Muscles

Question 1

Tendon of which muscles form the pes anserinus?

Answer 1

Sartorius, Gracilis and Semitendinous

Question 2

What muscle groups are found around the femur?

Answer 2

Quadriceps Femoris, Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus, Adductor Longus, Adductor Brevis and Adductor Magnus

Question 3

What forms the proximal border of the femoral triangle?

Answer 3

Inguinal Ligament

Question 4

What forms the lateral border of the femoral triangle?

Answer 4

Sartorius Muscle

Question 5

What forms the medial border of the femoral triangle?

Answer 5

Adductor Longus

Question 6

Which muscles form the floor of the femoral triangle?

Answer 6

Pectineus, Adductor Longus and Iliopsoas

Question 7

Name the parts of the retroinguinal space.

Answer 7

Lacuna Musculonervosa, Lacuna Vasorum, Lacuna Lymphatica

Question 8

Name the items passing through lacuna musculonervosa.

Answer 8

Iliacus and Psoas Major Muscles, Femoral and Lateral Cutaneous Nerves.

Question 9

Name the structures that pass through lacuna vasorum.

Answer 9

Remarkable Artery and Vein, Femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve.

Question 10

List the items passing through lacuna lymphatica seu herniosa.

Answer 10

Lymphatic Vessels.

Question 11

Name the abdominal opening of the femoral canal.

Answer 11

Femoral Ring.

Question 12

Name the superficial opening of the femoral canal.

Answer 12

Inguinal Ligament.

Question 13

List the items passing through the suprapiriform hiatus.

Answer 13

Superior Gluteal Artery and Nerve.

Question 14

List the nerves passing through the infrapiriform hiatus.

Answer 14

The sciatic nerve, inferior gluteal nerve and artery, posterior femoral cutaneous nerve and the nerve to quadratus femoris.

Question 15

List the vessels passing through the infrapiriform hiatus.

Answer 15

Inferior gluteal artery and vein.

Question 16

Which muscles form the proximal border of the popliteal fossa?

Answer 16

Biceps Femoris tendon and Semimembranosus Muscle.

Question 17

Which muscles form the distal border of the popliteal fossa?

Answer 17

Medial and Lateral heads of the Gastrocnemius

Question 18

List the internal hip muscles.

Answer 18

piriformis, obturator internus, obturator externus, gemellus superior, gemellus inferior, and quadratus femoris

Question 19

List the external muscles of the hip.

Answer 19

Gluteus Maximus, Medius and Minimus.

Question 20

Name the muscle involved in the formation of the adductor hiatus.

Answer 20

Adductor Longus + Magnus and Sartorius

Question 21

What is the crural chiasm?

Answer 21

Intersection of the tibialis posterior and flexor digitorum longus tendons above the ankle.

Question 22

What is the plantar chiasm?

Answer 22

Narrow space between the anatomical crossing of the FHL and FDL tendons. (Flexor Hallicus and Digitorum Longus muscles).

Question 23

Name the muscles that form the medial plantar eminence.

Answer 23

Adductor Hallicus, Flexor Hallicus Brevis, Flexor Digitorum Brevis and First Lumbrical.

Question 24

Name the muscles that form the lateral plantar eminence.

Answer 24

Abductor digiti minimi.

Question 25

Which muscle group of the foot does the flexor digitorum brevis belong to?

Answer 25

Plantar Foot Muscles.

Question 26

Which muscle group of the foot do the lumbrical muscles belong to?

Answer 26

Central Compartment of Plantar Muscles of the Foot.

Question 27

List the superficial flexores of the leg.

Answer 27

Gastrocnemius, Plantaris and Soleus.

Question 28

List the deep flexores of the leg.

Answer 28

Flexor Hallicus Longus, Flexor Digitorum Longus, Tibialis Posterior and Popliteus Muscles.