Across
- 3. This artery is usually a continuation of the internal iliac, but can come from the inferior epigastric artery. (Hint: supplies adductor muscles of thigh, and a posterior branch gives off an acetabular branch that supplies the head of femur)
- 4. This cruciate ligament extends superiorly, posteriorly and laterally from tibia to femur. (Hint: it is the weaker of the two cruciate ligaments and has a relatively poor blood supply)
- 5. A sprained ankle nearly always involves this movement. (Hint: affects lateral ligaments)
- 9. Severance of the common fibular nerve results in this sign.
- 12. Superficial vein that ascends anterior to the medial malleolus, passes posterior to the medial condyle of the femur and enters femoral vein. (Hint: is also commonly used for coronary arterial bypasses)
- 14. Cutaneous nerve supplying skin of web between great and 2nd toes.
- 15. This artery supplies structure in the anterior compartment of the leg. (Hint: smaller terminal branch of the popliteal artery; becomes dorsal artery of foot at the ankle joint midway between the malleoli)
- 16. This artery supplies most of the blood to the head and neck of the femur via its branches, the posterior retinacular arteries, and is endangered from intracapsular fractures which can lead to avascular necrosis. (Hint: branch of deep artery of thigh)
- 19. The popliteal vein becomes this vein in the thigh.
- 20. Bone located between the talus posteriorly and the three cuneiforms anteriorly.
- 21. This nerve leaves the popliteal fossa by passing superior to the lateral head of the gastrocnemius and passes over posterior aspect of head of fibula where it is vulnerable to trauma.
- 22. Longest muscle in the body. (Hint: attaches to anterior superior iliac spine, passes obliquely across thigh, part of pes anserinus, flexes thigh at hip and extends leg at knee)
Down
- 1. Fractures of the distal femur may be complicated by separation of the condyles, or by haemorrhage from this large artery. (Hint: compromises blood supply to the leg)
- 2. This test is used to assess gluteus medius and minimus function by asking the patient to stand on one leg and observing whether or not the pelvis on the unsupported side descends.
- 6. The sural nerve branches from both the common fibular nerve and this nerve. (Hint: this nerve also branches into the medial calcaneal nerve and the medial and lateral plantar nerves)
- 7. The direction that the hip usually dislocates. (Hint: may injure the sciatic nerve)
- 8. Only muscle in the medial compartment to laterally rotate thigh.
- 10. This muscle passes through the lesser sciatic foramen. (Hint: laterally rotates thigh and helps abduct flexed thigh)
- 11. This nerve accompanies the great saphenous vein anterior to the medial malleolus. (Hint: supplies skin on medial side of leg and foot; is the terminal cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve and descends through the femoral triangle)
- 13. This collateral ligament attaches to a meniscus in the knee. (Hint: it is often more damaged than the other collateral ligament as it is weaker)
- 17. Proximal opening of femoral canal. (Hint: medial boundary is the lacunar ligament; usual originating site of a femoral hernia)
- 18. The type of joint that the knee and hip are.