Anatomy Lower Limb Sem. 1
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The lower limp is made up of 30 bones. The lower leg is the part of the lower limb that lies between the knee and the ankle. In semester one of the anatomy class we were able to cover much about the lower limb, its bones and how it meets its function. Take up the test below and refresh your memory.
- 1.A 27-year-old patient exhibits a loss of skin sensation and paralysis of muscles on the plantar aspect of the medial side of the foot. Which of the following nerves is most likely damaged?
- A.
Common peroneal
- B.
Tibial
- C.
Superficial peroneal
- D.
Deep peroneal
- E.
Sural
- 2.A patient with a deep knife wound in the buttock walks with a waddling gait that is characterized by the pelvis falling toward one side at each step. Which of the following nerves is damaged?
- A.
Obturator nerve
- B.
Nerve to obturator internus
- C.
Superior gluteal nerve
- D.
Inferior gluteal nerve
- E.
Femoral nerve
- 3.A patient is unable to prevent anterior displacement of the femur on the tibia when the knee is flexed. Which of the following ligaments is most likely damaged?
- A.
Anterior cruciate
- B.
Fibular collateral
- C.
Patellar
- D.
Posterior cruciate
- E.
Tibial collateral
- 4.A 41-year-old man was involved in a fight and felt weakness in extending the knee joint. On examination, he was diagnosed with a lesion of the femoral nerve. Which of the following symptoms would be a result of this nerve damage?
- A.
Paralysis of the psoas major muscle
- B.
Loss of skin sensation on the lateral side of the foot
- C.
Loss of skin sensation over the greater trochanter
- D.
Paralysis of the vastus lateralis muscle
- E.
Paralysis of the tensor fasciae latae
- 5.A 47-year-old woman is unable to invert her foot after she stumbled on her driveway. Which of the following nerves are most likely injured?
- A.
Superficial and deep peroneal
- B.
Deep peroneal and tibial
- C.
Superficial peroneal and tibial
- D.
Medial and lateral plantar
- E.
Obturator and tibial
- 6.A 22-year-old patient is unable to "unlock" the knee joint to permit flexion of the leg. Which of the following muscles is most likely damaged?
- A.
Rectus femoris
- B.
Semimembranosus
- C.
Popliteus
- D.
Gastrocnemius
- E.
Biceps femoris
- 7.A patient presents with sensory loss on adjacent sides of the great and second toes and impaired dorsiflexion of the foot. These signs probably indicate damage to which of the following nerves?
- A.
Superficial peroneal
- B.
Lateral plantar
- C.
Deep peroneal
- D.
Sural
- E.
Tibial
- 8.A motorcyclist falls from his bike in an accident and gets a deep gash that severs the superficial peroneal nerve near its origin. Which of the following muscles is paralyzed?
- A.
Peroneus longus
- B.
Extensor hallucis longus
- C.
Extensor digitorum longus
- D.
Peroneus tertius
- E.
Extensor digitorum brevis
- 9.A 67-year-old patient has been given a course of antibiotics by gluteal intramuscular injections after a major abdominal surgery. To avoid damaging the sciatic nerve during an injection, the needle should be inserted into which of the following areas?
- A.
Over the sacrospinous ligament
- B.
Midway between the ischial tuberosity and the lesser trochanter
- C.
Midpoint of the gemelli muscles
- D.
Upper lateral quadrant of the gluteal region
- E.
Lower medial quadrant of the gluteal region
- 10.A 20-year-old patient cannot flex and medially rotate the thigh while running and climbing. Which of the following muscles is most likely damaged?
- A.
Semimembranosus
- B.
Sartorius
- C.
Rectus femoris
- D.
Vastus intermedius
- E.
Tensor fasciae latae
- 11.A 21-year-old man was involved in a motorcycle accident, resulting in destruction of the groove in the lower surface of the cuboid bone. Which of the following muscle tendons is most likely damaged?
- A.
Flexor hallucis longus
- B.
Peroneus brevis
- C.
Peroneus longus
- D.
Tibialis anterior
- E.
Tibialis posterior
- 12.A construction worker falls feet-first from a roof. He sustains a fracture of the groove on the undersurface of the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus bone. Which of the following muscle tendons is most likely torn?
- A.
Flexor digitorum brevis
- B.
Flexor digitorum longus
- C.
Flexor hallucis brevis
- D.
Flexor hallucis longus
- E.
Tibialis posterior
- 13.A thoracic surgeon is going to harvest a portion of the greater saphenous vein for coronary bypass surgery. He has observed that this vein runs:
- A.
Posterior to the medial malleolus
- B.
Into the popliteal vein
- C.
Anterior to the medial condyles of the tibia and femur
- D.
