Back, Hip, Knee

Which of the following does not pass through the greater sciatic foramen?

• Obturator internus

• Pudendal neurovascular bundle

• Piriformis

• Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

What are the muscles that make up the pelvic diaphragm?

Your patient is an 18 year old football player that presents to you with complaints of hip weakness after getting tackled during a football game. He received an x-ray at the ER which revealed a femoral greater trochanter fracture. Which of the following muscles is LEAST likely to be affected by this fracture?

• Gluteus Medius

• Gluteus Minimus

• Rectus Femoris

• Piriformis

The fibrous portion of the hip joint capsule is made of what kind of connective tissue?

• Dense, regular

• Dense, irregular

• Loose

• Fibrocartilage

What arteries supply the head of the femur?

Your patient is a 45 year old female presenting to you with chief complaint of low back pain secondary to a herniated disc and lower extremity tingling and weakness. Upon further examination, you discover that her quadriceps are weak and she has tingling on the anteromedial aspect of her knee. You suspect that the herniated disc is compressing a spinal root. Which spinal root is most likely to be affected?

Which of the following does not pass through the adductor hiatus?

• Femoral artery

• Femoral vein

• Saphenous nerve

• None of the above

A 16 year old soccer player presents to you with right knee pain. She tells you that she hurt it during soccer practice when she planted her right foot on the ground and then twisted to the left. Which of the following ligaments is most likely to be injured?

• ACL

• PCL

• MCL

• LCL

As the knee moves into more flexion, the meniscus shifts in what direction?

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Medial

• Lateral

The spleen is located in which quadrant of the abdomen?

• Left Upper

• Right Upper

• Left Lower

• Right Lower