Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

/25

Anatomy (Lower Limb Set 1)

MCQ

1 / 25

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

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

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

C) Its main action is to adduct the thigh

D) It is the largest muscle in the adductor group

E) It has adductor and hamstring parts

2 / 25

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

A) cuboid

B) intermediate cuneiform

C) talus

D) lateral cuneiform

E) medial cuneiform

3 / 25

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

A) It inserts onto the tibia

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

C) The patella provides additional leverage for the quadriceps

D) It is the great extensor of the thigh

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

4 / 25

4. 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

5 / 25

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

A) femur

B) fibula

C) talus

D) calcaneus

E) cuboid

6 / 25

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

A) crural fascia

B) iliotibial tract

C) cribriform fascia

D) medial intermuscular septum

E) lateral intermuscular septum

7 / 25

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

A) Scarpa’s fascia

B) fascia lata

C) crural fascia

D) plantar fascia

E) Colles’ fascia

8 / 25

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

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

B) The great saphenous vein passes through the adductor hiatus

C) It transmits the femoral nerve, artery and vein

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

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

9 / 25

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

A) It extends the hip

B) It acts across two joints

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

D) It is the longest muscle in the body

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

10 / 25

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

A) lateral cuneiform

B) talus

C) cuboid

D) calcaneus

E) navicular

11 / 25

11. 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) acetabulum

C) ilium

D) pelvic rami

E) ischial tuberosity

12 / 25

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

A) ischial tuberosity

B) ischial spine

C) acetabular notch

D) linea aspera

E) obturator foramen

13 / 25

13. 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

14 / 25

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

A) ischium

B) tibia

C) femur

D) ilium

E) fibula

15 / 25

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

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

B) It encloses the femoral nerve

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

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

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

16 / 25

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

A) ramus

B) lunate surface

C) pubic crest

D) pecten pubis

E) ala

17 / 25

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

A) ilium

B) fibula

C) femur

D) ischium

E) tibia

18 / 25

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

A) femoral vein

B) great saphenous vein

C) femoral nerve

D) obturator nerve

E) femoral artery

19 / 25

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

A) great saphenous

B) popliteal

C) peroneal

D) femoral

E) tibial

20 / 25

20. 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 enclosed between two layers of fascia lata

D) It is the chief flexor of the thigh

E) It is a flat quadrangular muscle

21 / 25

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

A) cuboid

B) intermediate cuneiform

C) navicular

D) talus

E) calcaneus

22 / 25

22. 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) It is the heaviest bone in the body.

D) Its average adult length is 36 inches.

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

23 / 25

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

A) It is the longest

B) It is the shortest

C) Its base has a large tuberosity

D) Its base articulates with the navicular bone

E) It is the strongest

24 / 25

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

A) The saphenous nerve passes through the femoral triangle

B) Its medial border is the adductor magnus

C) It is bisected by the femoral artery and vein

D) Its superior border is the inguinal ligament

E) Its lateral border is the sartorius

25 / 25

25. 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) fibula

D) patella

E) tibia

Your score is

The average score is 33%

Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

Follow Us on Social Media