Relationships - Lower Extremities

Question 1

The femoral nerve passes _______ to the hip joint and _______ to the inguinal ligament.

Answer 1

anterior; posterior (deep)

Question 2

The external iliac (femoral) artery passes _______ to the inguinal ligament.

Answer 2

posterior (deep)

Question 3

At the level of the inguinal ligament, the femoral artery is positioned _______ to the femoral vein and _______ to the femoral nerve

Answer 3

lateral; medial

Question 4

The femoral artery passes _______ to the sartorius muscle.

Answer 4

posterior (deep)

Question 5

Within the femoral triangle, the iliopsoas muscle is positioned _______ to the femoral nerve, artery and vein.

Answer 5

directly posterior (deep)

Question 6

At the level of the femoral triangle, the pectineus muscle is positioned _______ to the femoral nerve, artery and vein.

Answer 6

directly posterior (deep)

Question 7

The lateral circumflex femoral artery passes _______ and _______ to the femur.

Answer 7

anterior; lateral

Question 8

The medial circumflex femoral artery passes _______ to the pectineus muscle.

Answer 8

directly lateral

Question 9

The medial circumflex femoral artery passes _______ to the iliopsoas muscle.

Answer 9

directly medial

Question 10

The obturator nerve passes _______ to the superior pubic ramus.

Answer 10

directly inferior

Question 11

The adductor brevis muscle is positioned _______ and _______ to the adductor longus and _______ to the adductor magnus muscle.

Answer 11

posterior; superior; anterior

Question 12

The profunda femoris artery is positioned _______ to the adductor magnus muscle.

Answer 12

anterior

Question 13

The medial perforating branches of the profunda femoris artery pass _______ and _______ to the femur (shaft).

Answer 13

medial; posterior

Question 14

The gluteus maximus muscle is positioned _______ to the gluteus medius muscle.

Answer 14

superficial

Question 15

The gluteus medius muscle is positioned _______ to the piriformis muscle.

Answer 15

superior

Question 16

The inferior gluteal artery and nerve pass _______ to the piriformis muscle.

Answer 16

directly inferior

Question 17

The sciatic nerve is positioned _______ to the gluteus maximus muscle and passes _______ to the piriformis muscle.

Answer 17

deep (anterior); inferior

Question 18

The gluteus medius muscle is positioned _______ to the gluteus minimus muscle.

Answer 18

superficial

Question 19

The superior gluteal artery and nerve pass _______ to the piriformis muscle and _______ to the gluteus minimus muscle.

Answer 19

directly superior; superficial

Question 20

The piriformis muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the obturator internus (and gemelli muscles).

Answer 20

superior

Question 21

The sacrotuberous ligament passes _______ to the sacrospinous ligament.

Answer 21

posterior (superficial)

Question 22

The obturator internus muscle passes _______ to the sacrospinous ligament.

Answer 22

inferior

Question 23

The obturator internus muscle passes _______ to the sacrotuberous ligament.

Answer 23

anterior (deep)

Question 24

The tendon of the obturator internus (and gemelli muscles) is positioned _______ to the quadratus femoris muscle.

Answer 24

superior

Question 25

The tendon of the obturator internus muscle passes _______ to the femur (neck).

Answer 25

posterior

Question 26

The obturator externus muscle passes _______ to the femur (neck).

Answer 26

posterior

Question 27

The tendon of the obturator externus muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the obturator internus.

Answer 27

directly inferior

Question 28

The sciatic nerve passes _______ to the obturator internus tendon, and gemelli and quadratus femoris muscles.

Answer 28

posterior

Question 29

At a mid-thigh level, the sciatic nerve is positioned _______ to the femur (shaft) and _______ to the hamstring muscles.

Answer 29

posterior; deep

Question 30

Within the popliteal fossa, the common peroneal nerve is positioned _______ to the tibial nerve.

Answer 30

lateral

Question 31

The tibial nerve passes _______ to the knee joint.

Answer 31

posterior

Question 32

The popliteal artery is positioned _______ to the knee joint.

Answer 32

posterior

Question 33

The tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle passes _______ to the tibia (medial malleolus).

Answer 33

posterior

Question 34

At the ankle, the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle.

Answer 34

posterior-lateral

Question 35

At the ankle, the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the flexor hallucis longus muscle.

Answer 35

anterior-medial

Question 36

Near the ankle, the tibial nerve is positioned _______ to the flexor hallucis longus muscle.

Answer 36

anterior-medial

Question 37

The tibial nerve passes _______ to the tibia (medial malleolus).

Answer 37

posterior

Question 38

Near the ankle, the posterior tibial artery is positioned _______ to the flexor digitorum longus muscle.

Answer 38

posterior-lateral

Question 39

Near the ankle, the posterior tibial artery is positioned _______ to the flexor hallucis longus muscle.

Answer 39

anterior-medial

Question 40

The posterior tibial artery passes _______ to the tibia (medial malleolus).

Answer 40

posterior

Question 41

The tendon of the peroneus brevis muscle passes _______ to the fibula (lateral malleolus).

Answer 41

posterior

Question 42

The tendon of the peroneus longus muscle passes _______ to the fibula (lateral malleolus).

Answer 42

posterior

Question 43

The common peroneal nerve passes directly ______ to the neck of the fibula.

Answer 43

superficial (lateral)

Question 44

The anterior tibial artery and deep peroneal nerve are positioned _______ to the tibialis anterior muscle.

Answer 44

lateral

Question 45

The anterior tibial artery and deep peroneal nerve are positioned _______ to the extensor hallucis longus muscle.

Answer 45

medial

Question 46

At the ankle, the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus muscle.

Answer 46

medial

Question 47

At the ankle, the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the tibialis anterior muscle.

Answer 47

lateral

Question 48

At the ankle, the dorsalis pedis artery is positioned _______ to the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle.

Answer 48

directly lateral

Question 49

The iliofemoral ligament passes _______ to the neck of the femur.

Answer 49

anterior

Question 50

The ischiofemoral ligament passes _______ to the head and superior to the neck of the femur.

Answer 50

posterior

Question 51

The biceps femoris (tendon) muscle is positioned _______ to the fibular collateral ligament.

Answer 51

lateral

Question 52

At the level of the knee, the gracilis muscle (tendon) is positioned _______ to the sartorius muscle (tendon).

Answer 52

posterior

Question 53

At the level of the knee, the gracilis muscle (tendon) is positioned _______ to the semitendinosus muscle (tendon).

Answer 53

anterior

Question 54

The iliotibial tract passes _______ to the knee joint.

Answer 54

lateral

Question 55

The anterior cruciate ligament passes _______ to the posterior cruciate ligament.

Answer 55

lateral

Question 56

The flexor hallucis longus muscle (tendon) passes _______ to the calcaneus (sustentaculum tali).

Answer 56

inferior

Question 57

In the deep foot, the flexor digitorum longus muscle (tendon) passes _______ to the flexor hallucis longus (tendon).

Answer 57

inferior