Lower Limb Neurovasculature Quiz

Question 1

Which nerve innervates the knee joint?

Answer 1

The common fibular nerve

Question 2

How many dorsal digital arteries does the 5th dorsal metatarsal give rise to?

Answer 2

1

Question 3

Which nerve wraps around the neck of the fibula?

Answer 3

The common fibular nerve

Question 4

The femoral nerve arises from:

Answer 4

L2, L3 and L4

Question 5

Which of the following innervates most of the skin on the dorsal surface of the foot?

Answer 5

Superficial fibular nerve

Question 6

Which of the following arises from the sacral plexus?

Answer 6

Superior gluteal nerve

Question 7

What arises from the sacral plexus?

Answer 7

Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
Inferior gluteal nerve
Sciatic nerve

Question 8

Which nerve travels in the lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 8

The superficial fibular nerve

Question 9

Which nerve innervates the short head of biceps femoris?

Answer 9

The fibular part of the sciatic nerve

Question 10

What three things can cause deep vein thrombosis

Answer 10

Venous stasis from inactivity
Tight clothing
Loose fascia

Question 11

Which nerve runs between flexor digitorum brevis and quadratus plantae?

Answer 11

Lateral plantar nerve

Question 12

Where does the sciatic nerve usually divides into tibial and common fibular nerves

Answer 12

Proximal to the popliteal fossa

Question 13

Which nerve roots combine to form the sacral plaxus?

Answer 13

L4 - S4

Question 14

The obturator nerve exits the pelvis through the

Answer 14

obturator canal

Question 15

Which nerve innervates the long head of biceps femoris?

Answer 15

The tibial part of the sciatic nerve

Question 16

The skin over the patella receives cutaneous innervation from:

Answer 16

L3 dermatome

Question 17

The femoral artery starts at the ________ and ends at the _______

Answer 17

Inguinal ligament and ends at the adductor hiatus

Question 18

The perforating branches of the deep femoral artery pass through what?

Answer 18

Adductor magnus

Question 19

What arrises arises from the lumbar plexus?

Answer 19

Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
Obturator nerve
Femoral nerve

Question 20

Which nerve innervates fibularis tertius?

Answer 20

The deep fibular nerve

Question 21

Which nerve emerges proximal to the talocrural joint between tibialis anterior and extensor hallucis longus?

Answer 21

Deep fibular nerve

Question 22

Which nerve travels with the posterior tibial artery and veins?

Answer 22

The tibial nerve

Question 23

Which nerve travels distally along the foot between abductor hallucis and flexor digitorum brevis?

Answer 23

The medial plantar nerve

Question 24

Which of the following supplies blood to the trochanteric region?

Answer 24

Medial circumflex artery

Question 25

What does the popliteal artery give off

Answer 25

genicular arteries which anastomose around the knee

Question 26

Which artery do the medial and lateral plantar arteries arise from?

Answer 26

The posterior tibial artery

Question 27

what artery passes through the interosseous membrane?

Answer 27

Anterior tibial artery

Question 28

The sciatic nerve most commonly enters the gluteal region below what muscle

Answer 28

piriformis

Question 29

Which nerve innervates adductor longus?

Answer 29

Anterior branch of the obturator nerve

Question 30

The lumbar and sacral plexuses are:

Answer 30

Joined by the lumbosacral trunk

Question 31

Which of the following nerve roots contributes to the sciatic nerve?

Answer 31

L5

Question 32

Which artery travels with the deep fibular nerve?

Answer 32

Anterior tibial artery

Question 33

How many dorsal digital arteries does the 5th dorsal metatarsal artery give rise to?

Answer 33

1

Question 34

Is the plantar venous arch deep or superficial

Answer 34

deep

Question 35

How many dorsal digital arteries does the 2nd dorsal metatarsal artery give rise to?

Answer 35

2

Question 36

The obturator nerve arises from:

Answer 36

L2, L3 and L4

Question 37

Which of the following supplies blood to sartorius?

Answer 37

Femoral artery

Question 38

How many dorsal digital arteries does the 1st dorsal metatarsal artery give rise to?

Answer 38

3

Question 39

Which vein begins at the medial malleolus?

Answer 39

Great saphenous

Question 40

Lymph vessels accompanying the small saphenous vein drains into the:

Answer 40

Popliteal lymph nodes

Question 41

Which of the following usually innervates pectineus?

Answer 41

femoral and obturator nerve

Question 42

The femoral nerve innervates which three things?

Answer 42

The knee joint Pectineus Sartorius

Question 43

The perforating veins of the thigh drain into the:

Answer 43

Deep femoral vein

Question 44

The lumbar plexus is formed from which nerve roots?

Answer 44

L1, L2, L3, L4

Question 45

Which compartment of the leg does the fibular artery travel in?

Answer 45

Posterior

Question 46

Which is the most commonly injured nerve of the lower limb?

Answer 46

Common fibular

Question 47

What are joined by perforating arteries in the foot

Answer 47

The arcuate artery and deep plantar arch

Question 48

Which nerve travels along the surface of tibialis posterior?

Answer 48

Tibial

Question 49

Which nerve travels along the interosseous membrane?

Answer 49

Deep fibular nerve

Question 50

Which nerve innervates abductor hallucis?

Answer 50

The medial plantar nerve

Question 51

Which nerve innervates flexor digitorum longus?

Answer 51

Tibial

Question 52

Which nerve innervates quadratus plantae?

Answer 52

The lateral plantar nerve

Question 53

Which nerve innervates the 2nd lumbrical of the foot?

Answer 53

Lateral plantar nerve