Intro To The Lower Limb

Question 1

In a neutral pelvic positioning, the ASIS is aligned with…

Answer 1

The pubic tubercle

Question 2

What are the functions of the gluteal muscles?

Answer 2

Hip abduction, extension, rotation

Question 3

What are the functions of the medial thigh muscles?

Answer 3

Hip adduction, extension

Question 4

What are the functions of the anterior thigh muscles?

Answer 4

Hip flexion, knee extension

Question 5

What are the functions of the posterior thigh muscles?

Answer 5

Hip extension, knee flexion

Question 6

What are the functions of the anterior and lateral leg muscles?

Answer 6

Foot dorsiflexion, eversion and inversion, foot joints extension

Question 7

What are the functions of the posterior leg muscles?

Answer 7

Ankle plantarflexion, knee flexion, foot joints flexion

Question 8

What is the fascia of the thigh?

Answer 8

Fascia lata

Question 9

What is the fascia of the leg?

Answer 9

Crural fascia

Question 10

What is the main blood supply to the free lower limb?

Answer 10

External iliac artery

Question 11

What is the main blood supply to the hip, gluteal and medial thigh region?

Answer 11

Branches of the internal iliac artery

Question 12

What is the name of the external iliac artery past the inguinal ligament?

Answer 12

Femoral artery

Question 13

What is the name of the external iliac artery past the adductor hiatus?

Answer 13

Popliteal artery

Question 14

Which vessel do the deep veins drain into?

Answer 14

Inferior vena cava

Question 15

Which superficial vein runs along posterior leg, drains into the popliteal vein posterior to knee?

Answer 15

Small saphenous vein

Question 16

Which vein is superficial on the dorsum of the foot?

Answer 16

Dorsal venous arch

Question 17

Which vein travels along medial leg, knee and thigh, drains into the femoral vein at the saphenous opening?

Answer 17

Great saphenous vein

Question 18

The sacral dermatomes become concentrically smaller around the…

Answer 18

Anus

Question 19

Why do the dermatome spiral as they move down the leg?

Answer 19

Medial rotation of the leg during embryonic development

Question 20

What does the false pelvis contain?

Answer 20

Abdominal viscera

Question 21

What does the true pelvis contain?

Answer 21

Pelvic viscera

Question 22

What do ASIS and AIIS stand for?

Answer 22

ASIS - anterior superior iliac spine
AIIS - anterior inferior iliac spine

Question 23

Which three hip bones fuse to form the acetabulum?

Answer 23

Ilium, pubis, ischium

Question 24

What type of joint is the lumbosacral joint?

Answer 24

Solid, symphysis

Question 25

What type of joint is the sacroiliac joint?

Answer 25

Anterior - synovial
Posterior - solid, syndesmosis

Question 26

What type of joint is the hip joint?

Answer 26

Synovial, ball-and-socket

Question 27

What type of joint is the pubic symphysis?

Answer 27

Solid, symphysis

Question 28

What type of joint is the sacrococcygeal joint?

Answer 28

Solid, symphysis

Question 29

What are the inferior and superior attachments of the sacrospinous ligament?

Answer 29

Sacrum to ischial spine

Question 30

What are the inferior and superior attachments of the sacrotuberous ligament?

Answer 30

Sacrum to ischial tuberosity

Question 31

What are the functions of the ligaments?

Answer 31

To prevent upward tilting of the distal sacrum