Nervous Nellie
Nothing Rhymes with Lower Leg
My Aching Back
I Kneed a Break
Movies of the 1980's
100

The primary hip abductors are innervated by this nerve

What is the superior gluteal nerve?

100

This posterior compartment muscle, not the plantaris, crosses the knee and ankle regions.

What is the gastrocnemius?

100

The facets of a typical lumbar vertebra are orientated in this plane

What is the sagittal plane

100

These fibrous expansions of the vastus medialis and vastus lateralis help to stabilize the patella


What are the retinaculums

100

This Christmas movie features Bruce Willis playing tag with a bunch of Europeans in an office building

What is Die Hard

200

These are the sensory branches for the femoral nerve

What are the anterior femoral cutaneous and saphenous nerves?

200

Name the order of the structures that run behind the medial malleolus from superficial to deep

What are the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, posterior tibial artery, the posterior tibial vein, tibial nerve and flexor hallucis longus

200

A laminectomy may be needed due to enlargement of this ligament 

What is the ligamentum flavum

200

The medial femoral condyle is longer in this direction while the lateral femoral condyle is longer in this direction

What are anterior-posterior and medial-lateral

200

This feel good story featured a future governor of California telling his friends to "Get to the Chopper" while being chased by a strong silent type in dreadlocks

What is The Predator

300

The majority of the intrinsic muscles in the hand are innervated by this nerve.

What is the ulnar nerve?

300

These 4 ligaments support the distal tibiofibular joint.

What are the anterior and posterior distal tibiofibular ligaments, interosseous ligament, and transverse ligament?

300

The rectus capitis posterior major, oblique capitis inferior, and semispinalis all have a coomon attachment to this bony prominence.

What is the C2 spinous process

300

A tear in the meniscus is more likely heal if it is in this portion

What is the outer third


300

This nostalgic flick features Michael J. Fox trying to get his parents to hook up while driving a really impractical car

What is Back to the Future

400

When a herniated nucleus pulposus hits the posterior longitudinal ligament, it is most likely to be pushed onto this portion of the nervous system.

What is an intervertebral nerve root?

400
These are the sensory distributions of the 2 branches of the common fibular nerve.

What are the: 

1. Deep fibular nerve- webspace between the first and 2nd toes

2. Superficial fibular nerve- anterior lateral lower leg and dorsum of the foot

400

These are the borders and contents of the suboccipital trinagle

What are the rectus capitis posterior minor, oblique capitis superior and oblique capitis inferior.

Contents- suboccipital nerve and vertebral artery

400

This is how the cruciate ligaments receive their nutrients

What is from the genicular arteries

400

In the book this movie is based on, Roy Hobbs strikes out to end the game and doesn't hit a home run.

What is The Natural

500

The upper cervical proprioceptors have the potential to refer symptoms along the distribution of this nerve.

What is the trigeminal nerve?

500

This ________ muscle in the anterior lower leg supports the medial side of the foot due to its attachment to the _______.

What is the posterior tibialis and tuberosity of the navicular.


500

Contraction of the splenius muscles on the left could cause these motions of the cervical spine

Cervical extension, side bending left, rotation left

500

A significant valgus force has the potential to injure these structures

What are the ACL, MCL, and medial meniscus

500

Set in a galaxy far, far away, this is the best sequel of all time, next to the Godfather Part II, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

What is The Empire Strikes Back

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