Femoral Triangle, Popliteal Fossa and Foot Arches
- Previous year questions on Femoral Triangle, Popliteal Fossa and Foot Arches for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anatomy section of the exam.
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- 11 live questions in Femoral Triangle, Popliteal Fossa and Foot Arches.
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Q1.All are true about femoral triangle, EXCEPT:
- ALateral margin is formed by sartorius
- BFloor is formed by adductor longus✓ Correct answer
- CContains the femoral vessels
- DNone of the above
Q2.upper part of the popliteal fossa arrangement of structure is (medial to lateral)?
- Aartery - vein- nerve✓ Correct answer
- Bvein-artery-nerve
- Cnerve-vein-artery
- Dartery-nerve-vein
Q3.During pronation of the foot, the axes of which two joints become parallel?
- ATalocrural and subtalar
- BTalonavicular and calcaneocuboid✓ Correct answer
- CTalonavicular and subtalar
- DMidtarsal and tarsometatarsal
Q4.Spring ligament refers to -
- APlantar calcaneo navicular ligament✓ Correct answer
- BSho plantar ligament
- CLong plantar ligament
- DDeltoid ligament
Q5.Not a content of adductor canal is
- AFemoral aery
- BFemoral vein
- CSaphenous nerve
- DNerve to vastus lateralis✓ Correct answer
Q6.A patient who has had a skiing accident is brought to the emergency room. The region around his knee is swollen. The skin of his foot is pale and no dorsalis pedis pulse can be detected. An X-ray reveals a fracture of the femur immediately proximal to the femoral condyles. Which of the following aeries has been compressed by the displacement of this fracture?
- AAnterior tibial aery
- BFemoral aery
- CPopliteal aery✓ Correct answer
- DPosterior tibial aery
Q7.The superficial external pudendal artery is a branch of -
- AFemoral artery✓ Correct answer
- BExternal iliac artery
- CInternal iliac artery
- DAorta
Q8.All of the following are contents of adductor canal, EXCEPT:
- AFemoral aery
- BPopliteal aery✓ Correct answer
- CNerve to Vastus medialis
- DSaphenous nerve
Q9.Hunter&;s canal seen in
- ACubital fossa
- BPopliteal fossa
- CThigh✓ Correct answer
- DCalf
Q10.Ligament supporting the head of talus is
- AShort plantar ligament
- BLong plantar ligament
- CMedial ligament (Deltoid ligament)
- DPlantar calcaneonavicular ligament (Spring ligament)✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: B. Floor is formed by adductor longus; Q2: A. artery - vein- nerve; Q3: B. Talonavicular and calcaneocuboid; Q4: A. Plantar calcaneo navicular ligament; Q5: D. Nerve to vastus lateralis; Q6: C. Popliteal aery; Q7: A. Femoral artery; Q8: B. Popliteal aery; Q9: C. Thigh; Q10: D. Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament (Spring ligament).
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