Musculoskeletal Anatomy of the Leg

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Which bone is part of the lower limb anatomy?

Femur (correct)

Ulna

Radius

Humerus

Which artery supplies the gluteal region, hip, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot?

Femoral artery (correct)

Radial artery

Ulnar artery

Brachial artery

Where can the femoral artery pulse be palpated?

Neck

Ankle

Groin (correct)

Wrist

Which nerve supplies the muscles of the lower limb?

Sciatic nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is the functional significance of anastomoses between branches of the arteries at the knee?

To provide collateral circulation Signup and view all the answers

Which joint is included in the anatomy of the ankle and subtalar joints?

Tarsal joint Signup and view all the answers

What is the anatomical basis for loss of movements and reflexes at the knee and ankle resulting from spinal injuries?

Sacral vertebrae Signup and view all the answers

Which imaging technique can be used to recognize major anatomical bones and bony landmarks in normal anatomy of the lower limb?

X-ray Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the sensory distribution to the lower limb?

Saphenous nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of fascial compartments in relation to compartment syndrome?

To prevent muscle swelling Signup and view all the answers

Which muscles are responsible for dorsiflexion of the ankle joint?

Tibialis anterior Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary innervation of the tibialis posterior muscle?

Tibial nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which ligament is most commonly sprained in the ankle joint?

Anterior talofibular ligament Signup and view all the answers

Which joint is responsible for subtalar eversion?

Subtalar joint Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle inserts into the medial cuneiform and base of MT1?

Tibialis anterior Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the deep fibular nerve?

Deep fibular nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which ligament prevents the bones from spreading apart anteriorly and posteriorly in the ankle joint?

Calcaneofibular ligament Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is part of the triceps surae?

Gastrocnemius Signup and view all the answers

Which ligament is part of the medial deltoid ligament?

Deltoid ligament Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the tibialis posterior muscle?

Tibial nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which joint allows for inversion and eversion movement of the subtalar and transverse tarsal joints?

Talocalcaneonavicular joint Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is responsible for eversion of the foot?

Fibularis longus Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the superficial fibularis muscle?

Superficial fibular nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle inserts into the base of the fifth metatarsal (lateral)?

Fibularis brevis Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle inserts into the medial cuneiform and base of the first metatarsal?

Tibialis anterior Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is responsible for toe extension at the metatarsophalangeal joints and interphalangeal joints?

Extensor digitorum longus Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the deep fibularis muscle?

Deep fibular nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which ligament helps maintain the longitudinal arch of the foot and is also known as the 'spring' ligament?

Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the tibialis posterior muscle?

Tibial nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which structure helps support the longitudinal arches of the foot and holds parts of the foot together?

Deep fascia of the foot Signup and view all the answers

Musculoskeletal Anatomy of the Leg

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Which bone is part of the lower limb anatomy?

Which artery supplies the gluteal region, hip, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot?

Where can the femoral artery pulse be palpated?

Which nerve supplies the muscles of the lower limb?

What is the functional significance of anastomoses between branches of the arteries at the knee?

Which joint is included in the anatomy of the ankle and subtalar joints?

What is the anatomical basis for loss of movements and reflexes at the knee and ankle resulting from spinal injuries?

Which imaging technique can be used to recognize major anatomical bones and bony landmarks in normal anatomy of the lower limb?

Which nerve supplies the sensory distribution to the lower limb?

What is the importance of fascial compartments in relation to compartment syndrome?

Which muscles are responsible for dorsiflexion of the ankle joint?

What is the primary innervation of the tibialis posterior muscle?

Which ligament is most commonly sprained in the ankle joint?

Which joint is responsible for subtalar eversion?

Which muscle inserts into the medial cuneiform and base of MT1?

Which nerve innervates the deep fibular nerve?

Which ligament prevents the bones from spreading apart anteriorly and posteriorly in the ankle joint?

Which muscle is part of the triceps surae?

Which ligament is part of the medial deltoid ligament?

Which nerve innervates the tibialis posterior muscle?

Which joint allows for inversion and eversion movement of the subtalar and transverse tarsal joints?

Which muscle is responsible for eversion of the foot?

Which nerve innervates the superficial fibularis muscle?

Which muscle inserts into the base of the fifth metatarsal (lateral)?

Which muscle inserts into the medial cuneiform and base of the first metatarsal?

Which muscle is responsible for toe extension at the metatarsophalangeal joints and interphalangeal joints?

Which nerve innervates the deep fibularis muscle?

Which ligament helps maintain the longitudinal arch of the foot and is also known as the 'spring' ligament?

Which nerve innervates the tibialis posterior muscle?

Which structure helps support the longitudinal arches of the foot and holds parts of the foot together?

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