3 L4 Hip Joint and Thigh

Question 1

What is the angle of the femur

Answer 1

125 degrees

Question 2

What muscles attach to the greater trochanter of the femur

Answer 2

Hip abductor muscles

Question 3

What muscle attaches to the lesser trochanter of the femur

Answer 3

Illiopsoas

Question 4

Hip joint type

Answer 4

Synovial- Ball and Socket

Question 5

Hip joint bony components

Answer 5

Acetabulum - Head of femur

Question 6

Describe the hip joint stability while standing

Answer 6

All ligaments are tight in extension (standing) - Most energy efficient

Question 7

3 ligaments of hip joint

Answer 7

Illiofemoral
Ischiofemoral
Pubofemoral

Question 8

Name and function of labrum on hip joint

Answer 8

Acetabulum labrum- increases bony congruency of acetabulum

Question 9

3 main peripheral nerves of lower limb

Answer 9

Sciatic - Femoral - Obturator

Question 10

3 thigh innervation pairs

Answer 10

Femoral-Anterior
Obturator- Medial
Tibial- Posterior

Question 11

Describe the changes from the aorta down to the lower limb

Answer 11

Abdominal aorta - Common iliac arteries - Internal iliac artery (Superior and Inferior gluteal arteries) - External iliac arteries - Femoral artery - Popliteal artery (Anterior and Posterior tibial artery, Fibular artery)

Question 12

What ligament does the external iliac artery pass under as it becomes the femoral artery

Answer 12

Inguinal ligament

Question 13

Main blood supply for thigh muscles

Answer 13

Deep femoral artery and vein

Question 14

Medial and lateral hip muscles

Answer 14

Adductors and Abductors

Question 15

Anterior hip muscles

Answer 15

Quadriceps (rectus femoris) - Illipsoas (hip only)

Question 16

Posterior hip muscles

Answer 16

Hamstrings - Gluteus maximus (hip only)

Question 17

Quadriceps femoris

Answer 17

Rectus femoris - Vastus medialis, intermedius, lateralis

Question 18

Muscles that cross between hip and knee joint

Answer 18

Rectus femoris (quads) - Hamstrings

Question 19

3 hip flexor muscles

Answer 19

Illipsoas - Rectus femoris (quads) - Sartorius

Question 20

Rectus femoris action at hip and knee

Answer 20

Hip- flexion
Knee- extension

Question 21

Tailors muscle

Answer 21

Sartorius

Question 22

Femoral triangle boundaries

Answer 22

Superior- Inguinal ligament
Medial- Adductor longus
Lateral- Sartorius

Question 23

Femoral triangle contents

Answer 23

Femoral:
Vein
Artery
Nerve

Question 24

2 Hip extensor muscles

Answer 24

Gluteus maximus - Hamstrings

Question 25

Gluteus maximus blood supply

Answer 25

Inferior gluteal

Question 26

3 hamstring muscles

Answer 26

Biceps femoris (lateral) - Semaimembranosous and Semitendinosous (medial)

Question 27

Hamstrings muscle movement at hip and knee

Answer 27

Hips- extension Knee- Flexion and Rotation

Question 28

Where does the sciatic nerve exit the pelvis from

Answer 28

Greater sciatic foramen

Question 29

Tibial nerve innervation and exception

Answer 29

Posterior thigh compartment EXCEPT short head of biceps femoris which is innervated by the common fibular nerve

Question 30

3 adductor... muscles

Answer 30

Adductor: Brevis Longus Magnus

Question 31

3 adductor muscles

Answer 31

Adductors, Pectineus, Gracilis

Question 32

Where does the obturator nerve exit the pelvis

Answer 32

Through the obturator canal- foramen in the obturator membrane

Question 33

What does the superior gluteal nerve innervate

Answer 33

Gluteus minimus and medialis