Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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Anatomy (Lower Limb Set 1)

MCQ

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

A) cuboid

B) calcaneus

C) talus

D) fibula

E) femur

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

A) femoral nerve

B) femoral artery

C) obturator nerve

D) great saphenous vein

E) femoral vein

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

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

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

C) The great saphenous vein passes through the adductor hiatus

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

E) It transmits the femoral nerve, artery and vein

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

A) It extends the hip

B) It is the longest muscle in the body

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

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

E) It acts across two joints

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

A) lateral cuneiform

B) medial cuneiform

C) cuboid

D) talus

E) intermediate cuneiform

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

A) ischium

B) ilium

C) femur

D) fibula

E) tibia

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

A) Its base articulates with the navicular bone

B) It is the strongest

C) Its base has a large tuberosity

D) It is the longest

E) It is the shortest

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

A) It is the largest muscle in the adductor group

B) Its main action is to adduct the thigh

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

D) It has adductor and hamstring parts

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

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

A) femoral neck

B) medial malleolus

C) patella

D) fibula

E) tibia

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

A) lunate surface

B) ala

C) ramus

D) pecten pubis

E) pubic crest

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

A) It is the heaviest bone in the body.

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

C) It is the longest bone in the body.

D) Its average adult length is 36 inches.

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

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

A) The rectus femoris lies deep to the vastus intermedius

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

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

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

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

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

A) It is bisected by the femoral artery and vein

B) Its superior border is the inguinal ligament

C) Its lateral border is the sartorius

D) Its medial border is the adductor magnus

E) The saphenous nerve passes through the femoral triangle

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

A) crural fascia

B) iliotibial tract

C) medial intermuscular septum

D) lateral intermuscular septum

E) cribriform fascia

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

A) navicular

B) talus

C) cuboid

D) lateral cuneiform

E) calcaneus

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

A) femoral

B) popliteal

C) peroneal

D) tibial

E) great saphenous

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

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

B) It is a flat quadrangular muscle

C) It is enclosed between two layers of fascia lata

D) It inserts into the iliotibial tract

E) It is the chief flexor of the thigh

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

A) It inserts onto the tibia

B) It is the great extensor of the thigh

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

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

E) The patella provides additional leverage for the quadriceps

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19. 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 passes through the lesser sciatic foramen

E) It is a short, fan-shaped muscle

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

A) Scarpa’s fascia

B) plantar fascia

C) Colles’ fascia

D) crural fascia

E) fascia lata

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

A) calcaneus

B) intermediate cuneiform

C) cuboid

D) navicular

E) talus

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

A) It encloses the femoral nerve

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

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

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

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

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

A) tibia

B) femur

C) fibula

D) ilium

E) ischium

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

A) acetabular notch

B) ischial tuberosity

C) obturator foramen

D) ischial spine

E) linea aspera

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25. 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) pelvic rami

B) ilium

C) ischial tuberosity

D) acetabulum

E) neck of the femur

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Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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