MBLEX STUDY GUIDE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
APLUS
●● Vastus Medailis
Answer: Origin: Linea apsera (medial side) of femur); Insertion: Medial
border of patellar ligament via quadriceps tendon; Action: Extension of
knee/leg; Nerve: femoral
●● Rectus Femoris
Answer: Origin: Anterior inferior iliac spine; Insertion: Patellar ligament
via quadriceps tendon; Action: Flexion of hip/thigh, extension knee &
leg; Nerve: femoral
●● Sartorius
Answer: Origin: Anterior superior iliac spine, Insertion: Tibia (supper
shaft), Action: Flexion & lateral rotation of hip/thigh, assists flexion of
knee; Nerve femoral
●● Articulation
Answer: a joint
●● Calcaneus
,Answer:
●● Talus
Answer:
●● Navicular
Answer:
●● Cuneiform I, II, III
Answer:
●● Cuboid
Answer:
●● Metatarsals 1-5
Answer:
●● Phalanges of the foot
Answer:
●● Proximal phalanges of the foot
Answer:
,●● Middle phalanges of the foot
Answer:
●● Distal phalanges of the foot
Answer:
●● Pubic Symphysis
Answer: very little movement found between the bones of the pubis
●● Sacroiliac joint
Answer: Very little movement found between the sacrum ad the ilium
●● Movements of the knee
Answer: Flexion, Extension, Rotation
●● Thoracolumnar Aponeurosis
Answer: (T7 to iliac crest)
●● Ligamentum Nuchae
Answer: Occipital ridge to C7
, ●● Hinge Joint
Answer: I.E. Elbow/knee. movement in one plan (sagittal)
●● Ball & Socket
Answer: triaxial-sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes
●● Femoral Triangle
Answer: inguinal ligament, sartorius, adductor longus (femoral artery,
vein, & nerve travels through this)
●● Bones that connect the patellar ligament
Answer: femur and tibia
●● What tendons make the common tendon?
Answer: 4 quadriceps
●● inguinal meaning
Answer: Groin
●● Supinator
Answer:
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
APLUS
●● Vastus Medailis
Answer: Origin: Linea apsera (medial side) of femur); Insertion: Medial
border of patellar ligament via quadriceps tendon; Action: Extension of
knee/leg; Nerve: femoral
●● Rectus Femoris
Answer: Origin: Anterior inferior iliac spine; Insertion: Patellar ligament
via quadriceps tendon; Action: Flexion of hip/thigh, extension knee &
leg; Nerve: femoral
●● Sartorius
Answer: Origin: Anterior superior iliac spine, Insertion: Tibia (supper
shaft), Action: Flexion & lateral rotation of hip/thigh, assists flexion of
knee; Nerve femoral
●● Articulation
Answer: a joint
●● Calcaneus
,Answer:
●● Talus
Answer:
●● Navicular
Answer:
●● Cuneiform I, II, III
Answer:
●● Cuboid
Answer:
●● Metatarsals 1-5
Answer:
●● Phalanges of the foot
Answer:
●● Proximal phalanges of the foot
Answer:
,●● Middle phalanges of the foot
Answer:
●● Distal phalanges of the foot
Answer:
●● Pubic Symphysis
Answer: very little movement found between the bones of the pubis
●● Sacroiliac joint
Answer: Very little movement found between the sacrum ad the ilium
●● Movements of the knee
Answer: Flexion, Extension, Rotation
●● Thoracolumnar Aponeurosis
Answer: (T7 to iliac crest)
●● Ligamentum Nuchae
Answer: Occipital ridge to C7
, ●● Hinge Joint
Answer: I.E. Elbow/knee. movement in one plan (sagittal)
●● Ball & Socket
Answer: triaxial-sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes
●● Femoral Triangle
Answer: inguinal ligament, sartorius, adductor longus (femoral artery,
vein, & nerve travels through this)
●● Bones that connect the patellar ligament
Answer: femur and tibia
●● What tendons make the common tendon?
Answer: 4 quadriceps
●● inguinal meaning
Answer: Groin
●● Supinator
Answer: