When examining a pt w/deep internal hip pain, you suspect a femoral head pathology. Which of the follow statement is NOT true of the femoral head?

Your ice hockey player with low back pain is also complaining of weakness in the quadriceps muscles after falling down on the ice. Which nerve do you think is being affected?

As you test a possible inguinal hernia in your patient you examine anterior thigh nerve supply. Which test examines the supply of nerves on the anterior thigh?

The gluteus medius muscle is located ________ and performs ________ of the hip joint.

When testing back pain, you being examining spinous processes intergrity. What spinous process can be found at the level of the last rib articulation?

For the patella-femoral joint, the greatest surface area contact is

The pelvis is formed by pairs of three fused bones and joined anteriorly by which of the following?

When testing the back muscles of a 15 yr old runner, you test her spinal trunk flexors’ muscle function. Which of these muscles is a primary trunk flexor?

When examining the nerves of the hip, you want to ensure intergrity of the sacral plexus. This plexus is made up from these nerve roots

This part of the meniscus is highly vascularized and has the BEST potential for healing after injury