Posterior Compartment Of Thigh

Question 1

What muscle originates from the medial impression of the ischial tuberosity and inserts into the medial condyle of tibia

Answer 1

Semimembranosus

Question 2

Originates from ischial tuberosity and inserts onto medial aspect of tibia

Answer 2

Semitendinosus

Question 3

Half membranous and half tendinous

Answer 3

Semimembranosus and semitendinosus

Question 4

They perform flexion of leg at knee joint, extension of thigh at hip joint, medial rotation of thigh at hip joint and medial rotation of leg at knee joint

Answer 4

Semimembranosus and Semitendinosus

Question 5

They perform flexion of leg at knee joint, extension of thigh at hip joint, lateral rotation of thigh at hip joint and lateral rotation of leg at knee joint

Answer 5

Biceps Femoris

Question 6

Innervated by tibial branch of sciatic nerve
Blood supply by perforating branches of femoral and popliteal arteries

Answer 6

Semimembranosus

Question 7

Innervated by tibial branch of sciatic nerve
Blood supply by deep femoral artery and median circumflex femoral artery

Answer 7

Semitendinosus

Question 8

Long head- medial impression of ischial tuberosity
Short head- lateral lip of linea aspera and lateral supracondylar line of femur

Answer 8

Biceps femoris

Question 9

Converge and form a tendon and inserts into head of fibula

Answer 9

Biceps Femoris

Question 10

Long head- Tibial nerve
Short head- Common fibular /peroneal nerve

Answer 10

Biceps femoris

Question 11

Blood supply( a different muscle)- deep femoral artery and median circumflex femoral artery

Answer 11

Biceps femoris

Question 12

Another name for deep femoral artery

Answer 12

Profunda femoris artery