1. The femoral artery supplies blood to the:
A) Head
B) Lower limbs
C) Abdominal organs
D) Heart
2. The femoral artery is a branch of the:
A) Abdominal aorta
B) Common iliac artery
C) External iliac artery
D) Internal iliac artery
3. The femoral artery passes through which opening in the hip bone?
A) Foramen ovale
B) Foramen magnum
C) Foramen lacerum
D) Foramen femoralis
4. The femoral artery pulsation can be felt where?
A) In the cubital fossa
B) Behind the knee
C) In the groin
D) On the dorsum of the foot
5. The branch of femoral artery which supplies blood to the knee joint is:
A) Superior gluteal artery
B) Medial circumflex femoral artery
C) Lateral circumflex femoral artery
D) Deep femoral artery
6. What is the major branch of femoral artery in the thigh?
A) Profunda femoris artery
B) Superior gluteal artery
C) Medial circumflex femoral artery
D) Deep femoral artery
7. Femoral artery bifurcates into which arteries in the lower part of thigh?
A) Anterior & posterior tibial arteries
B) Saphenous & popliteal arteries
C) Popliteal & anterior tibial arteries
D) Popliteal & perforating arteries
8. Deficiency in the development of femoral artery is known as:
A) Popliteal artery entrapment
B) Deep vein thrombosis
C) Coarctation of aorta
D) Persistent sciatic artery
9. Compression of femoral artery is tested by which test?
A) Homans sign
B) Pulse palpation
C) Allis sign
D) Ultrasound Doppler
10. Femoral artery gives off which important branches in the floor of femoral triangle?
A) Profunda femoris & deep artery of thigh
B) Obturator & deep artery of thigh
C) Deep artery of thigh & lateral circumflex femoral artery
D) Superficial & deep artery of thigh
11. Persistent sciatic artery is known to cause which type of vascular entrapment?
A) Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
B) Nutcracker syndrome
C) May-Thurner syndrome
D) Common iliac artery entrapment
12. In which layer of femoral sheath femoral artery and vein are located?
A) Deep
B) Subcutaneous
C) Intermediate
D) Superficial
13) What investigation is done to assess stenosis of femoral artery?
A) CT angiography
B) MRI angiogram
C) Digital subtraction angiogram
D) Doppler ultrasound
14) Which structure passes deep to the inguinal ligament enclosing the femoral vessels?
A) femoral sheath
B) femoral triangle
C) saphenous opening
D) lacunar ligament
15) The pulsation of which artery can be felt just below inguinal ligament in the groin?
A) Tibial artery
B) Popliteal artery
C) Femoral artery
D) Genicular artery
16) Femoral hernia occurs through the gap in which structure?
A) Lacunar ligament
B) Saphenous hiatus
C) Inguinal ligament
D) Femoral sheath
17) Femoral canal is a space bounded by which structures?
A) Femur and pelvic brim
B) Femur and femoral vessels
C) Femoral sheath and inguinal ligament
D) Femur and iliopsoas fascia
18) Which arteries can be used as conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting?
A) Radial and ulnar arteries
B) Palmar arch arteries
C) Greater saphenous vein
D) Femoral and popliteal arteries
19) Compression of femoral artery is done during which procedure?
A) Angiography
B) Embolectomy
C) Angioplasty
D) Endarterectomy
20) Saddle embolus is an embolism lodged at the bifurcation of which artery?
A) Common carotid artery
B) Aorta
C) External iliac artery
D) Femoral artery
21) Pulse is usually not palpable below which level of femoral artery occlusion?
A) Upper 1/3rd
B) Middle 1/3rd
C) Lower 1/3rd
D) Complete occlusion
22) All of the following are branches of femoral artery except:
A) Profunda femoris artery
B) Lateral circumflex femoral artery
C) Obturator artery
D) Genicular artery
23) Profunda femoris artery arises from which part of femoral artery?:
A) Lower 1/3rd
B) Upper 1/3rd
C) Middle 1/3rd
D) At bifurcation
24) Which artery supplies blood to the cruciate ligaments of knee?
A) Genicular arteries
B) Median artery of knee
C) Anterior tibial artery
D) Recurrent tibial artery
25) The pulse of which artery is occasionally felt posteriorly in mid-thigh region?:
A) Proximal lateral circumflex femoral artery
B) Lateral superior genicular artery
C) Descending genicular artery
D) Branch of saphenous artery
26) Doppler examination is useful to assess stenosis of which artery pre-operatively?:
A) Popliteal artery
B) Posterior tibial artery
C) Anterior tibial artery
D) Femoral artery
27) The main reasons for femoral artery occlusion are:
A) Atherosclerosis and polyarteritis nodosa
B) Atherosclerosis and Buerger’s disease
C) Diabetes and vasculitis
D) Hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis
28) Compression of femoral artery is done to access which arterial system surgically?:
A) Coronary
B) Cerebral
C) Carotid
D) Lower limb
29) All of the following are important landmarks of femoral triangle except:
A) Inguinal ligament
B) Femoral nerve
C) Femoral canal
D) Saphenous opening
30) The genitofemoral nerve passes deep to which structure?:
A) Lacunar ligament
B) Femoral sheath
C) Inguinal ligament
D) Femoral artery
31) B/L simultaneous femoral and brachial CPR is known as:
A) Open cardiac massage
B) Open cardiac compression
C) Open thoracic cardiac massage
D) Open cardiac resuscitation
32) Arteriography of lower limb arteries is done through which artery?:
A) Brachial artery
B) Radial artery
C) Ulnar artery
D) Femoral artery
33) Aneurysm of femoral artery is repaired by:
A) Thrombectomy
B) Embolectomy
C) Patch angioplasty
D) Endarterectomy
34) Accidental puncture of femoral artery is a dreaded complication of:
A) Central line placement
B) Lumbar puncture
C) Bone marrow aspiration
D) Hernia repair surgery
35) Damage to femoral nerve during lymph node dissection causes:
A) Foot drop
B) Wrist drop
C) Deltoid paralysis
D) Truncal weakness
36) All of the following are branches of profunda femoris artery except:
A) Medial circumflex femoral artery
B) Lateral circumflex femoral artery
C) Perforating branch
D) Saphenous artery
37) Accidental puncture of femoral artery/vein is identified by:
A) Hematuria
B) Non pulsatile bleeding
C) Synchronous bleeding
D) Ecchymosis
38) Which nerve is at risk during superficial inguinal node dissection?:
A) Femoral
B) Genitofemoral
C) Obturator
D) Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh
39) Palpation of femoral pulse is useful to diagnose:
A)DVT
B) PAD
C) AAA
D) Aortic dissection
40) Mechanism of injury leading to pseudoaneurysm of femoral artery is:
A) Shear stress on arterial wall
B) Intimal tear
C) Vascular spasm
D) Stenosis
41) Occlusion of deep femoral artery leads to:
A) Foot drop
B) Calf Claudication
C) Ischemic Rest pain
D) Raynaud’s syndrome
42) Femoral embolectomy is done for:
A) Atherosclerotic plaques
B) Cholesterol emboli
C) Popliteal entrapment
D) Acute arterial thrombosis