Intermediate Femoral Artery Quiz

Q1. Which superficial branch of the femoral artery ascends toward the anterior abdominal wall?

• Superficial epigastric artery
• Inferior gluteal artery
• Arcuate artery
• Anterior tibial recurrent artery

Q2. Which superficial femoral branch runs toward the region of the anterior superior iliac spine?

• Deep plantar artery
• Fibular artery
• Superficial circumflex iliac artery
• Descending genicular artery

Q3. Which femoral branch supplies superficial external genital structures?

• Plantar arteries
• Superior gluteal arteries
• External pudendal arteries
• Genicular arteries

Q4. Which branch commonly arises from the femoral artery shortly below the inguinal ligament and passes deeply between thigh muscles?

• Dorsalis pedis artery
• Inferior epigastric artery
• Profunda femoris artery
• Posterior tibial artery

Q5. Which branch of the femoral artery participates in the arterial network around the knee?

• Deep circumflex iliac artery
• Medial plantar artery
• Superior thyroid artery
• Descending genicular artery

Q6. What forms the roof of much of the adductor canal?

• Biceps femoris
• Adductor magnus alone
• Sartorius and subsartorial fascia
• Vastus intermedius only

Q7. Which muscle lies lateral to the femoral artery in much of the adductor canal?

• Gluteus maximus
• Vastus medialis
• Vastus lateralis
• Biceps femoris

Q8. Which nerve accompanies the femoral artery through much of the adductor canal but does not pass through the adductor hiatus?

• Common fibular nerve
• Saphenous nerve
• Sciatic nerve
• Superior gluteal nerve

Q9. Which structure encloses the proximal femoral artery and vein but not the femoral nerve?

• Femoral sheath
• Interosseous membrane
• Adductor membrane
• Cribriform plate

Q10. How does the relationship of the femoral vein to the artery change as the vessels descend through the thigh?

• The vein remains strictly anterior throughout
• The vein remains strictly lateral throughout
• The vein shifts from medial toward a posterior and then more lateral relationship
• The vein leaves the thigh through the obturator canal