Lower Limb

Question 1

What does the femoral triangle consist of

Answer 1

Three borders

Roof

Floor

Superior border

Lateral border

Medial border

Question 2

What is the roof of the femoral triangle

Answer 2

Fascia lata

Question 3

What is the floor of the femoral triangle

Answer 3

Pectineus

Iliopsoas

Adductor longus muscles

Question 4

What does the superior border of femoral triangle consist of

Answer 4

Inguinal ligament

Question 5

What does the lateral border of the femoral triangle consist of

Answer 5

Medial border of the sartorius muscle

Question 6

What does the medial border of the femoral triangle consist of

Answer 6

Medial border of the adductor longus muscle

Question 7

What are the contents of the femoral triangle

Lateral to medial

Answer 7

Femoral nerve

Femoral artery

Femoral vein

Femoral canal

Question 8

What does the femoral canal contain

Answer 8

Deep lymph nodes and vessels

Question 9

How do you remember the contents of the femoral triangle

Answer 9

Lateral to medial

NAVEL

Nerve
Artery
Vein
Empty space
Lymph nodes

Question 10

What shape is the popliteal fossa

Answer 10

Diamond shape with four borders

Question 11

What are the borders of the popliteal fossa

Answer 11

Superomedial border - semimembranosus

Superolateral border - biceps femoris

Inferomedial border - medial head of the gastrocnemius

Inferolateral border - lateral head of the gastrocnemius and plantaris

Question 12

What are the contents of the popliteal fossa

Answer 12

Medial to lateral

Popliteal artery
Popliteal vein
Tibial nerve
Common fibular nerve (common peroneal nerve)

Question 13

Where does the common fibular nerve run

Answer 13

Follows the biceps femoris tendon - travels along the lateral margin of the popliteal fossa

Question 14

What group can the bones of the foot be divided into

Answer 14

Tarsals

Metatarsals

Phalanges

Question 15

Describe the tarsals

Answer 15

Seven irregularly shaped bones

Situated proximally in the foot of the ankle area

Question 16

What regions can the foot be divided into

Answer 16

Hindfoot
Midfoot
Forefoot

Question 17

What makes up the hindfoot

Answer 17

Talus and calcaneus

Question 18

What makes up the mid foot

Answer 18

Navicular

Cuboid

Cuneiforms

Question 19

What makes up the forefoot

Answer 19

Metatarsals

Phalanges

Question 20

What transmits the weight of the entire body to the foot

Answer 20

Talus

Question 21

What constitutes the heel

Answer 21

Calcaneus

Question 22

What are the names of the cuneiform bones

Answer 22

Lateral
Intermediate (middle)
Medial

Wedge shaped bones

Question 23

What does the medial cuneiform provide attachment for

Answer 23

Tibialis anterior
Part of tibialis posterior
Fibularis longus

Question 24

What does the lateral cuneiform provide attachment for

Answer 24

Flexor hallucis brevis

Question 25

What are the main features of the femur

Answer 25

Head Neck Two bony processes - greater and lesser trochanters Intertrochanteric line Trochanteric crest

Question 26

What is the small depression in the head of the femur

Answer 26

Fovea

Question 27

What is the role of the fovea

Answer 27

Where ligamentum teres attaches

Question 28

What is the role of the greater trochanter

Answer 28

Site of attachment for muscles in the gluteal region - gluteus medius - gluteus minimus - piriformis Vastus lateralis - originates from here

Question 29

What is the role of the lesser trochanter

Answer 29

Site of attachment for iliopsoas

Question 30

What is the role of the intertrochanteric line

Answer 30

Site of attachment for the iliofemoral ligament

Question 31

What is the strongest ligament of the hip joint

Answer 31

Iliofemoral ligament

Question 32

What attaches to the intertrochanteric crest

Answer 32

Quadratus femoris

Question 33

Why does the shaft of the femur descend in a slight medial direction

Answer 33

Brings the knee closer to the body's centre of gravity - increase stability

Question 34

What articulates to form the knee joint

Answer 34

Medial and lateral condyles Tibia Patella

Question 35

What do the medial and lateral condyles articulate with

Answer 35

Tibia and menisci of the knee

Question 36

What type of bone is the patella

Answer 36

Sesamoid - largest in the body

Question 37

How is the patella attached

Answer 37

Superior - quadriceps tendon Inferior - patellar ligament

Question 38

What are the functions of the patella

Answer 38

Leg extension Protection

Question 39

In the tibia what do the condyles form

Answer 39

Flat surface - tibial plateau

Question 40

Tibia What is the name of the region located between the condyles

Answer 40

Intercondylar eminence