Chapter 53

Question 1

The femoral nerve crosses the ____ ___ and passed through the ____ _____.

Answer 1

inguinal ligament; femoral triangle

Question 2

Branches of the femoral nerve supply all the muscles of the ______ thigh and _____.

Answer 2

anterior; pectineus

Question 3

How many muscles are supplied by the femoral nerve?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

The obturator nerve courses along the ____ ____ and dives into ____ branches that pass through the _____ _____.

Answer 4

pelvic brim; 2; obturator foramen

Question 5

The posterior branch of the obturator nerve passes under _____ ____.

Answer 5

adductor brevis

Question 6

What does the posterior branch of the obturator nerve innervate?

Answer 6

obturator externus, the adductor part of adductor magnus, and the knee joint

Question 7

The anterior branch of obturator nerve passes between _____ _____ and ______ _____.

Answer 7

adductor brevis; adductor longus

Question 8

How many muscles does the anterior branch of the obturator nerve innervate in the medial thigh?

Answer 8

3 muscles

Question 9

The sciatic nerve courses through the greater sciatic foramen inferior to ______ and travels under _____ ____ into the ____ thigh.

Answer 9

piriformis; gluteus maximus; posterior

Question 10

In the posterior thigh, the sciatic nerve courses between the _______ _____.

Answer 10

hamstring muscles

Question 11

What does the tibial part of the sciatic nerve innervate?

Answer 11

1/2 adductor magnus (extensor portion)
1/2 biceps femoris (long head)
semimembranosus
semitendinosus

Question 12

What does the common fibular part of the sciatic nerve innervate?

Answer 12

1/2 biceps femoris (short head)

Question 13

The tibial and common fibular components will separate in the lower third of the _____, just proximal to the ______ _____.

Answer 13

thigh; popliteal fossa

Question 14

The tibial nerve travels through the middle of the ____ ____ superficial to the _____ ______ and _____ _____ and medial to the ______.

Answer 14

popliteal fossa; popliteal vein; popliteal artery; plantaris

Question 15

The tibial nerve courses between the heads of _____, goes under _____ and enters the _____ compartment of the leg.

Answer 15

gastrocnemius; soleus; deep

Question 16

The tibial nerve passes deep to ____ ____ on the ____ side of the ankle where it divides into the ____ and _____ plantar nerves.

Answer 16

flexor retinaculum; medial; medial; lateral

Question 17

What does the tibial nerve innervate? How many?

Answer 17

All the muscles of the posterior leg- 7 muscles

Question 18

The common fibular nerve descends in the _____ _____ and ____ to the head of the fibula.

Answer 18

popliteal fossa; lateral

Question 19

What does the common fibular nerve divide into?

Answer 19

superficial and deep fibular nerves

Question 20

The superficial fibular nerve courses inferiorly in the ____ compartment of the leg between _____ ___ and ____ _____.

Answer 20

lateral; fibularis longus; fibularis brevis

Question 21

What does the superficial fibular nerve innervate?

Answer 21

fibularis longus and fibularis brevis

Question 22

The deep fibular nerve passes from the ____ to the ____ compartment.

Answer 22

lateral; anterior

Question 23

What does the deep fibular nerve innervate?

Answer 23

the entire anterior leg including fibularis tertius (4 muscles)
the extensor digitorum brevis on the dorsum of the foot

Question 24

The abdominal aorta divides into the ____ ____ arteries at the level of ____

Answer 24

common iliac; L4

Question 25

The common iliac artery courses inferiorly and _____ for about _____ before dividing into the _____ and _____ iliac arteries along the _____ _____.

Answer 25

laterally; 5cm; internal; external; pelvic brim

Question 26

The internal iliac artery courses ____ and _____ along the wall of the ____, giving off ___ branches.

Answer 26

inferiorly; posteriorly; pelvis;2

Question 27

What are the 2 branches given off by the internal iliac artery?

Answer 27

superior and inferior gluteal arteries

Question 28

The superior gluteal artery exits the pelvis at the ____ ___ ___ above ____ with the ____ ___ ___ and courses between the _____ ____ and ____ _____.

Answer 28

greater sciatic foramen; piriformis; superior gluteal nerve; gluteus medius; gluteus minimus

Question 29

The interior gluteal artery exits the pelvis at the ___ ____ ___ with the ___ ____ ____ and lies deep to the ____ ____.

Answer 29

greater sciatic foramen; inferior gluteal nerve; gluteus maximus

Question 30

The external iliac artery passes deep to the ____ ____ in the ____ ___ where is changes its name to the ____ ____.

Answer 30

inguinal ligament; femoral triangle; femoral artery

Question 31

What does the external iliac artery change its name to AFTER crossing the inguinal ligament?

Answer 31

Femoral artery

Question 32

The femoral artery courses through _____ ___, _____ thigh, and then passes from ___ to ____ through the ____ ____ where it becomes the ____ ____.

Answer 32

femoral triangle; anterior; anterior; posterior; adductor hiatus; popliteal artery

Question 33

What artery is given off by the femoral artery?

Answer 33

profunda femoris artery

Question 34

The popliteal artery courses ____ through the ___ ___ .

Answer 34

distally; popliteal fossa

Question 35

Once the popliteal artery passes through the popliteal fossa what does it divide into?

Answer 35

Anterior and posterior tibial arteries in the proximal leg

Question 36

The anterior tibial artery courses distally in the _____ compartment.

Answer 36

anterior

Question 37

The anterior tibial artery changes its name at the level of the medial and lateral malleoli to what?

Answer 37

Dorsalis pedis

Question 38

What does the dorsalis pedis supply?

Answer 38

The dorsum of the foot

Question 39

The posterior tibial artery gives off what branch in the proximal leg?

Answer 39

Fibular artery

Question 40

The posterior tibial artery descends through the ____ posterior leg, coursing with the ___ ____.

Answer 40

deep; tibial nerve

Question 41

The posterior tibial artery passes deep to the ____ ____ on the ____ side of the ankle.

Answer 41

flexor retinaculum; medial

Question 42

The posterior tibial artery terminates by diving into what?

Answer 42

medial and lateral plantar arteries

Question 43

What do the medial and lateral plantar arteries supply?

Answer 43

plantar surface of the foot

Question 44

The fibular artery supplies the ___ posterior muscles of the leg on the _____ side.

Answer 44

deep; lateral