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1.5.2 Anterior Thigh, Femoral Triangle, and Medial Thigh Flashcards

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What are the two important veins of the leg and what is their surface anatomy?

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What are the two important fascia of the lower leg?

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What is the origin of the iliopsoas muscle?

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Psoas - Vertebral body and transverse process of T12-L5

Iliacus - Iliac crest, iliac fossa, ala of sacrum, and anterior sacroiliac ligament

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What is the insertion of the iliopsoas?

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Inserts into lesser trochanter of femur

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What is the action of the iliopsoas?

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Flexes the thigh/trunk at the hip and advances the lower limb during walking gait

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What are the nerves of the iliopsoas?

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Lumbar nerve and the femoral nerve

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What are the characteristics of the pectineus muscle?

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Where does the sartorius originate and insert

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Origin - anterior superior iliac spine

Insert - Upper medial tibia

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What is the movement and innervation of the sartorius muscle?

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Weakly flexes, abducts and laterally rotates the thigh, flexes the leg

Femoral nerve

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What is the superior attachment of the rectus femoris?

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Anterior inferior iliac spine

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What are the 4 muscles of the quadricep femoris?

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Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius

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What is the superior attachment of the vastus lateralis?

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Greater trochanter, lateral lip of linea aspera of femur

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What is the superior attachment of the vastus medialis?

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Inter-trochanteric line, medial lip of linea aspera

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What is the superior attachment of the vastus intermedius?

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Shaft of femur

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What is the inferior attachment of the quadricep femoris?

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Forms the common quadricep tendon to patella and the via the patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity

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What is the action and innervation of the quadricep femoris?

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Powerful extensor of the leg at the knee

Femoral nerve innervation

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Describe the function of the quadricep femoris?

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What are the characteristics of the femoral nerve?

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What are the covered parts?

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What are the different branches of the femoral artery?

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What is the blood supply to the head of the femur and hip joint?

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What are the important bursae at the insertion of the quadricep femoris?

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23
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What is the common site of bursitis of the knee?

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Quadricep tendon bursitis - at suprapatellar pouch

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What are some common clinical symptoms related to anterior thigh trauma?

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25
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What is a posas abscess?

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26
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Striking the patellar ligament is commonly used to test the?

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Perpipheral proprioception nerve reflex arc (Spinal L2,3, and 4)

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What is the importance of the femoral triangle and what is the contents?

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28
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Describe the roof or anterior wall of the femoral triangle

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29
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The femoral sheath is a pouch containing what? It is a potential passage for what?

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Contains the - Femoral artery, vein and femoral canal.

Potential passage of femoral hernia

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What are the covered parts?

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31
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What are some clinical considerations of the femoral triangle?

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32
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Why is the saphenous nerve different than the other branches of the femoral nerve?

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Only the saphenous nerve exits the triangle - sensory to skin and medial calf

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What are the characteristics of a femoral hernia?

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34
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What muscles of the medial thigh attach to the pelvis and femur?

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Adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, and obturator externus

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The adductor magnus is innervated by the obturator and?

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Has tibial nerve contribution

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What is the origin and attachment of the adductor longus?

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Body of pubis and attaches to middle 1/3rd of linea aspera

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What is the function and innervation of the adductor longus?

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What is the attachment and origin of the adductor brevis?

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Arises on the body and inferior ramus of the pubis. Attaches to the pectineal line and proximal linea aspera

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What is the function and innervation of the adductor brevis?

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What is the origin and insertion of the adductor magnus (adductor part)?

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Arises on the inferior pubic ramus, ischial ramus

Attaches to femoral gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, medial supracondylar line

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What is the function and innervation of the adductor magnus (adductor part)?

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Adducts and flexes the thigh.

Obturator nerve

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What is the origin and insertion of the adductor magnus hamstring part?

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From ishial tuberosity to adductor tubercle of femur

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What is the function and innervation of the adductor magnus - hamstring part?

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Extends thigh

Tibial nerve innervation

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What is the origin and insertion of the gracilis?

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From body and inferior ramus of pubis to superior/medial surface of tibia

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What is the function and innervation of the gracilis?

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Adducts the thigh, flexes leg and medially rotates

Obturator nerve

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What are the characteristics of the obturator externus?

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47
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What are the characteristics of the obturator nerve?

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48
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The obturator nerve cutaneous innervation is?

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Superficial branch innervates distal thigh medially

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What artery provides blood to the medial adductor muscle group?

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Obturator artery

50
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What are some anastomoses between the internal and external iliac arteries?

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51
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What are the clinical symptoms of Per Anserinus Bursitis?

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52
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What are the clinical symptoms of a groin pull?

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