Hip, Knee and Ankle Joints
- Previous year questions on Hip, Knee and Ankle Joints for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anatomy section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 25 live questions in Hip, Knee and Ankle Joints.
- 1 of 25 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
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- Question set last updated 3 Sept 2026.
Q1.The arteries supplying the femoral head include the following except
- AMedial circumflex artery
- BLateral circumflex artery
- CProfunda femoral artery✓ Correct answer
- DLigamentum teres artery
Q2.Largest bursa of the body is
- AIlio-psoas bursa
- BSuprapatellar bursa✓ Correct answer
- CSubcoracoid bursa
- DOlecranon bursa
Q3.The bursa communicating with knee joint is:
- AInfrapatellar
- BPrepatellar
- CSuprapatellar✓ Correct answer
- DLateral patellar
Q4.Inversion and eversion of foot occur at which joint
- ASubtalar✓ Correct answer
- BTibiotalar
- CInferior tibiofibular
- DAnkle
Q5.Which of the following about menisci is not true?
- ALateral meniscus is more mobile than medial meniscus
- BAre made up of Collagen Type I✓ Correct answer
- CLateral meniscus covers more area of tibial articular surface than medial
- DMenisci are composed of around 75% of water
Q6.The fibular collateral ligament is the continuation of
- APeroneus longus✓ Correct answer
- BBiceps femoris
- CSemimembranosus
- DAdductor magnus
Q7.Posterior dislocation of tibia on femur is prevented by:
- APosterior cruciate ligament✓ Correct answer
- BAnterior cruciate ligament
- CMedial meniscus
- DLateral meniscus
Q8.All are true about menisci of knee joint except -
- ALateral meniscus covers more articular surface of tibia
- BLateral meniscus is more mobile
- CLateral meniscus is more prone to injury✓ Correct answer
- DLateral meniscus is semicircular
Q9.Not involved in the stability of ankle joint
- ADeltoid ligament
- BSpring ligament✓ Correct answer
- CAnterior Talofibular ligament
- DPosterior Talofibular ligament
Q10.Unlocking of knee is caused by-
- ARectusfemoris
- BQuadriceps
- CHamstrings
- DPopliteus✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: C. Profunda femoral artery; Q2: B. Suprapatellar bursa; Q3: C. Suprapatellar; Q4: A. Subtalar; Q5: B. Are made up of Collagen Type I; Q6: A. Peroneus longus; Q7: A. Posterior cruciate ligament; Q8: C. Lateral meniscus is more prone to injury; Q9: B. Spring ligament; Q10: D. Popliteus.
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