Test questions: Thigh and Knee

Enumerate the five muscles in the anterior compartment of the thigh:

Answer:
1) Sartorius
2) Vastus lateralis
3) Vastus intermerdius
4) Vastus medialis
5) Rectus femoris

Enumerate the muscles that comprise the pes anserinus

Answer:
1. Sartorius
2. Semitendinosus
3. Gracillis

These 2 muscles in the anterior compartment are the only ones

involved in hip flexion:
Answer:
4. Sartorius
5. rectus femoris

The quadriceps receive its common nerve supply form the

Answer:
6. Femoral nerve

The Scarpa’s triangle is bounded by

7. ___________________, superiorly (ans: inguinal ligament)
8. ___________________, medially ( ans: adductor longus)
9. ___________________, laterally (ans: Sartorius)