Unit Four: Muscles of the Lower Extremity: Part 1

Question 1

What muscles are gluteal muscles?

Answer 1

1. Gluteus maximus. 2. Minimus. 3. Medius.

Question 2

What muscles are posterior thigh muscles?

Answer 2

1. Semitendinosous. 2. Semimembranosous. 3. Biceps femoris.

Question 3

What muscles are anterior lateral thigh muscles?

Answer 3

1. Tensor fasciae latae. 2. Psoas major. 3. Iliacus. 4. Sartorius.

Question 4

What muscles are anterior thigh muscles?

Answer 4

1. Rectus femoris. 2. Vastus medialis. 3. Vastus intermedius. 4. Vastus lateralis.

Question 5

What muscles are medial thigh muscles?

Answer 5

1. Pectineus. 2. Gracilis. 3. Adductor brevis. 4. Adductor longus. 5. Adductor magnus.

Question 6

What muscles are lateral leg compartment muscles?

Answer 6

1. Fibularis longus. 2. Fibularis brevis.

Question 7

What are all posterior thigh muscles, except the short head of the biceps femoris, innervated by?

Answer 7

The tibial division of the sciatic nerve.

Question 8

Where do all posterior thigh muscles, except the biceps femoris, originate?

Answer 8

At the ischial tuberositiy.

Question 9

What innervates all anterior and anterior lateral thigh muscles, except the tensor fasciae latae?

Answer 9

The femoral nerve.

Question 10

What supplies the blood for all anterior thigh muscles?

Answer 10

The femoral artery.

Question 11

Where do all anterior thigh muscles insert?

Answer 11

At the quadriceps tendon to patella or patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity.

Question 12

What innervates and supplies the blood for all medial thigh muscles?

Answer 12

1. Obturator nerve. 2. Obturator artery.

Question 13

What innervates and supplies the blood for all lateral leg compartment muscles?

Answer 13

1. Superficial fibular nerve. 2. Fibular artery.

Question 14

What innervates and supplies the blood for all anterior leg compartment muscles?

Answer 14

1. Deep fibular nerve. 2. Anterior tibular artery.

Question 15

What muscles are anterior compartment muscles?

Answer 15

1. Extensor hallucis longus. 2. Tibialis anterior. 3. Extensor digitorum longus. 4. Fibularis tertius.

Question 16

What muscles are superficial posterior compartment muscles?

Answer 16

1. Gastrocenemius. 2. Plantaris. 3. Soleus.

Question 17

What muscles are deep posterior compartment muscles?

Answer 17

1. Popliteus. 2. Tibialis posterior. 3. Flexor digitorum longus. 4. Flexor hallucis longus.

Question 18

What muscles are on the dorsal surface of the foot?

Answer 18

1. Extensor hallucis brevis. 2. Extensor digitorum brevis.

Question 19

What muscles are on the first level of the plantar surface of the foot?

Answer 19

1. Abductor hallucis. 2. Flexor digitorum brevis. 3. Abductor digiti minimi.

Question 20

What muscles are on the second level of the plantar surface of the foot?

Answer 20

1. Lumbricals. 2. Quadratus plantae.

Question 21

What muscles are on the third level of the plantar surface of the foot?

Answer 21

1. Adductor hallucis. 2. Flexor hallucis brevis. 3. Flexor digiti minimi brevis.

Question 22

What muscles are on the fourth level of the plantar surface of the foot?

Answer 22

1. Plantar interossei. 2. Dorsal interossei.