Beginner Deep Femoral Artery Quiz

Q1. What is another common name for the deep femoral artery?

• Popliteal artery
• Anterior tibial artery
• Descending genicular artery
• Profunda femoris artery

Q2. From which artery does the deep femoral artery usually arise?

• Popliteal artery
• External iliac artery
• Femoral artery
• Posterior tibial artery

Q3. What is the principal region supplied by the deep femoral artery?

• Forearm
• Leg below the knee only
• Anterior abdominal wall only
• Thigh

Q4. Which two major circumflex arteries are commonly associated with the deep femoral artery?

• Superior and inferior gluteal arteries
• Medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries
• Anterior and posterior tibial arteries
• Medial and lateral plantar arteries

Q5. Which branches of the deep femoral artery pass through adductor magnus to reach the posterior thigh?

• Perforating arteries
• Malleolar arteries
• Tarsal arteries
• Genicular veins

Q6. Which deep femoral branch is especially important to the blood supply of the head and neck of the femur in adults?

• Medial plantar artery
• Superficial epigastric artery
• Anterior tibial recurrent artery
• Medial circumflex femoral artery

Q7. Which deep femoral branch courses laterally around the proximal femur?

• Dorsalis pedis artery
• Posterior tibial artery
• Inferior epigastric artery
• Lateral circumflex femoral artery

Q8. Which vessel is generally deeper in the thigh, the femoral artery or the deep femoral artery?

• Deep femoral artery
• Superficial epigastric artery
• Great saphenous vein
• Femoral artery

Q9. Which bone receives important arterial supply from branches of the deep femoral artery?

• Femur
• Clavicle
• Scapula
• Ulna

Q10. Why is the deep femoral artery important to thigh circulation?

• It provides major deep arterial supply and collateral pathways in the thigh
• It drains venous blood from the thigh
• It carries lymph from the lower limb
• It supplies only the skin over the knee