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Lower Limb Exam Questions
Lower Limb Exam Questions
2. What is the name of the muscle that inserts on the base of the 5th metatarsal bone?
a. Fibularis brevis
b. Flexor carpi ulnaris
c. Tibialis posterior
d. Abductor digiti minimi
e. The 4th lumbrical
4. If the sciatic nerve is injured near the greater sciatic foramen, what action at the hip will be
weakened?
a. Abduction
b. Lateral (external) rotation
c. Flexion
d. Extension
e. Medial (internal) rotation
9. Which muscle DOES NOT cross anterior to the transverse axis of the hip joint?
a. Tensor fascia latale
b. Psoas
c. Rectus femoris
d. Sartorius
e. Vastus lateralis
10. Which of the following muscles is/are innervated by the superficial peroneal nerve?
a. Fibularis (peroneus) longus
b. Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
c. Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
d. A and B
e. A,B and C
11. Inability to hold the pelvic girdle level while standing on one foot is symptomatic of an injury to:
a. Inferior gluteal nerve
b. Superficial fibular (peroneal) nerve
c. Superior gluteal nerve
d. Deep fibular (peroneal) nerve
e. Obturator nerve
12. Difficulty in crossing the knees while sitting in a chair is symptomatic injury to:
a. Femoral nerve
b. Obturator nerve
c. Superior gluteal nerve
d. Inferior gluteal nerve
e. Fibular (peroneal) division of the sciatic nerve
15. While standing on one foot (right) the opposite side of the hip (left) drops. Which of the
following nerve has a lesion?
a. Femoral nerve
b. Deep peroneal nerve
c. Inferior gluteal nerve
d. Tibial nerve
e. Superior gluteal nerve
16. Both the avulsion fracture of the ischial tuberosity and vertical shear fracture of the pelvis will
lead to weakened knee flexion and extension of the hip joint?
a. True
b. False
17. Varicosity of the vein in the case of lower is because of the valvular insufficiency in which of the
following veins?
a. Superficial
b. Deep
c. Perforating
d. None of the above
18. During an examination of a patient, YOU notice that the person is displacing this right shoulder
posteriorly during right heel strike. This displacement suggests paralysis of?
a. Right Quadriceps Muscle
b. Right Anterior Tibialis
c. Right Gluteus Maximus
d. Right Gluteus Medius
e. Right Gastrocnemius
19. A patient who has had a skiing accident is brought to the emergency room. The region around
his knee is swollen. The skin of his foot is pale and no dorsalis pedis pulse can be detected. An x-
ray reveals a fracture of the femur immediately proximal to the femoral condyles. Which of the
following arteries has been compressed by the displacement of this fracture?
a. Anterior Tibial Artery
b. Femoral Artery
c. Popliteal Artery
d. Posterior Tibial Artery
e. Profunda Femoris Artery
20. A patient presents to YOU with torn medical collateral ligament of the right knee. Which of the
following signs may be elicited during physical examination?
a. Posterior Displacement of the Tibia
b. Anterior Displacement of the Femur
c. Abnormal passive Abduction of the extended knee
d. Abnormal passive Adduction of the extended knee
Lower Limb
Gastrocnemius
Everted
Talus
Movement possible in knee joint (Tibiofemoral joints)?
Popliteus
Important tarsal bone that does not have any muscle attachments?
Talus
Avascular necrosis, Osteonecrosis, Non union, Abnormal gait due to laterally rotated limb
Fracture of the femoral neck: Lower limb will be laterally rotated and shortened. This is because the
gluteus maximus, piriformis, obturator internus, superior and inferior gemelli, and quadratus femoris
rotate the distal fragment laterally. The rectus femoris, adductor muscles, and hamstrings draw the
distal fragment proximally.
