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A patient with hereditary blood clotting problems presents with pain in the back of her knee. an arteriogram reveals a blood clot in the popliteal artery at its proximal end. Which artery will allow blood to reach the foot?

Lateral circumflex femoral
A 72-year-old woman complains of a cramp-like pain in her thigh and leg. She was diagnosed as having a severe intermittent claudication. Following surgery, an infection was found in the adductor canal, damaging the enclosed structures. Which of the following structures remains intact?
Great saphenous vein
A backerball player was hit in the thigh by an opponent's knee. Which artery is likely to compress and cause ischemia because of the bruise and damage to the extensor muscles of the leg?
Anterior tibial
An elderly woman fell at home and fractured the greater trochanter of her femur. Which muscle would continue to function normally?
Gluteus maximus
A 20-year-old college student receives a severe blow on the inferolateral side of the the left knee joint while playing football. Radiographic exam reveals a fracture of the head and neck of the fibula. Which nerve is damaged?
Common peroneal
A 20-year-old college student receives a severe blow on the inferolateral side of the the left knee joint while playing football. Radiographic exam reveals a fracture of the head and neck of the fibula. After injury to this nerve, which of the following muscles could be paralyzed?
Extensor hallucis longus
A 20-year-old college student receives a severe blow on the inferolateral side of the the left knee joint while playing football. Radiographic exam reveals a fracture of the head and neck of the fibula. If the lateral (fibular) collateral ligament is torn by this fracture, which condition may occur?
Abnormal passive adduction of the extended leg
A 20-year-old college student receives a severe blow on the inferolateral side of the the left knee joint while playing football. Radiographic exam reveals a fracture of the head and neck of the fibula. Which artery could also be damaged by this fracture?
Anterior tibial
A 20-year-old college student receives a severe blow on the inferolateral side of the the left knee joint while playing football. Radiographic exam reveals a fracture of the head and neck of the fibula. Which condition would occur from this fracture?
Anterior tibial compartment syndrome
A construction worker is hit on the leg with a concrete block and is subsequently unable to plantar flex and invert his foot. Which of the following muscles is most likely damaged?
Tibialis posterior
The obturator nerve and the sciatic (tibial portion) nerve of a 15-year-old boy are transected as a result of a motorcycle accident. This injury would result in complete paralysis of which of the following muscles?
Adductor magnus
A 24-year-woman presents to her physician with weakness in flexing the hip joint and extending the knee joint. Which muscle is most likely involved in this scenario?
Rectus femoris
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed furing a gang fight resulting in transection of the obturator nerve. Which muscle is completely paralyzed?
Adductor longus
A 32-year-old carpenter fell from the roof. The lateral longitudinal arch of his foot was flattened from fracture and displacement of the keystone for the arch. Which of the following bones is damaged?
Cuboid bone
While playing football, a 19-year-old college student receives a twisting injury to his knee when being tackled from the lateral side. Which of the following conditions most likely has occured?
Tear of the medial meniscus
a patient has weakness when flexing both her thigh and her leg. Which muscle is most likely injured?
Sartarius
A 35-year-old man has difficulty in dorsiflexing the foot. Which muscle is most likely damaged?
Tibialis anterior
An injury to the leg of a golfer results in loss o the ability to inver the foot. Which of the following muscles is most likely paralyzed?
Tibialis posterior
An orthopedic surgen ligates the posterior tibial artery at its origin. Which of the following arteries has no blood flow immediately after the ligation?
Peroneal
Before knee surgery, a surgeon ligates arteries participating in the anastomosis around the knee joint. Which of the following arteries is most likely spared?
Saphenous branch of the descening genicular
A 25-year-old gladiator sustains a penetrating injury that severs the superficial peroneal nerve. This will most likely cause paralysis of which of the following muscles?
Peroneous brevis
A patient presents with a thrombosis in the popliteal vein. This thrombosis most likely causes reduction of blood flow in which of the following veins?
Femoral
A 21-year-old tennis player comes to an emergency room and complains of pain in the knee joint. On exam, he has an infection inside the knee joint capsule but outside the synovial cavity. Which of the following structures is preserved from this infection?
Lateral collateral ligament
A 14-year-old gymnastic silver medalist falls from the parallel bar and complains of pains from the knee and ankle joints. On physical examination, her physician found that the muscle responsible for flexing the foot is severely weakened. Which muscle involved in both movements was most likely damaged in this accident?
Gastrocnemius
A 28-year-old basketball player falls while rebounding and is unable to run and jump. On physical exam, he has pain and weakness when extending his thigh and flexing his leg. Which muscle involved is both movements is most likely injured?
Semitendinosus
A 52-year-old woman comes to an orthopedic surgeon complaining of an uncomfortable feeling in her knee and ankle joints. After a through exam, she is diagnosed as having arthritis with mild discomfort with passive movements. The muscles acting at the ankle joint appear normal with good strength. Which muscle can both dorsiflex and invert her foot?
Extensor hallucis longus