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1
Q

Boundaries of femoral triangle

A

Inguinal ligament, sartorius and adductor longus

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2
Q

Structure immediately lateral to femoral sheath

A

Femoral nerve

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3
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Structure immediately medial to femoral artery in femoral sheath

A

Femoral vein

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4
Q

Contents of femoral canal

A

Deep inguinal lymph

nodes

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5
Q

Medial boundary of femoral ring

A

Lacunar ligament

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6
Q

Structures that course throughout entire length of adductor canal

A

Femoral artery and vein

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7
Q

Structures that course through only portion of adductor canal

A

Saphenous nerve, nerve

to vastus medialis, descending genicular vessels

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8
Q

Muscle that forms floor of popliteal fossa

A

Popliteus

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9
Q

Muscle that is chief flexor at hip joint

A

Iliopsoas

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10
Q

Muscle that prevents pelvis from tilting when walking

A

Gluteus medius

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11
Q

Muscle that extends leg

A

Quadriceps femoris

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12
Q

Muscle that unlocks knee joint

A

Popliteus

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13
Q

Muscle affected with “foot slap”

A

Tibialis anterior

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14
Q

Chief invertors of foot

A

Tibialis anterior and posterior

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15
Q

Chief evertors of foot

A

Fibularis longus and brevis

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16
Q

Ligament that checks backward displacement of femur on tibia

A

Anterior cruciate

17
Q

Ligament laxity with positive valgus maneuver

A

Medial collateral

18
Q

Most commonly injured ankle ligament

A

Anterior talofibular

19
Q

Ligament stretched with “flat foot”

A

Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring)

20
Q

Joints for movements of inversion and eversion

A

Subtalar and transverse Tarsal

21
Q

Major artery to head of femur in adult

A

Medial femoral circumflex

22
Q

Nerve affected with fracture of head and neck of fibula

A

Common fibular

23
Q

Tendon affected with avulsion fracture of 5th metatarsal

A

Fibularis brevis

24
Q

Innervation of adductor magnus

A

Obturator, tibial portion of Sciatic

25
Q

Nerve affected with tarsal tunnel syndrome

26
Q

Cutaneous innervation to medial side of foot

A

Saphenous (L4)

27
Q

Cutaneous innervation to lateral side of foot

A

Sural (S1)

28
Q

Cutaneous innervation of heel

29
Q

Cutaneous innervation to dorsal aspect of web between toes 1 and 2

A

Deep fibular

30
Q

Cutaneous innervation of most of dorsum of foot

A

Superficial fibular

31
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Major dermatome to big toe

32
Q

Dermatome to small toe

33
Q

Spinal level of patellar reflex

34
Q

Spinal level of Achilles reflex

35
Q

Locking of knee when walking suggests

A

Meniscus injury

36
Q

Major injury triad with lateral impact to knee

A

Medial collateral, medial meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament

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