Top 50+ Solved Hip and Thigh MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. The great saphenous vein

a. Is a continuation of the lateral marginal vein of the foot

b. Runs between the 2 heads of gastrocnemius

c. Pierces the cribriform fascia in the upper thigh

d. Can be found immediately below and lateral to the pubic tubercle

e. Does not communicate with varicosities in the superficial veins

  • c. Pierces the cribriform fascia in the upper thigh

Q. With regard to the femoral triangle

a. It is bounded by adductor longus and magnus

b. It has the fascia lata lining it s floor

c. The femoral artery lies between the femoral vein and nerve

d. It is bounded superficially by the lacunar ligament

e. The femoral sheath contains only the femoral nerve and artery

  • c. The femoral artery lies between the femoral vein and nerve

Q. the femoral artery

a. Is separated from the hip joint capsule by fat only

b. Is crossed by the femoral vein from medial to lateral as it descends

c. Is found at the mid-inguinal point

d. Gives off the medial circumflex femoral artery as its major branch

e. The femoral sheath contains only the femoral nerve and artery

  • c. Is found at the mid-inguinal point

Q. Gluteus maximus

a. Is the deepest of the gluteal muscles

b. Forms the skin crease of the gluteal fold

c. Is supplied by L5, S1

d. Medially rotates and extends the hip joint

e. All of the above

  • c. Is supplied by L5, S1

Q. Regarding the lymphatic drainage of the lower limb

a. It is predominantly along the route of the small saphenous vein

b. Apart from a small area of skin over the heel it drains via the popliteal lymph nodes from below the knee

c. From the superficial inguinal lymph nodes it passes through the cribriform fascia to the deep inguinal nodes

d. Deep lymphatics follow veins

e. None of the above

  • c. From the superficial inguinal lymph nodes it passes through the cribriform fascia to the deep inguinal nodes

Q. The femoral nerve

a. Has superficial branches, one of which supplies the hip joint

b. Supplies psoas major

c. Lies within the femoral sheath

d. Emerges from the medial side of psoas major

e. Is formed from the posterior divisions of the ventral rami of L2,3,4

  • e. Is formed from the posterior divisions of the ventral rami of L2,3,4

Q. Regarding the femoral vein

a. It receives the great saphenous vein on its anterolateral surface

b. It drains into the internal iliac vein

c. It lies lateral to the femoral artery within the femoral sheath

d. It has no valves

e. It enters the inferior part of the femoral triangle posterior to the femoral artery

  • e. It enters the inferior part of the femoral triangle posterior to the femoral artery

Q. Contents of the femoral triangle include all except

a. Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve

b. Great saphenous vein

c. Pectineus

d. Profunda femoris artery

e. Anterior division of the obturator nerve

  • a. Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve

Q. The adductor canal

a. Is bounded by adductor brevis

b. Lies behind sartorius

c. Contains the femoral nerve

d. Commences just below the inguinal ligament

e. Contains the femoral artery which lies inferolaterally to the femoral vein in the lower part

  • b. Lies behind sartorius

Q. The obturator nerve

a. Emerges on the lateral border of psoas

b. Supplies obturator externus, adductor longus and the knee joint

c. Supplies obturator internus, adductor magnus abd the hip joint

d. Runs inferior to the obturator artery in the obturator canal

e. All of the above

  • b. Supplies obturator externus, adductor longus and the knee joint

Q. The femoral nerve

a. Has an anterior division which supplies skin on the antero-medial surface of the thigh

b. Runs medial to the femoral artery at the level of the inguinal canal

c. Has the sural nerve as the terminal branch

d. Supplies the posterior half of adductor magnus

e. Supplies pectineus via its posterior division

  • a. Has an anterior division which supplies skin on the antero-medial surface of the thigh

Q. With regard to the head of the femur

a. The arterial supply comes mainly from the inferior gluteal artery

b. The artery to the head assumes importance after age of 7 years

c. Psoas lies posterior to the hip joint

d. The anterior division of the obturator nerve gives partial supply to the hip joint

e. None of the above

  • d. The anterior division of the obturator nerve gives partial supply to the hip joint

Q. Regarding the bony pelvis

a. The obturator groove is in the ischial bone

b. The greater sciatic foramen transmits the obturator internus

c. The pectineal line lies superior to the acetabulum

d. The inguinal ligament inserts medially into the iliopubic eminence

e. None of the above

  • e. None of the above

Q. The hip joint

a. Is directed slightly forward along the axis of the femoral neck

b. Is supplied by the femoral and obturator nerves only

c. Has an articular surface which does not reach the rim of the acetabulum

d. Bears weight mainly through the ischial bone

e. Has a capsule which is strengthened anteriorly by the ischiofemoral ligament

  • c. Has an articular surface which does not reach the rim of the acetabulum

Q. The femoral triangle

a. Has sartorius as its medial border

b. Contains the posterior division of the obturator nerve

c. Contains femoral nerve and vessels

d. Has the lateral border of adductor longus laterally

e. All of the above

  • c. Contains femoral nerve and vessels
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