Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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Anatomy (Lower Limb Set 1)

MCQ

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

A) Scarpa’s fascia

B) plantar fascia

C) Colles’ fascia

D) fascia lata

E) crural fascia

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

A) obturator nerve

B) great saphenous vein

C) femoral artery

D) femoral nerve

E) femoral vein

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

A) pubic crest

B) ramus

C) lunate surface

D) ala

E) pecten pubis

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4. 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 extends from the adductor canal in the thigh to the popliteal fossa

D) It transmits the femoral nerve, artery and vein

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

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5. 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) ilium

B) neck of the femur

C) pelvic rami

D) ischial tuberosity

E) acetabulum

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

A) It encloses the femoral nerve

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C) It acts across two joints

D) It is the longest muscle in the body

E) It extends the hip

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

A) intermediate cuneiform

B) cuboid

C) navicular

D) calcaneus

E) talus

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9. 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 has adductor and hamstring parts

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

D) It is the largest muscle in the adductor group

E) Its main action is to adduct the thigh

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

A) cuboid

B) fibula

C) femur

D) talus

E) calcaneus

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

A) tibial

B) popliteal

C) peroneal

D) great saphenous

E) femoral

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

A) It is the heaviest bone in the body.

B) It is the longest bone in the body.

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

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

E) Its average adult length is 36 inches.

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13. 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 vastus intermedius is the chief flexor of the thigh

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

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

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

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

A) patella

B) medial malleolus

C) femoral neck

D) tibia

E) fibula

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

A) obturator foramen

B) acetabular notch

C) ischial spine

D) linea aspera

E) ischial tuberosity

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

A) crural fascia

B) lateral intermuscular septum

C) medial intermuscular septum

D) iliotibial tract

E) cribriform fascia

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

A) lateral cuneiform

B) cuboid

C) navicular

D) calcaneus

E) talus

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

A) It is the great extensor of the thigh

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

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

D) It inserts onto the tibia

E) The patella provides additional leverage for the quadriceps

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19. 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 the chief flexor of the thigh

C) It is enclosed between two layers of fascia lata

D) It is a flat quadrangular muscle

E) It inserts into the iliotibial tract

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

A) medial cuneiform

B) lateral cuneiform

C) talus

D) cuboid

E) intermediate cuneiform

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

A) ilium

B) femur

C) fibula

D) tibia

E) ischium

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

A) Its medial border is the adductor magnus

B) Its lateral border is the sartorius

C) The saphenous nerve passes through the femoral triangle

D) Its superior border is the inguinal ligament

E) It is bisected by the femoral artery and vein

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

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

B) It crosses the knee joint

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

D) It is a short, fan-shaped muscle

E) It passes through the lesser sciatic foramen

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

A) tibia

B) ilium

C) ischium

D) fibula

E) femur

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Lower Limb Anatomy Set 1

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