1. To avoid the sciatic nerve, an injection into the buttock is best given into:
a) Upper and outer quadrant
b) Upper and inner quadrant
c) Lower and inner quadrant
d) Lower and outer quadrant
2. The sciatic nerve supplies the following muscles except:
a) Biceps femoris
b) Semitendinosus
c) Semimembranosus
d) Gluteus maximus
3. In the hip joint the synovial membrane does not line the:
a) Inner surface of the capsule
b) Ligament of the head of the femur
c) Articular cartilages
d) Acetabular pad of fat
4. Flexion of the hip joint is carried out by:
a) Iliopsoas
b) Vastus intermedius
c) Semimembranosus
d) Gluteus maximus
5. Bony prominences on which you kneel:
a) Femoral condyles
b) Tibial tuberosities
c) Tibial condyles
d) Intercondylar eminences of tibia
6. Muscle which flexes hip and knee:
a) Rectus femoris
b) Semitendinosus
c) Biceps femoris
d) Sartorius
7. The structure closest to the posterior ligament of the knee joint:
a) Popliteal artery
b) Popliteal vein
c) Tibial nerve
d) Sural nerve
8. The following bursa always communicates with the knee joint synovial cavity:
a) Suprapatellar
b) Prepatellar
c) Subcutaneous infrapatellar
d) Semimembranosus
9. The saphenous nerve:
a) Is a branch of the obturator
b) Gives a branch to the scrotum
c) Is closely related to the great saphenous vein in the upper thigh
d) Is cutaneous to the medial side of the foot
10. The cortex of the shaft of the tibia receives its main blood supply from:
a) Arteries in attached muscles
b) The collateral circulation at knee and ankle
c) The nutrient artery
d) The circulus vasculosus