Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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Anatomy (Lower Limb Set 1)

MCQ

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

A) popliteal

B) tibial

C) femoral

D) great saphenous

E) peroneal

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

A) ischium

B) ilium

C) femur

D) fibula

E) tibia

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

D) Its average adult length is 36 inches.

E) It is the longest bone in the body.

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4. 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) ischial tuberosity

B) ilium

C) acetabulum

D) neck of the femur

E) pelvic rami

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

A) medial malleolus

B) fibula

C) tibia

D) femoral neck

E) patella

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

A) It inserts into the iliotibial tract

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

C) It is a flat quadrangular muscle

D) It is enclosed between two layers of fascia lata

E) It is the chief flexor of the thigh

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

A) cuboid

B) navicular

C) intermediate cuneiform

D) talus

E) calcaneus

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

A) fascia lata

B) Colles’ fascia

C) Scarpa’s fascia

D) crural fascia

E) plantar fascia

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

D) It transmits the femoral nerve, artery and vein

E) The great saphenous vein passes through the adductor hiatus

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10. 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 acts across two joints

D) It extends the hip

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

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

A) cuboid

B) talus

C) calcaneus

D) femur

E) fibula

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

A) femur

B) tibia

C) ilium

D) ischium

E) fibula

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

A) calcaneus

B) talus

C) lateral cuneiform

D) navicular

E) cuboid

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

A) crural fascia

B) cribriform fascia

C) iliotibial tract

D) medial intermuscular septum

E) lateral intermuscular septum

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

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

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

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

D) The rectus femoris lies deep to the vastus intermedius

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

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

A) It is the great extensor of the thigh

B) The patella provides additional leverage for the quadriceps

C) It inserts onto the tibia

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

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

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

A) Its medial border is the adductor magnus

B) The saphenous nerve passes through the femoral triangle

C) Its superior border is the inguinal ligament

D) Its lateral border is the sartorius

E) It is bisected by the femoral artery and vein

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

A) linea aspera

B) acetabular notch

C) obturator foramen

D) ischial tuberosity

E) ischial spine

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

A) It passes through the lesser sciatic foramen

B) It is a short, fan-shaped muscle

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

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

E) It crosses the knee joint

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

A) It is the longest

B) Its base articulates with the navicular bone

C) It is the strongest

D) It is the shortest

E) Its base has a large tuberosity

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

A) lateral cuneiform

B) cuboid

C) talus

D) medial cuneiform

E) intermediate cuneiform

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

A) pubic crest

B) lunate surface

C) ala

D) ramus

E) pecten pubis

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

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

B) It encloses the femoral nerve

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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24. 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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25. Which of the following structures passes through the saphenous opening?

A) femoral nerve

B) femoral artery

C) great saphenous vein

D) obturator nerve

E) femoral vein

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Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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