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What structure deepens the acetabulum to increase stability of the hip joint?
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Acetabulum Labrum
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What structure contains the artery to the femoral head?
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Ligamentum Teres
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What is the largest peripheral nerve in the body?
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Sciatic
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What is the strongest ligament in the ankle?
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Deltoid
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What structure cushions the articulation between the femoral condyles and the tibial plateaus?
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Menisci
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Which ligament in the ankle helps to maintain the longitudinal arch of the foot?
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Spring
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What structure provides weight bearing support to the medial side of the ankle?
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Sustentaculum tali
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What group of tendons in the ankle does the extensor hallucis longus belong to?
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Anterior
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What group of muscles is known as the lateral rotators of the thigh?
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Posterior
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What tendon is an extension of the gastrocnemius muscle?
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Achilles
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Which muscles act as plantar flexors, but also stabilize the lateral ankle and logitudinal arch of the foot?
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Peroneus
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Which muscle (or muscles) is a prominent flexor of the foot and is responsible for giving the calf its shape on the back of the leg?
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Gastrocnemius
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Which of the following ligaments provides medial support to the ankle joint?
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Deltoid
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The femoral artery is an extension of which artery?
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External Iliac Artery
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The great saphenous vein ascends the medial aspect of the leg and thigh to drain into which vein?
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Femoral
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