The femoral vein becomes the external iliac vein at the level of the ligament
Active flexion of the hip is mostly mediated by which muscle?
Iliopsoas
Gluteus Maximus
Sartorius
The iliopsoas muscle consists of which two muscles? (Alphabetical order)
Which muscle is the main extensor of the hip?
Midshaft fracture of the humerus causes damage to which nerve?
Median
Radial
Ulnar
Axillary
Musculocutaneous
Supracondylar fracture of the humerus would cause damage to which nerve?
Fracture of the anatomical neck of the humerus damages which nerve?
Which type of humeral fracture would cause damage to the brachial artery?
Supracondylar
Midshaft
Anatomical Neck
The Triceps reflex concerns which of the following vertebral levels?
C5
C6
C7
C8
T1
T2
A 26 year old rugby player goes over awkwardly on his ankle while changing direction during a game, causing an eversion injury to his ankle. Which of the following ligaments is most likely to be damaged?
Anterior talofibular ligament
Calcaneofibular ligament
Deltoid ligament
Posterior talofibular ligament
Inversion injury to the ankle would likely cause damage to which ligament?
anterior talofibular ligament
posterior talofibular ligament
deltoid ligament
calcaneofibular ligament
Reduced/absent knee jerk involves which of the following nerves?
Femoral
Obturator
Common Fibular
Tibial
Anterior leg is supplied by the deep fibular nerve superficial fibular nerve( deep fibular nerve, superficial fibular nerve ) Lateral leg is supplied by the superficial fibular nerve deep fibular nerve( superficial fibular nerve, deep fibular nerve )
Guyon’s canal is the area of the wrist where the nerve passes through
Damage to Deep Fibular Nerve = ❌ Damage to Superficial Fibular Nerve = ❌
A 26 year old woman presents to A&E after being hit by a car. She explained managing to get out of the way but that it just caught her leg as it went by. She is found to have damage to her common fibular nerve. Which of the following signs would be present in this woman?
Foot drop & loss of eversion
Foot drop & loss of inversion
Foot drop only
Loss of foot plantarflexion
Loss of foot plantarflexion & loss of inversion
Patient in RTA sustained severe compression injury to lower limb. Compartment syndrome is definitive diagnosis. In compartment syndrome pain is maximal on stretching the muscles within the affected compartment. On examination constant and severe pain is noted, maximal on inversion of the foot, with no relief at all from 30mg morphine. Which nerve supplies the muscles in the compartment of the leg that is affected here?
Deep Fibular Nerve
Superficial Fibular Nerve
Tibial Nerve
Saphenous Nerve
Sural Nerve
A 67 year old man is brought to A&E after being found by his neighbour in his front garden. He had experienced a fall and was unable to get up. On neurological examination of his lower limbs you find him to have increased ankle and knee reflexes on the right side with increased tone of the right lower limb muscles. All other findings are normal. Which of the following diagnoses is most likely?
Cerebrovascular accident involving the left internal capsule
Epidural haematoma affecting the right anterior roots
Myasthenia Gravis
Progressive muscular atrophy (type of MND affecting only lower motor neurons)
Tumour compressing ipsilateral lumbosacral plexus