Invertion
Boundaries: Inguinal Ligament Superior, Sartorius Lateral, Adductor Longus Medial (ISSLAM)
Adductor hiatus
Deep (Profundus) femoral artery gives rise to perforating arteries, which supply:
Adductor tubercle:
Midinguinal pt:
Post triangle
Adductor canal:
femoral canal
In femoral triangle:
52 year old female presents with groin pain. Immediately inferior to inguinal canal. Physician suspected that
patient has femoral hernia contain a loop of small end. Which structure immediately located medial to sac of
hernia:
Lacunar ligament
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Which part of the thigh can be palpated when the hip is flexed and abducted?
Lateral thigh
When the greater trochanter of the femoral is fractured, which nerve is injured?
Surgeon operating on popliteal aneurysm ligates Adductor Canal which begins at apex of femoral triangle and ends
at the Adductor Hiatus?
Femoral sheath
L- femoral artery
M- femoral canal
Mid- femoral V
No Femoral Nerve.
Obturator nerve
Mid point between Anterior Superior Iliac Spine and Pubic Symphysis.
Saphenous nerve.
Adductor Canal
Adductor Canal
Inserted tendon of adductor magnus, allows passage of femoral vessels to popliteal fossa
Popliteal fossa
Femoral Hernia
Common in women
Femoral canal
Quadriceps femoris
Extend leg
Femoral nerve
ACL (ant cruciate lig.), Medial Meniscus, Tibial Collateral lig (tcl)
ACL
Gluteus maximus
Foot drop
Pott’s Fracture
Fracture of lower end of Fibula with medial malleolus fracture and rupture of deltoid ligament
Which nerve is vulnerable to injury around neck of fibula
Ligament supports head of talus and passes from subtant? Tali of calcenous to navicular bone
Semi membranous
Cannot flex thigh and knee
Foot drop and high stepping gate, loss of sensation to dorsum of foot and medial aspect
Leads to paralysis (due to damage of DPN) of all dorsi flexors and evertor muscles
Tibialis anterior
Tibialis posterior
Adductor magnus
Tibia, fibula
Sciatic nerve
Piriformis muscles
Inserts into upper end of greater trochanter of femur- rotates thigh laterally
Waddling Gait
Trendelenburgs sign
dislocation of hip (weakness of gluteus max and med-unsupported side falls instead of rising)
Femoral nerve
Flexor retinaculum
Femoral nerve
Dural nerve
Structures passing thru both the greater and lesser sciatic foramen
Gluteus maximus
Quadratus femoris
Femoral canal
Popliteal fossa
Contains popliteal vessels, common peroneal tibial nerves and the small saphenous vein
Saphenous opening
Football injuries
Vastus medialis
extends leg
Obturator internus
Tibialis posterior
cuboid bone
Spring ligament
planta calcaneonavicular
Femoral nerve
Sciatic nerve
Obturator nerve
Popliteal artery
Femoral vein
Femoral hernia
common in women
Potts fracture
weakness of adduction
Vastus lateralis
extends leg
Xiphoid process…..attaches via its pointed causal end to the linea alba
Cremasteric fascia
Processes vaginalis
Gubernaculum testis
Adductor Magnus
Potts Fracture involve Fracture of Fibula and Rupture of Deltoid ligament produced by:
38yr old woman brought to woman by fork lift operator. Examation revels loss of sensation of dorsum of left foot.
Dorsiflexion against resistance is not possible. Inversion of subtalar joints on left limb. Diagnosis is trauma to:
Palpation at point equidistant between Ischial tuberosity and greater trochanter of femur reveals what:
Sciatic nerve
ACL, MCL, MM
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Test 1
5. Deep (Profundus) femoral artery gives rise to perforating arteries, which supply:
post thigh muscle
6. Adductor tubercle:
medial condyle of femur
9. Trendleburg’s sign:
pelvis will sink downwards on unsupported leg side
Test 2:
Test 1:
2. Which of the following statement about medial femoral circumflex a is false: it sends a branch
with obturator canal
3. In femoral triangle: profunda femoris (deep femoral) artery originates from femoral artery,
femoral nerve lies lateral to femoral artery, some inguinal lymph nodes may be found, femoral
vein lies medial to femoral artery
4. femoral artery: becomes popliteal artery after passing thru adductor hiatus
5. Profunda femoris a (deep femoral a): gives perforating arteries which supply post thigh muscle
6. Adductor tubercle is located in: medial condyle femur
7. 52 year old female presents with groin pain. Immediately inferior to inguinal canal. Physician
suspected that patient has femoral hernia contain a loop of small end?…which structure
