Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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Anatomy (Lower Limb Set 1)

MCQ

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

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

B) It is the heaviest bone in the body.

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

D) Its average adult length is 36 inches.

E) It is the longest bone in the body.

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

A) crural fascia

B) plantar fascia

C) Scarpa’s fascia

D) fascia lata

E) Colles’ fascia

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

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

B) The patella provides additional leverage for the quadriceps

C) It inserts onto the tibia

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

E) It is the great extensor of the thigh

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

A) It is bisected by the femoral artery and vein

B) Its medial border is the adductor magnus

C) The saphenous nerve passes through the femoral triangle

D) Its superior border is the inguinal ligament

E) Its lateral border is the sartorius

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

A) linea aspera

B) ischial spine

C) ischial tuberosity

D) acetabular notch

E) obturator foramen

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

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

B) It passes through the lesser sciatic foramen

C) It is a short, fan-shaped muscle

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

E) It crosses the knee joint

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

A) It is the strongest

B) It is the longest

C) Its base has a large tuberosity

D) Its base articulates with the navicular bone

E) It is the shortest

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

A) cuboid

B) talus

C) calcaneus

D) navicular

E) intermediate cuneiform

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

A) fibula

B) femur

C) tibia

D) ischium

E) ilium

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

A) It is the longest muscle in the body

B) It acts across two joints

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

D) It extends the hip

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

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

A) medial malleolus

B) femoral neck

C) tibia

D) fibula

E) patella

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

A) pecten pubis

B) pubic crest

C) ala

D) lunate surface

E) ramus

13 / 25

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

A) navicular

B) lateral cuneiform

C) calcaneus

D) cuboid

E) talus

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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) pelvic rami

C) acetabulum

D) neck of the femur

E) ilium

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

A) cuboid

B) fibula

C) calcaneus

D) femur

E) talus

16 / 25

Which of the following structures passes through the saphenous opening?

A) femoral vein

B) femoral nerve

C) femoral artery

D) great saphenous vein

E) obturator nerve

17 / 25

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

A) fibula

B) ilium

C) ischium

D) femur

E) tibia

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

A) The great saphenous vein passes through the adductor hiatus

B) It transmits the femoral nerve, artery and vein

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

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

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

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

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

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

E) The rectus femoris lies deep to the vastus intermedius

20 / 25

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

A) medial intermuscular septum

B) iliotibial tract

C) crural fascia

D) cribriform fascia

E) lateral intermuscular septum

21 / 25

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

A) talus

B) intermediate cuneiform

C) medial cuneiform

D) cuboid

E) lateral cuneiform

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

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

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

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

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

E) It encloses the femoral nerve

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

A) It has adductor and hamstring parts

B) Its main action is to adduct the thigh

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

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

E) It is the largest muscle in the adductor group

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

A) It is the chief flexor of the thigh

B) It is enclosed between two layers of fascia lata

C) It inserts into the iliotibial tract

D) It is a flat quadrangular muscle

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

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

A) great saphenous

B) peroneal

C) popliteal

D) femoral

E) tibial

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Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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