Statistics for Lower Limb - 7

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
How many muscles are there in the superficial group of the posterior compartment of the leg?	3	100%
Which is the only one to insert into the fibula?	Biceps femoris	67%
All of the muscles join together to form a tendon what is its anatomical name?	Calcaneal tendon	67%
What muscle gives the distal border of this diamond?	Gastrocnemius	67%
What is the name given to the insertion of the conjoined tendon of semitendonosus, sartorius and gracilis?	Pes anserinus	67%
Which of the muscles orginates from the lateral suprachondylar ridge of the femur?	Plantaris	67%
Which of the muscles lies most deep?	Semimembranosus	67%
Which is the only one not to cross the knee joint, and instead has origins from the proximal fibula and tibia?	Soleus	67%
What nerve supplies them all?	Tibial	67%
What is the common origin of all but one head of the muscles in the posterior compartment of the thigh?	Ischial tuberosity	33%
The one part that does not have this origin is the short head of biceps femoris, where is its origin?	Linea aspera	33%
What vein does it go on to merge with?	Popliteal	33%
What is the name given to the diamond shaped space behind the knee?	Popliteal fossa	33%
What vein pierces the fascia lata in this diamond?	Small saphenous	33%
A cutaneous branch of the tibial nerve is given of in this space what is it called?	Sural	33%