Top 250+ Solved Lower Limb MCQ Questions Answer

a. it is commoner in males than females

b. it is never due to a congenital sac

c. the femoral cord acts as a lymphatic pathway from the lower limb to the external iliac nodes

d. the neck of a femoral hernia can be distinguished from an inguinal hernia because it lies below and lateral to the pubic tubercle

e. the femoral cord normally contains a fat plug and cloquet’s gland but can also accommodate a distended femoral vein

a. plantar arteries and nerves lie between second and third layers

b. the myotome is essentially S1

c. the medial plantar nerve supplies the medial 4½ toes

d. tendons for peroneus longus and tibialis posterior lie in the third layer

e. abductor digiti minimi is in the first layer

a. adductor hallucis

b. abductor digiti minimi

c. flexor hallucis longus

d. flexor accessories

e. first lumbrical

a. the capsule is attached to the posterior tibiofibular ligament

b. the deltoid ligament has three parts

c. the joint is a simple hinge joint

d. the joint undergoes dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion and eversion

e. nerve supply is deep and superficial peroneal nerves and tibial nerves

a. transverse branch of the lateral circumflex A

b. descending branch of the internal pudendal A

c. ascending branch of the first perforating A

d. descending branch of the inferior gluteal A

e. transverse branch of the medial circumflex

a. inferior fibres of vastus lateralis

b. relative prominence of the medial femoral condyle

c. inferior fibres of vastus medialis

d. tension of medial patella retinaculum

e. articularis genu muscle

a. does NOT supply cutaneous sensation to skin over the femoral triangle

b. femoral cutaneous nerves pass through the fascia lata via the saphenous canal

c. saphenous nerve follows the course of the great saphenous vein

d. branch to pectineus passes between the femoral artery and vein

e. generally branch within the femoral sheath

a. pectineus

b. satorius

c. fascia lata

d. femur

e. adductor longus

a. femoral nerve

b. lymph node (of cloquet)

c. femoral artery

d. femoral vein

e. B, C and D are correct

a. transmits the contents of the femoral sheath

b. posterior wall lies immediately anterior to pectineus

c. the great saphenous vein passes superiomedially through it

d. bounded medially by the lacunar ligament

e. the falciform edge attaches superiorly to the pectineal line

a. is an abductor of the hip in hip flexion

b. passes through the lesser sciatic foramen

c. is the preferred site of intramuscular gluteal injection

d. passes anterior to the femoral neck

e. lies deep to the sciatic nerve

a. attaches to the medial femoral condyle

b. “locks” the knee in extension

c. supplied by a branch of the femoral nerve

d. lies immediately deep to the popliteal artery

e. may attach to the medial meniscus

a. the femoral triangle is bounded by the inguinal ligament medial border of sartorius and lateral border of adductor longus

b. the mid-inguinal joint is midway between the pubic tubercle and the anterior superior iliac spine

c. the femoral canal contains the lymph node of cloquet

d. the femoral sheath contains the femoral nerve and femoral artery

e. the femoral and profunda femoris arteries are separated by adductor brevis

a. the cruciate ligaments are intra-synovial

b. the posterior cruciate ligament stabilises the flexed weight-bearing knee

c. the posterior horn of the medial meniscus is attached to the intercondylar area of the tibia behind the posterior cruciate ligament

d. the knee joint normally contains 5.0ml of synovial fluid

e. active rotation may occur in the extended knee

a. rectus femoris

b. sartorius

c. pectineus

d. adductor longus

e. active rotation may occur in the extended knee