immediately located medial to sac of hernia: lacunar ligament
8. Cruciate anastomosis is of hip joint receives primary contribution from following arteries except:
inf epigastric artery
9. Which of following statements regarding postive trendelburg’s sign is correct: pelvis sinks
downwards on unsupported leg side
2. Which part of the thigh can be palpated when the hip is flexed and abducted?
lateral thigh
3. When the greater trochanter of the femoral is fractured, which nerve is injured?
a. Superior gluteal nerve
b. Nerve to obturator internus
4. Cruciate anastomoses contributes to all except
Superior epigastric artery
9. Femoral sheath
L- femoral artery
M- femoral canal
Mid- femoral V
fracture of lower end of Fibula with medial malleolus fracture and rupture of deltoid ligament
37. Loss of skin sensation, paralysis of plantar aspect of medial side of foot
medial plantar nerve…branch of tibial nerve
40. Ligament supports head of talus and passes from subtant? Tali of calcenous to navicular bone
plantar calcenus ligament (spring lig)
45. Foot drop and high stepping gate, loss of sensation to dorsum of foot and medial aspect
leads to paralysis (due to damage of DPN) of all dorsi flexors and evertor muscles
dislocation of hip (weakness of gluteus max and med-unsupported side falls instead of rising)
weakness of adduction
extends leg
108. Xiphoid process…..attaches via its pointed causal end to the linea alba
Abdomen
2. Scarpas Fascia
deep membranous layer
4. Inguinal triangle
common site of direct inguinal hernia
6. Transversalis fascia
gives rise to spermatic fascia
22. Ileum
has Peyer’s Patches
24. Ileum
short vasa recta and plicae circularis
27. Liver
coronary and falciform ligaments
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37. Portal hypertension can cause venous blood of the portal system to be shunted through the
anastomatic connections with the systemic venous system. Clinical sign produced due to portal
hypertension around the umbilical is
Caput Medusa
43. A CT scan reveals that a loop of gait exits the abdominal cavity by passing medial to the inferior
epigastric artery. This type of hernial would be called
direct inguinal hernia
44. In reference to the covering layers of the spermatic cord and testis
the cremaster muscle is innervated by the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
47. In this case, which of the following layers of the abdominal wall would not contribute to the wall
of the hernial sac
transverse abdominus muscle
51. Which abdominal structure gives rise to (is continuous with) the tunica vaginalis following
descent of testes during development
peritoneum
52. The left inguinal hernia is made more common than right
FALSE
1) Mc Burneys point:
Max tenderness felt in appendicites and point in right spine umblical line
2) Following vein form imp. Portal systemic anastomoses except:
Superior Rectal vein and IVC
3) Mostly vermiform appendix directly lie on top of cecum and also know to be tucked into:
Meso appendix
4) Patient in cirrhosis in liver venous hypertension might be found in the:
Short Gastric vein
5) Portal hypertension can cause venous blood of Portal system to be shunted through anastomic
connection of systemic venous system. Examples of clinical signs are:
External Hemmoriods
6) Bare area of Liver is linked by Limenia of:
Corornary Ligaments
7) All are features are of Portal tract area Except:
Hepatic Vein
8) Correct statement:
Root of mesentry is found to Transverse obquiley from the body of 2nd lumbar vertebra to
right sacro iliac joint
9) Correct statement:
Interior aspect of duodenum is crossed by Transverse Mesocolin Mesentery
10) Houstans valves are Konlvansh fold are known as:
Semilunar folds of colon
11) Muscle resulting from thickening of circular smooth musculature of anal canal is: Sphincter ani
internus muscle
12) Which is not moveable:
Desending colon
13) Which structure is not present in Stomach bed:
Splenic vein
14) Appendix is supplied by:
T10
15) Not true in relation to Stomach:
Cardiac notch is an incisura found at most dependent point of lesser curvature
16) Surgical mobilization of descending colon from posterior abdominal wall can be accomplished by
restablizing mesentery for this section of bowel restablished portion of mesentery could
contain:
Left lumbar artery
