1.5.2 Anterior Thigh, Femoral Triangle, and Medial Thigh

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Question 2

What are the two important fascia of the lower leg?

Answer 2

Question 3

What is the origin of the iliopsoas muscle?

Answer 3

Psoas - Vertebral body and transverse process of T12-L5

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

Question 4

What is the insertion of the iliopsoas?

Answer 4

Inserts into lesser trochanter of femur

Question 5

What is the action of the iliopsoas?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What are the nerves of the iliopsoas?

Answer 6

Lumbar nerve and the femoral nerve

Question 7

What are the characteristics of the pectineus muscle?

Answer 7

Question 8

Where does the sartorius originate and insert

Answer 8

Origin - anterior superior iliac spine

Insert - Upper medial tibia

Question 9

What is the movement and innervation of the sartorius muscle?

Answer 9

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

Femoral nerve

Question 10

What is the superior attachment of the rectus femoris?

Answer 10

Anterior inferior iliac spine

Question 11

What are the 4 muscles of the quadricep femoris?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What is the superior attachment of the vastus lateralis?

Answer 12

Greater trochanter, lateral lip of linea aspera of femur

Question 13

What is the superior attachment of the vastus medialis?

Answer 13

Inter-trochanteric line, medial lip of linea aspera

Question 14

What is the superior attachment of the vastus intermedius?

Answer 14

Shaft of femur

Question 15

What is the inferior attachment of the quadricep femoris?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What is the action and innervation of the quadricep femoris?

Answer 16

Powerful extensor of the leg at the knee

Femoral nerve innervation

Question 17

Describe the function of the quadricep femoris?

Answer 17

Question 18

What are the characteristics of the femoral nerve?

Answer 18

Question 19

What are the covered parts?

Answer 19

Question 20

What are the different branches of the femoral artery?

Answer 20

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Question 23

What is the common site of bursitis of the knee?

Answer 23

Quadricep tendon bursitis - at suprapatellar pouch

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Question 25

What is a posas abscess?

Answer 25

Question 26

Striking the patellar ligament is commonly used to test the?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Question 28

Describe the roof or anterior wall of the femoral triangle

Answer 28

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Contains the - Femoral artery, vein and femoral canal. Potential passage of femoral hernia

Question 30

What are the covered parts?

Answer 30

Question 31

What are some clinical considerations of the femoral triangle?

Answer 31

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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

Question 33

What are the characteristics of a femoral hernia?

Answer 33

Question 34

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

Answer 34

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

Question 35

The adductor magnus is innervated by the obturator and?

Answer 35

Has tibial nerve contribution

Question 36

What is the origin and attachment of the adductor longus?

Answer 36

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

Question 37

What is the function and innervation of the adductor longus?

Answer 37

Question 38

What is the attachment and origin of the adductor brevis?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

What is the function and innervation of the adductor brevis?

Answer 39

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Arises on the inferior pubic ramus, ischial ramus Attaches to femoral gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, medial supracondylar line

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Adducts and flexes the thigh. Obturator nerve

Question 42

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

Answer 42

From ishial tuberosity to adductor tubercle of femur

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Extends thigh Tibial nerve innervation

Question 44

What is the origin and insertion of the gracilis?

Answer 44

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

Question 45

What is the function and innervation of the gracilis?

Answer 45

Adducts the thigh, flexes leg and medially rotates Obturator nerve

Question 46

What are the characteristics of the obturator externus?

Answer 46

Question 47

What are the characteristics of the obturator nerve?

Answer 47

Question 48

The obturator nerve cutaneous innervation is?

Answer 48

Superficial branch innervates distal thigh medially

Question 49

What artery provides blood to the medial adductor muscle group?

Answer 49

Obturator artery

Question 50

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

Answer 50

Question 51

What are the clinical symptoms of Per Anserinus Bursitis?

Answer 51

Question 52

What are the clinical symptoms of a groin pull?

Answer 52