HK*3402 - Femoral Artery

The femoral artery is a continuation of the _____.

The biggest branch of the femoral artery is the _____, which is expected to arise from the femoral artery about 3 to 5 centimeters distal to the _____.

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In the middle third (1/3) of the thigh, the femoral artery makes its way distally deep to _____ – this region is known as the _____

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The medial femoral circumflex artery and its venous counterpart make their way posteriorly by passing through a space present between _____ and _____.

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When the femoral artery travels through the adductor hiatus, it undergoes a name change posteriorly and is called the _____, which exists in the posterior distal femur.

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The fibular artery generally arises from the...

• Femoral artery

• Popliteal artery

• Posterior tibial artery

• Anterior tibial artery

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The fibular artery supplies which compartment of the leg?

• Lateral leg

• Posterior leg

• Anterior leg

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The fibular artery is expected to arise from the posterior tibial artery and head laterally supplying muscles in the posterior compartment of the leg

Which of the following muscles has a hiatus-like deficiency / space between its distal attachments on the linea aspera of the femur after which the femoral artery passes through it undergoes a name change?

• Popliteus

• Adductor magnus

• Adductor longus

• Adductor brevis

• Soleus

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Adductor magnus has a hiatus-like deficiency / space between its distal attachments on the linea aspera of the femur called the adductor hiatus.

After the femoral artery passes through the adductor hiatus, it becomes the popliteal artery.

A) The femoral artery travels _____ the inguinal ligament

B) True or false? The popliteal artery only exists once the femoral artery passes the region of the thigh and enters the region of the leg - it does not exist in the femur.

• under, true

• over, true

• under, false

• over, false

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The lateral femoral circumflex artery travels deep to (posterior to) this muscle

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More proximally, the medial femoral circumflex artery and lateral femoral circumflex artery generally arise from the _____ (variation is expected)

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