| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| How many muscles are there in the superficial group of the posterior compartment of the leg? | 3 | 100%
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| All of the muscles join together to form a tendon what is its anatomical name? | Calcaneal tendon | 80%
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| Which of the muscles lies most deep? | Semimembranosus | 80%
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| Which is the only one not to cross the knee joint, and instead has origins from the proximal fibula and tibia? | Soleus | 80%
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| What nerve supplies them all? | Tibial | 80%
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| What muscle gives the distal border of this diamond? | Gastrocnemius | 60%
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| What is the name given to the insertion of the conjoined tendon of semitendonosus, sartorius and gracilis? | Pes anserinus | 60%
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| Which of the muscles orginates from the lateral suprachondylar ridge of the femur? | Plantaris | 60%
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| What is the name given to the diamond shaped space behind the knee? | Popliteal fossa | 60%
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| Which is the only one to insert into the fibula? | Biceps femoris | 40%
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| What vein does it go on to merge with? | Popliteal | 40%
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| What vein pierces the fascia lata in this diamond? | Small saphenous | 40%
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| A cutaneous branch of the tibial nerve is given of in this space what is it called? | Sural | 40%
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| What is the common origin of all but one head of the muscles in the posterior compartment of the thigh? | Ischial tuberosity | 20%
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| The one part that does not have this origin is the short head of biceps femoris, where is its origin? | Linea aspera | 20%
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