Beginner Deep Femoral Artery Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Scapula
• Ulna
• Femur
• Clavicle

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

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