Hip & Gluteal Region
Thigh
Knee & Lower Leg
Ankle & Foot
100
What type of joint is the hip joint?
Ball and socket
100
Kicking muscle - formal name
Rectus femoris - located in the anterior compartment of the thigh
100
What type of joint is the knee joint?
Hinge joint
100
What 3 bones participate in the ankle joint?
Tibia
Fibula
Talus
200
What two muscles/muscle groups extend the hip joint?
Gluteus maximus
Hamstrings muscle group
200
What is the major nerve in the posterior compartment of the thigh?
Sciatic nerve (L4-S3 nerve roots)
200
The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are named for where they attach on the _____.
Tibia
200
List the 3 anatomic subdivisions of the foot
Tarsus (tarsal bones)
Metatarsus (metatarsal bones)
Forefoot (phalanges)
300
What is the insertion point for the piriformis muscle?
Greater trochanter of the femur --> lateral rotation!
300
What is the function of the muscles in the medial compartment of the thigh? Name one of these muscles.
Adduction
(Pectineus, Adductor Group, Gracilis, Obturator externus)
300
Which muscle of the anterior lower leg is mainly responsible for the extension of the middle and distal phalanges of the lateral four digits?
Extensor digitorum longus muscle (most lateral of anterior lower leg muscles)
Great toe is extended by the extensor hallicus longus muscle
300
When the anterior tibial artery reaches the malleoli, what artery does it become to supply the foot?
Dorsal artery of the foot (Dorsalis pedis)
400
Injury to the superior gluteal nerve impacts which two major muscles?
Gluteus Medius
Gluteus Minimus
400
What is the main purpose of the adductor canal in the thigh?
This is an intermuscular passage to deliver the femoral vessels to the popliteal fossa, where the femoral artery becomes the popliteal artery
400
What nerve (branch of a major nerve) serves all of the muscles in the posterior compartment of the lower leg?
Tibial nerve (branch from the sciatic nerve once it splits at the popliteal fossa)
400
What bone of the foot serves as an insertion point for the Achilles tendon?
Calcaneus bone (posterior surface)
500
A 75 year-old woman is admitted to the hospital after falling in her bathroom. Radiographic examination reveals an extracapsular fracture of the femoral neck. What artery is most likely at risk here?
Medial circumflex femoral artery
500
Patello-femoral syndrome is characterized by lateral displacement of the patella. Which muscle/muscle group requires strengthening by physical rehabilitation to prevent future dislocation of the patella?
Quadriceps muscles - specifically vastus medialis
500
A football player was hit on the lateral side of his knee and is now unable to walk without assistance. An MRI reveals a torn medial collatoral ligament. What structure will most likely also be injured due to its attachment to this ligament?
Medial meniscus
500
A patient presents with a severe inversion sprain of the ankle from a tennis match. What structure is most likely damaged in such injuries?
Anterior talofibular ligament
