Final QS Flashcards
All the following muscles act on both, the hip joint and the knee joint, EXCEPT the …
a) Sartorius
b) Adductor magnus
c) Rectus femoris
d) Gracilis
b) Adductor magnus
The following list consists of various muscles of the thigh and the actions they perform. Select the INCORRECT association.
a) Semimembranosus: extension of the hip and flexion of the knee
b) Sartorius: flexion and lateral rotation of the hip
c) Biceps femoris: flexion and medial rotation of the knee
d) Gracilis: adduction of the hip and flexion of the knee
c) Biceps femoris: flexion and medial rotation of the knee
Select the INCORRECT statement regarding the anterior tibial artery.
a) It travels with the superficial fibular nerve
b) It is the artery of the anterior compartment of the leg
c) It continues on the dorsum of the foot as the dorsalis pedis artery
d) It is one of the terminal branches of the popliteal artery
a) It travels with the superficial fibular nerve
The following list consists of various muscles of the leg and their insertions. Select the correct association.
a) Fibularis brevis: base of the 4th metatarsal
b) Popliteus: posterior surface of the tibia, superior to the soleal line
c) Tibialis anterior: navicular and lateral cuneiform
d) Flexor digitorum longus: middle phalanges of the 2nd to the 5th toes
b) Popliteus: posterior surface of the tibia, superior to the soleal line
The nerve that supplies the skin of the plantar aspect of the 2nd toe also supplies the ________________________ muscle.
a) 2nd dorsal interosseous
b) Adductor hallucis
c) Flexor digitorum brevis
d) Quadratus plantae
c) Flexor digitorum brevis
Which of the following muscles is supplied by the lateral plantar nerve?
a) The muscle that originates from the calcaneal tuberosity and inserts into the middle phalanges of the lateral four toes
b) The muscle that has oblique and transverse heads and inserts into the lateral aspect of the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe
c) The muscle that originates from the calcaneal tuberosity and inserts into the medial aspect of the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe
d) The muscle that originates from the most medial of the tendons of flexor digitorum longus and inserts into the extensor expansion of the 2nd toe
b) The muscle that has oblique and transverse heads and inserts into the lateral aspect of the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe
All the following structures pass through the greater sciatic foramen, EXCEPT the …
a) The nerve that supplies the tensor fasciae latae muscle
b) The muscle that originates from the anterior surfaces of the S2 to S4 vertebrae, just
lateral to the anterior sacral foramina
c) The nerve that provides sensory innervation to the skin of the posterior aspect of the thigh
d) The muscle that originates from the internal aspect of the obturator membrane
d) The muscle that originates from the internal aspect of the obturator membrane
Which of the following muscles does NOT attach (originate or insert) to the femur?
a) Sartorius
b) Vastus medialis
c) Gluteus medius
d) Adductor brevis
a) Sartorius
All the following muscles act on the knee joint, EXCEPT the ... a) Gastrocnemius b) Plantaris c) Soleus d) Semitendinosus
c) Soleus
Which of the following structures is NOT a content of the adductor (subsartorial) canal?
a) The vein that ends at the level of the inguinal ligament, where it becomes continuous with the external iliac vein
b) The branch of the femoral nerve that gives sensory innervation to the skin of the medial surface of the leg
c) The artery that ends at the level of the adductor hiatus, where it becomes continuous with the popliteal artery
d) The superficial vein that is a continuation of the medial end of the dorsal venous arch of the foot
d) The superficial vein that is a continuation of the medial end of the dorsal venous arch of the foot
Which of the following bones gives attachment to the long plantar ligament?
a) Cuboid
b) Talus
c) Navicular
d) Medial cuneiform
a) Cuboid
The muscle that gives rise to the oblique popliteal ligament of the knee joint …
a) Is a lateral rotator of the leg at the knee joint
b) Is innervated by the common fibular nerve
c) Originates from the ischial tuberosity
d) Is a flexor of the thigh at the hip joint
c) Originates from the ischial tuberosity
Which of the following structures passes superficial to the superior fibular (peroneal) retinaculum?
a) The tendon of the muscle of the lateral compartment of the leg that inserts into the tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal
b) The superficial vein of the lower limb that drains into the femoral vein
c) The nerve that gives sensory innervation to the skin of the lateral border of the foot
d) The tendon of the muscle of the lateral compartment of the leg that inserts into the
medial cuneiform and the base of the 1st metatarsal
c) The nerve that gives sensory innervation to the skin of the lateral border of the foot
A patient comes to your office because she has been experiencing some difficulty walking. Physical examination shows weak adduction of the right thigh and a small area of anesthesia on the medial aspect of the right thigh. Which of the following nerves is most likely affected in this patient?
a) The branch of the lumbar plexus that contains fibers from the anterior divisions of the ventral rami of the L2 to L4 spinal nerves
b) The branch of the sacral plexus that contains fibers from the anterior divisions of the ventral rami of the L5 to S2 spinal nerves
c) The branch of the lumbar plexus that contains fibers from the posterior divisions of the ventral rami of the L2 to L4 spinal nerves
d) The branch of the sacral plexus that contains fibers from the posterior divisions of the ventral rami of the L5 to S2 spinal nerves
a) The branch of the lumbar plexus that contains fibers from the anterior divisions of the ventral rami of the L2 to L4 spinal nerves
A 25-year-old male was stabbed in the lower part of the left popliteal fossa and the tibial nerve was severed. Which of the following muscles would be most likely weak or paralyzed in this patient?
a) Semimembranosus
b) Tibialis posterior
c) Extensor hallucis longus
d) Biceps femoris
b) Tibialis posterior
