b) Navicular bone
c) Cuboid bone
d) Both A and B
e) All of the above

?Which of the following muscles inserts on the fibula .96

a) Flexor hallucis longus
b) Biceps femoris
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

:All of the following lie within the femoral triangle except .97
a) Femoral nerve
b) Profunda femoris artery
c) Obturator nerve
d) Long saphenous vein
e) Pectineus muscle

:The small saphenous vein drains predominantly to .98

a) The femoral vein
b) The tibial vein
c) The popliteal vein
d) The greater saphenous vein
e) The dorsal venous arch of the foot
:The only artery to enter the lesser sciatic foramen is the .99
a) Sciatic artery
b) Inferior gluteal artery
c) Obturator artery
d) Internal pudendal artery
e) Deep femoral artery

Which of the following muscles does NOT receive its blood supply from .100
:branches of the internal iliac artery
a) Gluteus maximus
b) Superior gamellus
c) Vastus lateralis
d) Iliacus
e) Piriformis

The principal blood supply to the posterior compartment of the thigh comes .101
:directly from
a) The femoral artery
b) Perforating branches from the profunda artery
c) The obturator artery
d) The popliteal artery
e) The tibial artery

:The sural nerve is a branch of the .102

a) Femoral nerve
b) Tibial nerve
c) Common peroneal nerve
d) Deep peroneal nerve
e) Obturator nerve

?The femoral sheath is formed by which of the following layer(s) of fascia .103
a) The pectineus fascia
b) The fascia lata and fascia transversalis
c) The fascia lata and the membranous layer of the superficial fascia
d) The psoas fascia and the fascia transversalis
e) The process vaginalis

?Which of the following statements about the femoral nerve is false .104
a) It is formed by dorsal division fibers of the lumbar plexus
b) It innervates the knee extensors
c) It lies medial to the femoral artery in the femoral triangle
d) It supplies sensory innervation to the medial side of the leg and foot via
the saphenous nerve
e) It innervates the sartorius muscle
The femoral artery passes from the anterior side of the thigh to the back of .105
:the knee where it becomes the popliteal artery. It passes through an opening
a) Between the long and short head of biceps femoris
b) Between abductor longus and adductor brevis
c) Between two parts of adductor magnus
d) Between semitendinosus and semimembranosus
e) Between vastus medialis and lateralis

:Blood supply to gluteal muscles comes primarily from .106

a) The femoral artery
b) The obturator artery
c) The profundal femoris (deep femoral) artery
d) The popliteal artery
e) Branches of the internal iliac artery

?Which of the following muscles does not cross the knee joint .107
a) Semimembranosus
b) Semitendinosus
c) Gracilis
d) Sartorius
e) Adductor magnus

Which of the following is a symptom of a torn medial collateral ligament of .108

?the knee
a) The leg can be abducted
b) The leg can be adducted
c) Anterior drawer
d) Posterior drawer
e) Inability to flex the knee joint

:The saphenous nerve is a branch of the .109

a) Femoral nerve
b) Tibial nerve
c) Common peroneal nerve
d) Deep peroneal nerve
e) Obturator nerve

Which muscle(s) is/are capable of producing flexion at one joint and .110
?extension at a second joint
a) Semimembranosus
b) Rectus femoris
c) Vastus medialis
d) Both A and B
e) Both B and C

:Nail bed of the middle toe is innervated by .111

a) Branches of femoral nerve
b) Branches of tibial nerve
c) Branches of deep peroneal nerve
d) Branches of superficial peroneal nerve
:Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve tranverses the .112
a) Greater sciatic foramen
b) Lesser sciatic foramen
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

:Sartorius produces which of the following actions .113

a) Medial rotation
b) Adduction
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

Which of the following would not be a good example for demonstration of .114
?the ligamentous action (passive insufficiency) of muscles
a) Semimembranosus
b) Semitendinosus
c) Soleus
d) Rectus femoris
e) Long head of biceps femoris

:Anterior tibial artery .115

a) Becomes dorsalis pedis artery in the foot
b) Lies between tibialis anterior and extensor hallucis longus tendons at
the
ankle joint
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

