Anatomy and Embryology Quiz

Which nerve is responsible for the adduction of the hip in the thigh?

• Femoral nerve

• Sciatic nerve

• Obturator nerve

• Tibial nerve

Which muscle is NOT part of the medial compartment of the thigh?

• Adductor longus

• Biceps femoris

• Gracilis

• Adductor magnus

What is the action of the adductors in the thigh?

• Adduction

• Flexion of knee joint

• Extension of hip joint

• Abduction

Which muscle originates from the pubis and inserts into the linea aspera?

• Adductor magnus

• Biceps femoris

• Gracilis

• Adductor longus

What is the nerve supply for the Gracilis muscle?

• Sciatic nerve

• Femoral nerve

• Tibial nerve

• Obturator nerve

Which muscle is responsible for lateral rotation of the thigh?

• Adductor longus

• Biceps femoris

• Obturator externus

• Gracilis

Where does the Obturator nerve emerge from in the abdomen?

• Lateral border of psoas major

• Medial border of psoas major

• Lateral border of iliacus

• Medial border of iliacus

Which muscles are supplied by the anterior division of the Obturator nerve?

• Obturator externus, adductor magnus, adductor brevis

• Adductor longus, gracilis, obturator externus

• Adductor magnus, biceps femoris, pectineus

• Gracilis, adductor longus, adductor brevis

What is the main function of the Obturator nerve's posterior division?

• Supplying the shoulder joint

• Supplying the ankle joint

• Supplying the knee joint

• Supplying the hip joint