Practical Study Guide | Stepwise Q&A and Insights
1. To which ossicle, if present, does the posterior talocalcaneal ligament attach?
(A) Os vesalianum
(B) Os tibiale externum
(C) Os trigonum
(D) Os naviculare - ✔✔1. C
The posterior talocalcaneal ligament connects the lateral and medial tubercles of the posterior process
of the talus with the superior and medial region of the calcaneus, posterior to the posterior talar facet.
When an os trigonum is present, the posterior talocalcaneal ligament attaches to it.
2. Where is the medial plantar nerve located in the foot?
(A) Between the first and second muscle layers
(B) Between the third and fourth muscle layers
(C) Deep to the fourth muscle layer
(D) Superficial to the flexor retinaculum - ✔✔2. A
The medial plantar nerve is located between the first and second muscle layers.
3. Which of the following is an extracapsular ligament of the knee?
(A) Coronary
(B) Transverse
(C) Anterior cruciate
(D) Fibular collateral - ✔✔3. D
The fibular collateral ligament, a cord-like ligament found on the lateral side of the knee joint, is distinct
from the knee joint capsule and not attached to it.
4. Which of the following structures lies deepest in the dorsum of the foot?
,(A) Arcuate artery
(B) Dorsal venous arch
(C) Medial dorsal cutaneous nerve
(D) Extensor hallucis longus tendon - ✔✔4. A
The arcuate artery is the deepest structure in the dorsum of the foot.
5. Which of the following muscles originates in part from the lateral surface of the shaft of the tibia?
(A) Fibularis (peroneus) longus
(B) Tibialis anterior
(C) Tibialis posterior
(D) Extensor digitorum longus - ✔✔5. B
The tibialis anterior muscle originates in part from the anterior lateral surface of the shaft of the tibia.
6. The secondary center of ossification of the first metatarsal is located in the
(A) base
(B) head
(C) neck
(D) shaft - ✔✔6. A
Each of the five metatarsals ossifies from a primary and a secondary center. The secondary center of
ossification for the first metatarsal is located at its base.
7. Which of the following muscles has an attachment to the superior border of the greater trochanter?
(A) Gluteus maximus
(B) Gluteus medius
(C) Obturator externus
(D) Piriformis - ✔✔7. D
The piriformis muscle has an attachment to the superior border of the greater trochanter.
, 8. In the upper third of the leg, the anterior tibial vessels lie between the extensor digitorum longus
muscle and the
(A) fibularis (peroneus) tertius
(B) tibialis anterior
(C) extensor digitorum brevis
(D) extensor hallucis longus - ✔✔8. B
The anterior tibial vessels lie between the extensor digitorum longus muscle and the tibialis anterior
muscle.
9. Which of the following muscles originates from the tibia and the fibula?
(A) Tibialis anterior
(B) Peroneus tertius
(C) Extensor digitorum longus
(D) Extensor hallucis longus - ✔✔9. C
The extensor digitorum longus originates in part from the lateral condyle of the tibia and the upper two-
thirds to three-quarters of the medial surface of the shaft of the fibula.
10. Which of the following is an accurate description of the lateral facet of the patella?
(A) It is broad and more concave than the medial facet.
(B) It is broad and more convex than the medial facet.
(C) It is narrow and more concave than the medial facet.
(D) It is narrow and more convex than the medial facet. - ✔✔10.A
The patella has an anterior and a posterior surface. The upper four-fifths of the posterior surface is
smooth and articular, divided by a vertical ridge into a medial and a lateral facet. The lateral facet is
broader and more concave than the medial facet.
11. The medial calcaneal nerve branches from which of the following nerves?
(A) Sural
(B) Tibial
(C) Superficial peroneal
1. To which ossicle, if present, does the posterior talocalcaneal ligament attach?
(A) Os vesalianum
(B) Os tibiale externum
(C) Os trigonum
(D) Os naviculare - ✔✔1. C
The posterior talocalcaneal ligament connects the lateral and medial tubercles of the posterior process
of the talus with the superior and medial region of the calcaneus, posterior to the posterior talar facet.
When an os trigonum is present, the posterior talocalcaneal ligament attaches to it.
2. Where is the medial plantar nerve located in the foot?
(A) Between the first and second muscle layers
(B) Between the third and fourth muscle layers
(C) Deep to the fourth muscle layer
(D) Superficial to the flexor retinaculum - ✔✔2. A
The medial plantar nerve is located between the first and second muscle layers.
3. Which of the following is an extracapsular ligament of the knee?
(A) Coronary
(B) Transverse
(C) Anterior cruciate
(D) Fibular collateral - ✔✔3. D
The fibular collateral ligament, a cord-like ligament found on the lateral side of the knee joint, is distinct
from the knee joint capsule and not attached to it.
4. Which of the following structures lies deepest in the dorsum of the foot?
,(A) Arcuate artery
(B) Dorsal venous arch
(C) Medial dorsal cutaneous nerve
(D) Extensor hallucis longus tendon - ✔✔4. A
The arcuate artery is the deepest structure in the dorsum of the foot.
5. Which of the following muscles originates in part from the lateral surface of the shaft of the tibia?
(A) Fibularis (peroneus) longus
(B) Tibialis anterior
(C) Tibialis posterior
(D) Extensor digitorum longus - ✔✔5. B
The tibialis anterior muscle originates in part from the anterior lateral surface of the shaft of the tibia.
6. The secondary center of ossification of the first metatarsal is located in the
(A) base
(B) head
(C) neck
(D) shaft - ✔✔6. A
Each of the five metatarsals ossifies from a primary and a secondary center. The secondary center of
ossification for the first metatarsal is located at its base.
7. Which of the following muscles has an attachment to the superior border of the greater trochanter?
(A) Gluteus maximus
(B) Gluteus medius
(C) Obturator externus
(D) Piriformis - ✔✔7. D
The piriformis muscle has an attachment to the superior border of the greater trochanter.
, 8. In the upper third of the leg, the anterior tibial vessels lie between the extensor digitorum longus
muscle and the
(A) fibularis (peroneus) tertius
(B) tibialis anterior
(C) extensor digitorum brevis
(D) extensor hallucis longus - ✔✔8. B
The anterior tibial vessels lie between the extensor digitorum longus muscle and the tibialis anterior
muscle.
9. Which of the following muscles originates from the tibia and the fibula?
(A) Tibialis anterior
(B) Peroneus tertius
(C) Extensor digitorum longus
(D) Extensor hallucis longus - ✔✔9. C
The extensor digitorum longus originates in part from the lateral condyle of the tibia and the upper two-
thirds to three-quarters of the medial surface of the shaft of the fibula.
10. Which of the following is an accurate description of the lateral facet of the patella?
(A) It is broad and more concave than the medial facet.
(B) It is broad and more convex than the medial facet.
(C) It is narrow and more concave than the medial facet.
(D) It is narrow and more convex than the medial facet. - ✔✔10.A
The patella has an anterior and a posterior surface. The upper four-fifths of the posterior surface is
smooth and articular, divided by a vertical ridge into a medial and a lateral facet. The lateral facet is
broader and more concave than the medial facet.
11. The medial calcaneal nerve branches from which of the following nerves?
(A) Sural
(B) Tibial
(C) Superficial peroneal