:Hip extension could be produced by .116

a) Semimembranosus
b) Gluteus maximus
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

Structures which cross the ankle joint posterior to the medial malleolus .117
:include all of the following except
a) Tendon of flexor hallucis longus
b) Tendon of flexor digitorum longus
c) Tendon of flexor digitorum brevis
d) Tibial nerve
e) Posterior tibial artery

:Obturator externus is paralyzed by injury of which of the following nerves .118

a) Nerve to obturator
b) Femoral nerve
c) Obturator nerve
d) Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
e) Genitofemoral nerve
The close association of the insertion of sartorius, gracilis, and .119
semitendinousus muscles resembles the pes anserina (goose's foot). These
:features would be found on the
a) Lateral tibial condyle
b) Medial proximal shaft of the tibia
c) Lateral femoral condyle
d) Medial femoral condyle
e) Tibial tuberosity

A 25 year old sports man presented with (shin splints) and pain over the .120
?medial calf. What sensory nerve innervates this dermatome
a) The tibial nerve
b) The sural nerve
c) The deep peroneal nerve
d) The saphenous nerve
e) The superficial peroneal nerve

A 55 year old lady had a fall at home. She presented to the casualty with a .121
shortened, externally rotated leg. She was told after taking x-rays that she had
subtrochanteric fracture of the proximal femur. Which of the following is correct
:regarding the position of the proximal fragment
a) It will be abducted and extended
b) It will be abducted and flexed
c) It will be adducted and extended
d) It will be adducted and internally rotated

:Superior gluteal nerve .122

a) Innervates gluteus medius
b) Lies in the interval between gluteus minimus and gluteus medius
c) Leaves the pelvis via the greater sciatic foramen
d) Lacks a cutaneous component
e) All of the above

:The anterior compartment of the leg .123

a) Contains muscles capable to produce inversion and eversion
b) Contains muscles all of which insert in the foot
c) Receives its blood as a branch of the popliteal artery
d) Is tightly compressed between the tibia and fibula by deep fascia
e) All of the above

All of the following nerves innervate the flexors acting on the knee joint .124
: except
a) Deep peroneal nerve
b) Femoral nerve
c) Obturator nerve
d) Tibial nerve
e) Common peroneal nerve
:All of the following are innervated by branches of the femoral nerve except .125
a) Sartorius
b) Gracilis
c) Rectus femoris
d) Vastus medialis
e) Pectineus

Structures within the adductor (subartorial ; Hunter's) canal include all of .126
:the following except
a) Femoral artery
b) Great saphenous vein
c) Saphenous nerve
d) Nerve to vastus medialis

:Regarding the lateral planter nerve .127

a) Proximal part runs between first and second muscular layers of the
foot
b) Distal part runs between second and third muscular layers of the foot
c) Supplies lateral 31/2 toes on the planter aspect
d) Is corresponding to the median nerve in the hand
e) Supplies first and second lumbricals

:In the popliteal fossa .128

a) Popliteal artery is the deepest of its contents
b) Upper medial boundary is formed by sartorius and semitendinosus
c) Small saphenous vein pierces its roof to enter the popliteal vein
d) Upper lateral boundary is formed by lateral head of gastrocnemias
e) Plantaris lies in its floor

:Midinguinal point .129

a) Midway between anterior superior iliac spine and pubic tubercle
b) Midway between anterior superior iliac spine and pubic symphysis
c) Midway between anterior superior iliac spine and pubic crest
d) Femoral artery lies two centimeters medial to this point
e) Deep inguinal ring is five centimeters above this point

?Which of the following ligaments attaches to the navicular and calcaneus .130
a) Anterior tibiofibular ligament
b) Short plantar ligament
c) Anterior talofibular ligament
d) Long plantar ligament
e) Spring ligament

?A blow to the head of the fibula is likely to result in damage to which nerve .131
a) Tibial
b) Femoral
c) Saphenous
d) Common peroneal
e) Sural
Which of the following is not a major weight bearing bone in the lower .132
?limb
a) The femur
b) The talus
c) The calcaneus
d) The tibia
e) The fibula

