Anatomy - lower limb

Question 1

what aspect of the leg is the great saphenous vein

Answer 1

medial

Question 2

is the popliteal vein superficial or deep

Answer 2

deep

Question 3

where is the femoral nerve formed?

what nerves make up it

Answer 3

lumbar plexus

L2, L3, L4

Question 4

what nerve branches from the femoral nerve to supply the anteromedial aspects of the knee, leg and medial foot

Answer 4

saphenous nerve

Question 5

what forms the borders of the femoral triangle

what does it contain?

Answer 5

inguinal ligament
adductor longus
sartorius

NAVY
femoral nerve 
femoral artery 
femoral vein 
deep inguinal lymph nodes

Question 6

does the femoral sheath envelope the femoral nerve?

Answer 6

no

only the femoral artery and vein

Question 7

what is the femoral artery a continuation of

Answer 7

external iliac > femoral artery

Question 8

what nerve supplies the first web space of the foot?

Answer 8

deep fibular nerve

Question 9

what does the sural nerve supply

Answer 9

skin of posteriolateral aspect of leg and lateral margin of foot

Question 10

which branches of the femoral arteries supply most of the blood to the head of the femur

Answer 10

retinacular branches

Question 11

the femoral artery goes through the ?? to become the ?? artery

Answer 11

adductor hiatus

popliteal

Question 12

where does the iliopsoas insert
what merge to form it?
nerve supply?

Answer 12

lesser trochanter
psoas major and iliacus merge to form it
anterior rami of lumbar spinal nerves

Question 13

insertion and attachment of sartorius

Answer 13

ASIS

superior part of proximal tibia

Question 14

quadriceps femoris is composed of …

common attachment

Answer 14

rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis
vests intermedius

all attach distally onto patella (indirectly onto tibial tuberosity via patellar tendon)

Question 15

innervation of quadriceps femoris

Answer 15

femoral nerve

Question 16

where does pectineus originate and attach

Answer 16

superior ramus of pubis

> pectineal line of femur

Question 17

vertebral levels that
psoas major
psoas minor
originate from?

Answer 17

psoas major - T12-L5

psoas minor - T12-L1

Question 18

medial thigh - the ?? group

Answer 18

adductor

Question 19

the most medial and most superficial thigh muscle

Answer 19

gracilis

Question 20

nerve supply to adductors brevis and longus

Answer 20

obturator

Question 21

nerve supply to gracilis

Answer 21

obturator

Question 22

what is the hamstring part of the adductor magnus supplied by?

Answer 22

tibial nerve

the only exception to the medial compartment! all rest are obturator

Question 23

femoral nerve

Answer 23

L2-L4

Question 24

lymph from great saphenous vein goes to ….

lymph fro the small saphenous vein goes to ….

Answer 24

great saphenous > superficial inguinal > external iliac

small saphenous > popliteal > deep inguinal > external iliac

Question 25

the external iliac artery becomes the femoral artery distal to the .. ?

Answer 25

inguinal ligament

Question 26

medial and lateral circumflex arteries arise from the …

Answer 26

profunda femoris artery

Question 27

supplies most of the blood to the head and neck of the semis

Answer 27

medial circumflex artery

Question 28

muscle binding the popliteal fossa
superiomedially?
superiolaterally?
inferiorly?

Answer 28

superiomedially = semimembranosus and semitendonosus 
superiolaterally = biceps femoris 
inferiorly = gastrocnemius

Question 29

what does the common fibular nerve wind around before it divides?

Answer 29

the fibular neck

Question 30

tibial/common fib nerve > medial/lateral sural cutaneous nerve?

Answer 30

tibial > medial sural cutaneous nerve

common fib > lateral sural cutaneous nerve

Question 31

nerve supply to the posterior leg

Answer 31

all supplied by tibial nerve

Question 32

superficial muscles of posterior leg

attachment?

Answer 32

gastrocnemius
soleus
plantaris

attach to the posterior surface of the calcaneus via the calcaneus tendon

Question 33

deep muscles of the leg

Answer 33

flexor hallicus longus
flexor digitorum longus
tibialis posterior

Question 34

which is more medial - FHL or FDL

Answer 34

FDL

Question 35

where does the FHL tendon insert?

Answer 35

base of the distal phalanx of the great toe

Question 36

where do the FDL tendons insert?

Answer 36

bases of the lateral 4 distal phalanges

Question 37

ankle jerk reflex

Answer 37

s1-2

Question 38

fibular artery is a branch from the anterior/posterior tibial artery?

Answer 38

posterior tibial

Question 39

what does the tibialis posterior tendon attach to?

Answer 39

medial tarsal bones