LEA Flashcards
Strongest ligament in the entire body?
Iliofemoral ligament
The efferent lymph vessels of the popliteal glands pass almost entirely alongside what vessel?
Femoral veins
Which muscle is synergistic with the adductor magnus?
Pectineus
Synergists include: adductor brevis, adductor longus, pectineus, gracilis
The short head of the biceps femoris muscle is innervated by which nerve?
Common fibular division of the sciatic nerve
Which ligament is located posterior and superior to the pes anserine bursa?
Semimembranosus tibial collateral ligament
What is the orientation of the Achilles tendon fibers as it inserts into the calcaneus?
Soleus medial, gastrocnemius lateral
What branches first from the popliteal artery
The anterior tibial artery
What is the origin of the 2nd proximal perforating artery on the plantar surface of the foot?
Deep plantar arch
Which of the following muscles flexes the torso and the thigh?
A. Rectus femoris
B. Semitendinosus
C. Semimembranosus
D. Obturator internus
A. Rectus femoris
What muscle does not insert directly on the patella?
A. Vastus lateralis
B. Vastus medialis
C. Vastus intermedius
D. Articularis genu
D. Rectus femoris
D. Articularis genus - inserts onto the suprapatellar bursa and not onto the patella directly
In the human embryo lower limb development stages, at what time period post-ovulation are both feet are nearly sagittal in orientation?
7 weeks
Which type of vertebrae is associated with transverse formaina?
Cervical
What is the most likely consequence of superior gluteal nerve damage?
Sagging of the hip on the normal (unaffected) side
Trendelenburg gait - the pelvis sags towards the normal unsupported side because the gluteus muscles that function in hip support do not function well
The skin of the posterior thigh is innervated by which spinal level?
S2
