Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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Anatomy (Lower Limb Set 1)

MCQ

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1. Which of the following bones is the most common site for a compound fracture?

A) ischium

B) femur

C) fibula

D) ilium

E) tibia

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2. The deep fascia of the thigh is known as which of the following?

A) plantar fascia

B) Scarpa’s fascia

C) crural fascia

D) Colles’ fascia

E) fascia lata

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3. All of the following statements concerning the quadriceps femoris are correct EXCEPT:

A) It is the great extensor of the thigh

B) It forms the main bulk of the anterior thigh muscles

C) It inserts onto the tibia

D) The patella provides additional leverage for the quadriceps

E) Collectively constitutes the largest and most powerful muscle group in the body

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4. Which of the following statements concerning the components of the quadriceps femoris is correct?

A) The articularis genus is a derivative of the vastus lateralis

B) The rectus femoris is considered the “kicking muscle”

C) The vastus lateralis is the smallest component of the quadriceps

D) The rectus femoris lies deep to the vastus intermedius

E) The vastus intermedius is the chief flexor of the thigh

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5. Which of the following structures passes through the saphenous opening?

A) obturator nerve

B) great saphenous vein

C) femoral vein

D) femoral nerve

E) femoral artery

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6. All of the following statements concerning the adductor magnus are correct EXCEPT:

A) It has adductor and hamstring parts

B) It is a composite, triangular muscle with two parts that differ in nerve supply

C) It is located in the posterior compartment of the thigh

D) Its main action is to adduct the thigh

E) It is the largest muscle in the adductor group

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7. A fracture of which of the following bones is among the most troublesome and problematic of all fractures?

A) tibia

B) medial malleolus

C) fibula

D) patella

E) femoral neck

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8. The adductor tubercle is located on which of the following bones?

A) ilium

B) femur

C) tibia

D) fibula

E) ischium

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9. Which of the following bones is the largest and strongest bone of the foot?

A) talus

B) cuboid

C) lateral cuneiform

D) navicular

E) calcaneus

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10. The margin of the acetabulum is deficient inferiorly at which of the following structures?

A) linea aspera

B) ischial tuberosity

C) ischial spine

D) obturator foramen

E) acetabular notch

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11. All of the following statements concerning the femur are correct EXCEPT:

A) Its length is approximately a quarter of the person’s height.

B) It is the longest bone in the body.

C) Its average adult length is 36 inches.

D) The distal end of the femur undergoes ossification just before birth.

E) It is the heaviest bone in the body.

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12. All of the following statements concerning the femoral triangle are correct EXCEPT:

A) Its lateral border is the sartorius

B) Its superior border is the inguinal ligament

C) Its medial border is the adductor magnus

D) The saphenous nerve passes through the femoral triangle

E) It is bisected by the femoral artery and vein

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13. Which of the following statements correctly applies to the adductor hiatus?

A) It transmits the femoral nerve, artery and vein

B) It is an opening in the aponeurotic distal attachment of the adductor longus

C) It extends from the adductor canal in the thigh to the popliteal fossa

D) The opening is located just inferior to the adductor tubercle of the femur

E) The great saphenous vein passes through the adductor hiatus

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14. When it is said that an elderly person has a “broken hip,” the usual injury is a fracture of which of the following structures?

A) neck of the femur

B) pelvic rami

C) ischial tuberosity

D) acetabulum

E) ilium

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15. A deficiency in the smooth articular surface of the acetabulum is known as which of the following?

A) lunate surface

B) pubic crest

C) pecten pubis

D) ramus

E) ala

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16. All of the following statements concerning the sartorius muscle are correct EXCEPT:

A) It is the longest muscle in the body

B) It is located in the anterior compartment of the thigh

C) It is known as the “tailor’s muscle

D) It extends the hip

E) It acts across two joints

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17. Which of the following structures covers the saphenous opening in the fascia lata?

A) iliotibial tract

B) cribriform fascia

C) lateral intermuscular septum

D) medial intermuscular septum

E) crural fascia

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18. Which of the following statements applies to the 2nd metatarsal bone?

A) It is the longest

B) It is the strongest

C) Its base has a large tuberosity

D) It is the shortest

E) Its base articulates with the navicular bone

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19. Which of the following statements correctly applies to the iliopsoas muscle?

A) It is enclosed between two layers of fascia lata

B) It is located in the posterior compartment of the thigh

C) It is the chief flexor of the thigh

D) It is a flat quadrangular muscle

E) It inserts into the iliotibial tract

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20. The small saphenous vein empties into which of the following veins?

A) popliteal

B) femoral

C) great saphenous

D) peroneal

E) tibial

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21. Which of the following statements concerning the gracilis muscle is correct?

A) It lies deep to the pectineus and adductor longus muscles

B) It is located in the anterior compartment of the thigh

C) It crosses the knee joint

D) It is a short, fan-shaped muscle

E) It passes through the lesser sciatic foramen

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22. The sustentaculum tali projects from the superior surface of which of the following bones?

A) talus

B) calcaneus

C) cuboid

D) intermediate cuneiform

E) navicular

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23. Which of the following bones articulates with the fibula, tibia, calcaneus, and navicular?

A) talus

B) lateral cuneiform

C) medial cuneiform

D) intermediate cuneiform

E) cuboid

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24. The medial and lateral malleoli articulate with which of the following bones?

A) calcaneus

B) cuboid

C) femur

D) talus

E) fibula

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25. All of the following statements concerning the femoral sheath are correct EXCEPT:

A) It extends 3 to 4 cm inferior the inguinal ligament

B) It is formed by an inferior prolongation of transversalis and iliopsoas fascia

C) It ends by becoming continuous with the adventitia of the femoral vessels

D) It encloses the femoral nerve

E) Its medial wall is pierced by the great saphenous vein and lymphatic vessels

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Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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