Anatomy

Question 1

lateral femoral triangle boundary

Answer 1

sartorius

Question 2

medial femoral triangle boundary

Answer 2

adductor longus

Question 3

superior femoral triangle boundary

Answer 3

inguinal ligament

Question 4

femoral triangle contents

Answer 4

femoral nerve
femoral artery
femoral vein
(laterally to medially)
+ lymphatics

Question 5

deep fascia of thigh

Answer 5

fascia lata

Question 6

deep fascia of leg

Answer 6

crural fascia

Question 7

compartment syndrome

Answer 7

increased pressure caused by swelling of tissue or increase in fluid

(relieved by fasciotomy)

Question 8

thigh muscle compartments

Answer 8

anterior, medial & posterior

Question 9

leg muscle compartments

Answer 9

anterior, posterior & lateral

Question 10

anterior compartment of thigh contains

Answer 10

• flexors of thigh
• extensors of leg
• all femoral nerve (L2, L3, L4)

Question 11

medial compartment of thigh contains

Answer 11

• adductors of thigh
• all obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)

Question 12

posterior compartment of thigh contains

Answer 12

• extensors of thigh & flexors of leg
• all tibial division of sciatic nerve

Question 13

anterior compartment of leg contains

Answer 13

• dorsiflexors of ankle & extensors of toes
• all deep fibular nerve

Question 14

lateral compartment of leg contains

Answer 14

• evert foot & weakly plantar flex ankle
• all superficial fibular nerve

Question 15

posterior compartment of leg contains

Answer 15

• superficial group - plantar flexors of ankle
• deep group - flexors of toes and plantarflexors of ankle

Question 16

ligament to head of femur

Answer 16

ligamentum teres

Question 17

thick part of the fibrous layer of the joint capsule in the hip forms which ligaments

Answer 17

ileofemoral
pubofemoral
ischiofemoral

Question 18

deep femoral artery branches into

Answer 18

medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries

Question 19

artery to the head of femur

Answer 19

‘branch of obturator’
which travels in ligament to head of femur

Question 20

knee joint is which kind of joint

Answer 20

hinge joint
- 3 articulations
- 2x femoral tibial
- 1x femropatellar

also synovial

Question 21

main movement of the knee joint

Answer 21

flexion-extension

Question 22

extracapsular knee joint ligaments

Answer 22

• patellar ligament
• lateral collateral ligament (LCL)
• medial collateral ligament (MCL)

Question 23

intra-articular ligaments

Answer 23

Anterior cruciate (ACL)
Posterior cruciate (PCL)

Question 24

superolateral popliteal fossa boundary

Answer 24

biceps femoris

Question 25

superomedial popliteal fossa boundary

Answer 25

semimembranosus

Question 26

roof of popliteal fossa

Answer 26

popliteal fascia

Question 27

popliteal fossa content

Answer 27

• terminal small saphenous vein
• popliteal vessels
• tibial and common fibular nerves

Question 28

achilles tendon attaches to what

Answer 28

calcaneal tuberosity