17) Which abdominal structures give rise to tunica vaginalis following descend of testis during
development:
Peritoneum
18) Correct statement:
Falciform ligament actively suspends liver
19) Short numerous vasa recta are contain within:
Ileum
20) Concerning Inf Mesentric artery which is false:
gives off Inf pancreatico duodenal artery
21) Which structures not present within lesser omentum:
IVC
22) Ligamentum vinosum is remnant of:
Ductus Venosus
23) Ligamentum Teres is remnant of:
Obulaterated Left Umblical artery
24) Transversalis Fascia:
Both a and b
25) Conjoint Tendon formed by:
Neither a nor b
26) Following facts are true for Inguinal Ligament:
All of the above
27) Notch and Lesser curvature of stomach is:
Insura Angularis
28) Following are structures which form stomach bed except:
Splenic vein
29) Gastric ulcers are common in:
Lesser curvatures
30) Omental bursa is communicated to Greater sac via:
Foramen of Winslow
31) Arteries supply stomach except:
Gastro duodenal
32) Litters Hernias content is:
Meckels diverticulum
33) Indirect Hernia:
passes through deep inguinal ring
34) Tunica vaginalis is remnant of:
Process vaganilis
35) Not correct about Meckels diverticulum:
All of the above
36) Congential Inguinal hernia is due to:
Persistent Process vaginalis
37) Direct Inguinal hernia is medial to:
stem of inferior epigastric artery
38) Structures form medial boundary of Inguinal Triangle:
Inferior Epigastric artery
39) Due to rupture appendix duodenal ulcer and gallbladder disease subphrenic access is likely to
occur on:
Right side
40) Porta Hepatis is where:
All of the above
41) Circular Muscle around distal end of bile duct form the:
Sphincter of Oddi
42) Duct leading out of the Gallbladder is the:
Cystic duct
43) Surgeon making incision for appendectomy:
over Mc Burney’s point
44) Appendix represents:
Lymphoid Tissue
45) Which peritoneal pouch is most dependent in female Pelvis:
Recto Utherine Pouch or Douglas pouch
7. Groin pain, bulge in groin area, inferior to inguinal canal; femoral hernia with
8. Cruciate anatomosis of hip joint gets supply from all arteries except:
Inferior epigastric artery (C)
12. Trauma to right buttock, difficulty in extending right hip but strength of right knee
flexion is similar to left knee, hip does not sink (no + tredenburg sign), abnormal
Femoral nerve
Between A.S.I.S. and Pubic ligament AND in lower abdominal quadrant ((E) A &
D)
Acetabulum (D)
L2, L3 (B)
1.) Posterior displacement of femur on tibia maintained by Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
2.) Common action of tibialis anterior and posterior is inversion
3.) Major muscle responsible for unlocking of knee is the popliteus
4.) Movements possible in knee joint (tibio-fibular jt) are: flexion, extension, medial and lateral
rotation
5.) 2nd heart of the body is the gastrocnemius muscle b/c it pumps impure blood against gravity to
the heart
6.) Saphenous nerve is the cutaneous nerve of the medial side of leg and foot
7.) 35 year old female with pain in leg that aggrevates upon standing and is alleviated when
propped up, what is wrong? Varicose Veins
8.) Muscles innervated by deep fibular nerve (AKA deep peroneal nerve) dorsiflexors of foot
9.) In the knee joint, medial meniscus is attached to the medial collateral ligament
10.) Inability to do plantar flexion of foot due to tibial nerve
11.) Player hit lateral side of knee-medial collateral ligament and the ACL are damaged
12.) Rupture of a long slender tendon that rolls up between the gastrocnemius and the soleus, what
tendon rolls up? plantaris
13.) Nerve that carries both efferent and afferent sensors when the knee is tapped is the femoral
nerve
14.) Root values of the tibial nerve are L4-S3
15.) Football triad clipping injury lateral side of the knee is injured, rupture of the medial
collateral ligament and meniscus
16.) Plantar flexors unopposed and dorsiflexors are damaged so there is damage to the deep
peroneal nerve
17.) Tibialis anterior responsible for the dorsiflexion of the foot
18.) Not found the popliteal fossa-the lesser saphenous vein
19.) Potts fracture involves fracture of the tibia, rupture of the deltoid ligament, what movement is
affected? inversion
20.) Supracondylar fracture of distal femur-in order to avoid injury to the popliteal artery, the knee
