1. Femoral Triangle, Anterior + Medial Thigh

Question 1

What forms the superior border of the femoral triangle?

Answer 1

Inguinal ligament

Question 2

What forms the medial border of the femoral triangle?

Answer 2

Lateral border of adductor longus

Question 3

What forms the lateral border of the femoral triangle?

Answer 3

Medial border of sartorius

Question 4

What forms the floor of the femoral triangle?

Answer 4

Iliopsoas + pectineus

Question 5

What forms the roof of the femoral triangle?

Answer 5

Fascia lata

Question 6

What are the contents of the femoral triangle from lateral to medial?

Answer 6

Femoral Nerve
Femoral artery 
Femoral vein 
Lymphatics
(NAVY)

Question 7

What artery branches from the posterior aspect of the femoral artery?

Answer 7

Profunda femoris artery

Question 8

What are the most proximal branches of the profunda femoris artery?

Answer 8

Medial and lateral circumflex arteries

Question 9

What lymph nodes are found in the femoral canal?

Answer 9

Deep inguinal lymph nodes

Question 10

What spinal nerves make up the femoral nerve?

Answer 10

L2,3,4

Question 11

What branch of the femoral nerve accompanies the great saphenous vein in the foot?

Answer 11

The saphenous nerve

Question 12

What are the attachments of the inguinal ligament?

Answer 12

Iliac spine (ASIS) and pubic tubercle

Question 13

Do the femoral vessels + nerve pass posteriorly or anteriorly to the inguinal ligament?

Answer 13

Posteriorly, in the retroinguinal space

Question 14

What is the nerve supply to the iliopsoas?

Answer 14

anterior rami of lumbar spinal nerves

Question 15

What is the proximal attachment of the sartorius?

Answer 15

iliac spine (ASIS)

Question 16

List the flexor muscles of the thigh. What is the nerve supply?

Answer 16

Pectineus
Iliopsoas
Sartorius
Rectus femoris
Femoral nerve

Question 17

What is the extensor muscle of the thigh?

Answer 17

Quadriceps femoris.

Question 18

What muscles make up quadriceps femoris?

Answer 18

Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis
Vastus intermedius
Rectus femoris

Question 19

List the adductors of the thigh

Answer 19

Adductor longus 
Adductor brevis 
Adductor magnus
Gracilis
Obturator externes

Question 20

What nerve supplies the adductor muscles of the thigh? Which is the exception?

Answer 20

Obturator nerve (L2-4) 
Hamstring part of adductor magnus

Question 21

What nerve supplies the hamstring part of adductor magnus?

Answer 21

Tibial nerve

Question 22

What structure does the obturator nerve pass through to reach the medial compartment of the thigh?

Answer 22

Obturator foramen of the hip bone

Question 23

What is the anterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh a branch of?

Answer 23

The femoral nerve

Question 24

What is the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh a branch of?

Answer 24

Lumbosacral plexus

Question 25

What veins do superficial lymphatics follow?

Answer 25

Saphenous veins

Question 26

Where does lymph following the small saphenous vein drain?

Answer 26

Popliteal lymph nodes

Question 27

Where does lymph from popliteal lymph nodes drain?

Answer 27

Deep inguinal lymph nodes

Question 28

Where does lymph following the great saphenous vein drain?

Answer 28

Into superficial inguinal lymph nodes and then into external iliac lymph nodes

Question 29

Where does lymph from deep inguinal nodes drain?

Answer 29

External iliac nodes