Intermediate Femoral Artery Quiz

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

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

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

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

Q3. Which femoral branch supplies superficial external genital structures?

• Plantar arteries
• External pudendal arteries
• Superior gluteal 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
• Posterior tibial artery
• Profunda femoris artery

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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