The femoral artery passes from the anterior compartment of the thigh to the .133
?posterior aspect of the knee through which of the following gaps
a) Between the long and short head of biceps femoris
b) Between adductor longus and adductor brevis
c) Between two parts of adductor magnus
d) Between semitendinosus and semimembranosus
e) Between vastus medialis and vastus lateralis

Which of the following vessel/nerve pairings (course together) is .134

:INCORRECT
a) Great saphenous vein/ Saphenous nerve
b) Small saphenous vein/ Sural nerve
c) Anterior tibial artery/ Deep peroneal nerve
d) Profunda femoris artery/ Femoral nerve
e) Posterior tibial artery/ Tibial nerve

:Contents of the femoral triangle include all of the following except .135
a) Profunda femoris artery
b) Great saphenous vein
c) Femoral canal
d) Femoral sheath
e) Obturator nerve

:Muscle(s) which could produce inversion include .136

a) Tibialis anterior
b) Tibialis posterior
c) Extensor hallucis longus
d) Flexor hallucis longus
e) All of the above

:Which of the following is/are not attached to the ischial tuberosity .137
a) Short head of biceps femoris
b) Abductor magnus
c) Semitendinosus
d) Inferior gemellus
e) Long head of biceps femoris
:The inguinal lymph nodes do not receive lymph from .138
a) The big toe
b) The buttock
c) The anterior abdominal wall
d) The scrotum
e) The testes

:In the sole of the foot .139

a) The lumbricals, which arise from the tendons of flexor digitorum
brevis, lie
in the second layer of muscles
b) Both flexor digiti minimi brevis and longus are innervated by the
lateral
plantar nerve
c) Adductor hallucis has a transverse and oblique head
d) The deepest layer contains only the interossei
e) The tendon of tibialis posterior is inserted into the base of the talus

:Which is false concerning the extensor compartment of the leg .140

a) Include tibialis anterior which arises from the lateral aspect of the
upper
fibula
b) Includes extensor hallucis longus, which is innervated by the deep
peroneal
nerve
c) Includes deep peroneal nerve
d) Includes tibialis anterior whose tendon is a prominent landmark on the
medial aspect of the dorsum of the foot
e) Include peroneus tertius which is absent in a number of normal
individuals

:Which is false concerning the hip joint .141

a) Receives a large portion of its blood supply from the artery in the
ligament
of the head of the femur
b) Is innervated only by the sciatic nerve
c) Receives a branch of the femoral nerve via the nerve to the quadratus
femoris
d) Receives blood via the trochanteric anastomosis which is derived from
both gluteal and both circumflex femoral arteries
e) Is a site of direct contact between the femoral vessels and the capsule of
the
joint anteriorly

A ligament that is important in maintaining the medial portion of the .142

:longitudinal arch is the
a) Deltoid ligament
b) Calcaneofibula ligament
c) Long plantar ligament
d) Short plantar ligament
e) Plantar calcaneonavicula ligament

:Tibial nerve .143

a) Lies in the deep posterior compartment of the leg
b) Contains the motor fibers for all the intrinsic plantar muscles of the
foot
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

The cruciate anastomosis of the hip joint receives a primary contribution .144
:from all of the following arteries except
a) Medial femoral circumflex
b) Lateral femoral circumflex
c) Inferior epigastric
d) Inferior gluteal
e) First perforating artery

?Adductor hallucis is innervated by which of the following nerves .145

a) Femoral nerve
b) Obturator nerve
c) Deep peroneal nerve
d) Lateral planter nerve
e) None of the above

:Peroneus brevis is .146

a) Attached to the calcaneus
b) Attached to the proximal phalanx of the medial toe
c) Attached to the fifth metatarsal
d) Both A and B
e) None of the above

:Buttock lymph drainage to .147

a) Vertical group of superficial inguinal nodes
b) Popliteal nodes
c) Horizontal group of superficial inguinal nodes
d) Axillary nodes
e) Node of the above

Foot drop is a condition in which the patient is unable to dorsiflex the foot at .148
the ankle; the plantar flexor muscles are unopposed. This condition could be
:caused by trauma to
a) Superficial peroneal nerve
b) Deep peroneal nerve
c) Sural nerve
d) Tibial nerve
e) Saphenous nerve