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1. Questions
Adductor Canal

2. The following structures are contents of the
adductor canal
1 Saphenous nerve
2 Pudendal nerve
3 Femoral nerve
4 Nerve to vastus medialis
5 Nerve to vastus lateralis

3. The following structures are contents of the
adductor canal
1 Saphenous nerve T
2 Pudendal nerve F
3 Femoral nerve F
4 Nerve to vastus medialis T
5 Nerve to vastus lateralis F
The adductor canal contains the
- Femoral artery
- Femoral vein
- Nerve to vastus medialis
- Saphenous nerve

4. Which of the following statements regarding the adductor canal are
true?
1 The termination of the canal is at a hiatus in the adductor
longus muscle
2 The termination of the canal is at a hiatus in the adductor
magnus muscle
3 The femoral artery lies posterior to the femoral nerve
4 It is continuous with the femoral triangle at its proximal
end
5 It is continuous with the femoral triangle at its distal end

5. Which of the following statements regarding the adductor canal are
true?
1 The termination of the canal is at a hiatus in the adductor
longus muscle
F
2 The termination of the canal is at a hiatus in the adductor
magnus muscle
T
3 The femoral artery lies posterior to the femoral nerve F
4 It is continuous with the femoral triangle at its proximal
end
T
5 It is continuous with the femoral triangle at its distal end F
The adductor canal is an intermuscular tunnel that is continuous with the femoral
triangle proximally.
The femoral artery lies anterior to the femoral vein in the canal.

6. The saphenous nerve
1 is a branch of the sciatic nerve
2 is an exclusively sensory nerve
3 supplies skin on the dorsum of the foot
4 innervates skin on the medial aspect of the knee
5 is a content of the adductor canal

7. The saphenous nerve
1 is a branch of the sciatic nerve F
2 is an exclusively sensory nerve T
3 supplies skin on the dorsum of the foot F
4 innervates skin on the medial aspect of the knee T
5 is a content of the adductor canal T
The saphenous nerve is a direct branch of the femoral nerve and does not have a
motor component.

8. The adductor canal
1 has a medial boundary formed by adductor longus
2 has a medial boundary formed by adductor magnus
3 contains the saphenous nerve
4 contains the nerve to vastus lateralis
5 contains the profunda femoris artery

9. The adductor canal
1 has a medial boundary formed by adductor longus T
2 has a medial boundary formed by adductor magnus T
3 contains the saphenous nerve T
4 contains the nerve to vastus lateralis F
5 contains the profunda femoris artery F
Both adductor longus and magnus contribute to the medial boundary (ie floor)
of the adductor canal.
The profunda femoris artery runs behind the adductor canal: not within it!

10. In the adductor canal
1 Sartorius lies deep to vastus lateralis
2 Adductor magnus lies anterior to adductor longus
3 Adductor magnus lies anterior to vastus medialis
4 Gracilis forms the lateral boundary
5 The femoral artery lies anterior to the femoral
vein

11. In the adductor canal
1 Sartorius lies deep to vastus lateralis F
2 Adductor magnus lies anterior to adductor longus F
3 Adductor magnus lies anterior to vastus medialis F
4 Gracilis forms the lateral boundary F
5 The femoral artery lies anterior to the femoral
vein
T

12. The following muscles are boundaries of
the adductor canal
1 Vastus medialis
2 Adductor brevis
3 Gracilis
4 Vastus intermedius
5 Adductor longus

13. The following muscles are boundaries of
the adductor canal
1 Vastus medialis T
2 Adductor brevis F
3 Gracilis F
4 Vastus intermedius F
5 Adductor longus T
Boundaries of the adductor canal
Anteriorly – subsartorial fascia
Laterally – vastus medialis
Posteromedially – adductor longus above and adductor magnus below

14. The adductor canal
1 extends from the inguinal ligament to the popliteal fossa
2 contains the nerve to vastus medialis
3 is a common site for atheromatous occlusion of the
femoral artery
4 its ventral boundary (roof) is a dense fascial layer that lies
deep to sartorius
5 it transmits the saphenous nerve

15. The adductor canal
1 extends from the inguinal ligament to the popliteal fossa F
2 contains the nerve to vastus medialis T
3 is a common site for atheromatous occlusion of the
femoral artery
T
4 its ventral boundary (roof) is a dense fascial layer that lies
deep to sartorius
T
5 it transmits the saphenous nerve T
The adductor canal extends from the apex of the femoral triangle to the adductor
tubercle.
The dense fascial layer deep to sartorius is known as the subsartorial fascia.

16. Concerning the sartorius muscle
1 It is a flexor of the hip joint
2 Its medial border forms the lateral boundary of
the femoral triangle
3 It is crossed on its deep aspect by the lateral
cutaneous nerve of thigh
4 It arises from the anterior inferior iliac spine
5 It is innervated by the femoral nerve

17. Concerning the sartorius muscle
1 It is a flexor of the hip joint T
2 Its medial border forms the lateral boundary of
the femoral triangle
T
3 It is crossed on its deep aspect by the lateral
cutaneous nerve of thigh
F
4 It arises from the anterior inferior iliac spine F
5 It is innervated by the femoral nerve T
The lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh, also known as the lateral femoral
cutaneous nerve, crosses superficial to Sartorius.
Sartorius arises from the anterior superior iliac spine.

18. The adductor magnus muscle
1 has a double innervation from the sciatic and
femoral nerves
2 is innervated by the obturator nerve
3 is innervated by the sciatic nerve
4 is attached proximally to the ischial tuberosity
5 forms part of the floor of the femoral triangle

19. The adductor magnus muscle
1 has a double innervation from the sciatic and
femoral nerves
F
2 is innervated by the obturator nerve T
3 is innervated by the sciatic nerve T
4 is attached proximally to the ischial tuberosity T
5 forms part of the floor of the femoral triangle F
Adductor magnus has a double innervation by the sciatic and obturator nerve, not
femoral nerve!
Part of adductor magnus does in fact attach to the ischial tuberosity.
It forms the posteromedial boundary of the adductor canal distal to adductor longus.

20. Concerning the adductor canal
1 Its roof is formed by a fascia immediately deep to the
gracilis muscle
2 Its lateral wall is formed by a muscle which is innervated
by the obturator nerve
3 Its medial wall is formed by a muscle which is innervated
by the femoral nerve
4 Its lateral wall is formed by a muscle which is attached
directly to the patella
5 It contains the long saphenous vein

21. Concerning the adductor canal
1 Its roof is formed by a fascia immediately deep to the
gracilis muscle
F
2 Its lateral wall is formed by a muscle which is innervated
by the obturator nerve
F
3 Its medial wall is formed by a muscle which is innervated
by the femoral nerve
F
4 Its lateral wall is formed by a muscle which is attached
directly to the patella
T
5 It contains the long saphenous vein F
The roof of the adductor canal is formed by the subsartorial fascia which, as its name implies, lies
beneath the Sartorius, not Gracilis.
The lateral wall of the adductor canal is formed by the vastus medialis which is innervated by the
femoral nerve, not obturator nerve. The lowest fibres of the vastus medialis attach directly to the
medial border of the patella.
The medial wall of the adductor canal is formed by adductor longus and magnus both of which are
innervated by the obturator nerve, not femoral nerve.