Anterior and medial compartment of the thigh

Question 1

What are the three articulations of the knee joint?

Answer 1

Medial femerotibial
Lateral femerotibial
Fermeropatellar

Question 2

Which bone is not part of the knee joint?

Answer 2

The fibular

Question 3

Why does vastus medialis pull at a much more oblique angle than the other three quads?

Answer 3

to prevent the patella being pulled too laterally

Question 4

What is the name for an injury in which a body structure is forcibly detached from its normal point of insertion by trauma or surgery?

Answer 4

Avulsion

Question 5

What are menisci?

Answer 5

Interarticular discs of fibrocartilage in the knee joint

Question 6

What are the menisci in contact with?

Answer 6

The superior articular surfaces of the lateral and medial condyle

Question 7

How many menisci are there in the knee joint?

Answer 7

2, one medial, one lateral

Question 8

Which menisci is more mobile?

Answer 8

The lateral menisci - it is unattached to knee joint

Question 9

How do the menisci connect to the knee?

Answer 9

By the transverse ligament

Question 10

How many intrinsic ligaments of the knee are there?

Answer 10

3 - Patella ligament, Cruciate ligament, Collateral ligament

Question 11

What is the patella ligament a continuation of?

Answer 11

The quadriceps femurs tendon

Question 12

How many cruciate ligaments are there?

Answer 12

2 - one anterior, one posterior

Question 13

Which ligament attaches to the lateral condylar of femur?

Answer 13

Anterior cruciate ligament

Question 14

Which ligament attaches to the medial condylar of femur?

Answer 14

Posterior cruciate ligament

Question 15

How many collateral ligaments are there?

Answer 15

2 - one on each side of the hinge joint

Question 16

Which collateral ligament attaches to the lateral femoral epicondyle?

Answer 16

Fibular collateral

Question 17

Which collateral ligament attaches to the medial femoral epicondyle?

Answer 17

Tibia collateral

Question 18

What produces extensions at the knee joint?

Answer 18

Produced by quadriceps femoris

Question 19

What muscles produce flexion of the knee?

Answer 19

Hamstrings, Gracilis, Sartorius, Popliteus

Question 20

What muscle produce lateral rotation of the knee?

Answer 20

Biceps femoris

Question 21

What muscles produce medial rotation of the knee?

Answer 21

Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus, Gracilis, Sartorius, Popliteus

Question 22

What passes through the saphenous hiatus (opening in deep fascia)?

Answer 22

The long saphenous vein

Question 23

Where does the long saphenous vein originate?

Answer 23

The dorsal venous arch of the foot and the dorsal vein of great toe

Question 24

What vein does the saphenous vein join in the femoral triangle?

Answer 24

The femoral vein

Question 25

What forms the base of the femoral triangle?

Answer 25

The inguinal ligament

Question 26

What forms the medial margin of the femoral triangle?

Answer 26

Adductor longus - medial margin

Question 27

What forms the lateral margin of the femoral triangle?

Answer 27

Sartorius - medial margin

Question 28

Which muscles form the floor of the femoral triangle?

Answer 28

Pectineus and adductor longs medially | Iliopsoas laterally

Question 29

Name the contents of the femoral triangle?

Answer 29

Femoral artery and vein Femoral nerve Femoral canal - contains deep lymph nodes and vessels

Question 30

Which content of the femoral triangle is not contained within the femoral sheath?

Answer 30

The femoral nerve

Question 31

What carries the femoral vessels, nerve to vastus medialis,saphenous nerve between the femoral triangle and popliteal fossa?

Answer 31

Adductor canal

Question 32

What is the anterior border of the adductor canal?

Answer 32

Sartorius

Question 33

What forms the posterior border of the adductor canal?

Answer 33

Adductor longs and adductor magnus

Question 34

What forms the lateral border of the adductor canal?

Answer 34

Vastus medialis

Question 35

What is the main function of the muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh?

Answer 35

Adducts the thigh at hip joint

Question 36

Where is the adductor hiatus located?

Answer 36

In adductor magnus muscle - between muscle and femur

Question 37

What passes through the adductor hiatus?

Answer 37

The femoral artery - becomes the popliteal artery