has to be maintained in a flexed position
Test 1
5. Deep (Profundus) femoral artery gives rise to perforating arteries, which supply:
post thigh muscle
6. Adductor tubercle:
medial condyle of femur
9. Trendleburg’s sign:
pelvis will sink downwards on unsupported leg side
100. Which part of the thigh can be palpated when the hip is flexed and abducted?
lateral thigh
101. When the greater trochanter of the femoral is fractured, which nerve is injured?
a. Superior gluteal nerve
b. Nerve to obturator internus
102. Cruciate anastomoses contributes to all except
Superior epigastric artery
103. Which lower limb veins are most likely to become varicose?
superficial veins (great and small saphenous veins)
M- femoral canal
Mid- femoral V
fracture of lower end of Fibula with medial malleolus fracture and rupture of deltoid ligament
135. Loss of skin sensation, paralysis of plantar aspect of medial side of foot
medial plantar nerve…branch of tibial nerve
138. Ligament supports head of talus and passes from subtant? Tali of calcenous to navicular
bone
plantar calcenus ligament (spring lig)
143. Foot drop and high stepping gate, loss of sensation to dorsum of foot and medial
aspect
leads to paralysis (due to damage of DPN) of all dorsi flexors and evertor muscles
dislocation of hip (weakness of gluteus max and med-unsupported side falls instead of rising)
170. Structures passing thru both the greater and lesser sciatic foramen
nerve to the obturator internus
weakness of adduction
extends leg
108. Xiphoid process…..attaches via its pointed causal end to the linea alba
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11) Hip Flexion cannot be produced by:
Vastus Medialis
12) Tibial nerve injury slightly below mid thigh level will modify gait because he less able to:
Both A and B
13) Individual right gluteus medius muscle will:
demonstrate lowering of left side of Pelvis
14) Foot drop is:
Deep peronial nerve
15) Sartoris, Gracilis and Semi tendonosus muscle:
medial shaft of tibia
16) All produce movement on Hip and Knee joint :
Adductor Magnus
17) Potts Fracture involve Fracture of Fibula and Rupture of Deltoid ligament produced by:
forced Eversion of foot
18) 38yr old woman brought to woman by fork lift operator. Examation revels loss of sensation of
dorsum of left foot. Dorsiflexion against resistance is not possible. Inversion of subtalar joints
on left limb. Diagnosis is trauma to:
Common peroneal nerve and neck of Fibula
19) Palpation at point equidistant between Ischial tuberosity and greater trochanter of femur
reveals what:
Sciatic nerve
20) Which ligament involved in clipping Injury:
ACL, MCL, MM
Abdomen
77. Jejunum
has lung plicae circularis
78. Ileum
has Peyer’s Patches
80. Ileum
short vasa recta and plicae circularis
83. Liver
coronary and falciform ligaments
…………………….
93. Portal hypertension can cause venous blood of the portal system to be shunted through the
anastomatic connections with the systemic venous system. Clinical sign produced due to portal
hypertension around the umbilical is
Caput Medusa
99. A CT scan reveals that a loop of gait exits the abdominal cavity by passing medial to the inferior
epigastric artery. This type of hernial would be called
direct inguinal hernia
100. In reference to the covering layers of the spermatic cord and testis
the cremaster muscle is innervated by the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
103. In this case, which of the following layers of the abdominal wall would not contribute to
the wall of the hernial sac
transverse abdominus muscle
108. The left inguinal hernia is made more common than right
FALSE