Intermediate Femoral Nerve Quiz

Q1. Is the femoral nerve located inside the femoral sheath?

• Yes, medial to the femoral vein within the sheath
• No, it lies lateral to the femoral sheath
• Yes, inside the femoral vein compartment
• Yes, in the femoral canal

Q2. Which muscle may receive a branch from the femoral nerve in the abdomen before the nerve passes beneath the inguinal ligament?

• Gluteus maximus
• Iliacus
• Obturator internus
• Piriformis

Q3. Which femoral nerve branch supplies cutaneous sensation over much of the medial leg?

• Saphenous nerve
• Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
• Sural nerve
• Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

Q4. Which muscle supplied by the femoral nerve is a major hip flexor as well as a knee extensor?

• Articularis genus
• Vastus medialis
• Rectus femoris
• Vastus intermedius

Q5. Which femoral nerve branch supplies the skin of the anterior thigh?

• Superior cluneal nerves
• Anterior cutaneous branches
• Sural branches
• Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

Q6. Which reflex is commonly used to assess the femoral nerve and primarily L3 to L4 spinal segments?

• Achilles tendon reflex
• Patellar tendon reflex
• Jaw jerk
• Biceps reflex

Q7. Which artery is a key landmark medial to the femoral nerve in the femoral triangle?

• Splenic artery
• Inferior mesenteric artery
• Femoral artery
• Internal thoracic artery

Q8. Which quadriceps muscle receives a femoral nerve branch that also commonly carries articular fibers toward the knee?

• Gluteus minimus
• Adductor magnus only
• Biceps femoris
• Vastus medialis

Q9. What sensory region is most directly associated with the saphenous nerve?

• Lateral sole only
• Gluteal region only
• Posterior thigh only
• Medial leg and medial side of the foot

Q10. Which fascial compartment contains the femoral nerve as it descends with iliopsoas toward the inguinal ligament?

• The iliopsoas compartment deep to iliac fascia
• The rectus sheath
• The femoral canal
• The obturator canal