Superficial to the fascia lata of the thigh
- E.
Along with the femoral artery
- 14.A 52-year-old woman slipped and fell and complained of being unable to extend her leg at the knee joint. Which of the following muscles was paralyzed as a result of this accident?
- A.
Semitendinosus
- B.
Sartorius
- C.
Gracilis
- D.
Quadriceps femoris
- E.
Biceps femoris
- 15.A patient experiences weakness in dorsiflexing and inverting the foot. Which of the following muscles is damaged?
- A.
Peroneus longus
- B.
Peroneus brevis
- C.
Tibialis anterior
- D.
Extensor digitorum longus
- E.
Peroneus tertius
- 16.Questions 16-20: A 62-year-old woman slips and falls on the bathroom floor. As a result, she has a posterior dislocation of the hip joint and a fracture of the neck of the femur. Rupture of the ligamentum teres capitis femoris may lead to damage to a branch of which of the following arteries?
- A.
Medial circumflex femoral
- B.
Lateral circumflex femoral
- C.
Obturator
- D.
Superior gluteal
- E.
Inferior gluteal
- 17.A 62-year-old woman slips and falls on the bathroom floor. As a result, she has a posterior dislocation of the hip joint and a fracture of the neck of the femur. Fracture of the neck of the femur results in avascular necrosis of the femoral head, probably resulting from lack of blood supply from which of the following arteries?
- A.
Obturator
- B.
Superior gluteal
- C.
Inferior gluteal
- D.
Medial femoral circumflex
- E.
Lateral femoral circumflex
- 18.A 62-year-old woman slips and falls on the bathroom floor. As a result, she has a posterior dislocation of the hip joint and a fracture of the neck of the femur. If the acetabulum is fractured at its posterosuperior margin by dislocation of the hip joint, which of the following bones could be involved?
- A.
Pubis
- B.
Ischium
- C.
Ilium
- D.
Sacrum
- E.
Head of the femur
- 19.A 62-year-old woman slips and falls on the bathroom floor. As a result, she has a posterior dislocation of the hip joint and a fracture of the neck of the femur. The woman experiences weakness when abducting and medially rotating the thigh after this accident. Which of the following muscles is most likely damaged?
- A.
Piriformis
- B.
Obturator internus
- C.
Quadratus femoris
- D.
Gluteus maximus
- E.
Gluteus minimus
- 20.A 62-year-old woman slips and falls on the bathroom floor. As a result, she has a posterior dislocation of the hip joint and a fracture of the neck of the femur. The woman undergoes hip surgery. If all of the arteries that are part of the cruciate anastomosis of the upper thigh are ligated, which of the following arteries maintains blood flow?
- A.
Medial femoral circumflex
- B.
Lateral femoral circumflex
- C.
Superior gluteal
- D.
Inferior gluteal
- E.
First perforating
- 21.A 34-year-old woman sustains a deep cut on the dorsum of the foot just distal to her ankle joint by a falling kitchen knife. A physician in the emergency department has ligated the dorsalis pedis artery proximal to the injured area. Which of the following conditions most likely occurs as a result of the injury?
- A.
Lschemia in the peroneus longus muscle
- B.
Aneurysm in the plantar arterial arch
- C.
Reduction of blood flow in the medial tarsal artery
- D.
Low blood pressure in the anterior tibial artery
- E.
High blood pressure in the arcuate artery
- 22.A patient experiences paralysis of the muscle that originates from the femur and contributes directly to the stability of the knee joint. Which of the following muscles is involved?
- A.
Vastus lateralis
- B.
Semimembranosus
- C.
Sartorius
- D.
Biceps femoris (long head)
- E.
Rectus femoris
- 23.A patient is involved in a motorcycle wreck that results in avulsion of the skin over the anterolateral leg and ankle. Which of the following structures is most likely destroyed with this type of injury?
- A.
Deep peroneal nerve
- B.
Extensor digitorum longus muscle tendon
- C.
Dorsalis pedis artery
- D.
Great saphenous vein
- E.
Superficial peroneal nerve
- 24.A knife wound penetrates the superficial vein that terminates in the popliteal vein. Bleeding occurs from which of the following vessels?
- A.
Posterior tibial vein
- B.
Anterior tibial vein
- C.
Peroneal vein
- D.
Great saphenous vein
- E.
Lesser saphenous vein
- 25.A 10-year-old boy falls from a tree house. The resultant heavy compression of the sole of his foot against the ground caused a fracture of the head of the talus. Which of the following structures is unable to function normally?
- A.
Transverse arch
- B.
Medial longitudinal arch
- C.
Lateral longitudinal arch
- D.
Tendon of the peroneus longus
- E.
Long plantar ligament
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