2 anterior thigh Flashcards
Course of greater saphenous vein
Dorsal venous arch–>great saphenous vein in anterior to medial malleolus–> posterior to patella –> anteromedial thigh– saphenous opening–> femoral vein
Scream when doing vein transfusion at great saphenous vein, why
saphenous nerve accompany saphenous vein scream when doing transfusion
Longest vein in the body
Great saphenous nerve
Varicose vein in medial side of leg
Incompetent valve of the great saphenous vein –> accumulation of blood in vein–> varicose vein
Iliotibial tract (what and where does it attach to)
thickening of the lateral aspect of fascia lata, insert on the upper lateral aspect of the tibia (Gerdy’s tubercle) after crossing the knee joint
Saphenous opening:
an opening of the fascia lata slightly below femoral triangle, where great saphenous vein drain into the femoral vein
Function of fascia lata
deep fascia of the thigh
wrap muscles to keep muscles if place during contraction/relaxation
so that when muscle contract, it presses on the veins and aid venous return
Deep fascia name when at thigh and leg
fascia lata –> crural fascia
Superficial inguinal lymph node
drain the afferent lymph vessel from thigh, leg, foot, penis, scrotum, anus, perineum, vulva, buttock,
form a chain immediately below the inguinal ligament and lies along the great saphenous vein
enlarged when in syphilis, vulva cancer, gonorhea, herpes, infected wounds
Muscles in the anterior compartment of the thigh
mainly extension
quadriceps femoris (rectus femoris aids hip flex, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius)
Sartorius (ASIS–>inferomedial to tibial tuberosity)
Iliopsoas for flexion and stabilization of hip joint (iliac fossa/trasnverse process, intervertebral disc T12-L5 –>lesser trochanter)
pectineus: (superior pubic ramus –> lesser trochanter)
obturator externus: lateral rotation of thigh
What is inside the femoral canal
lymph nodes
what is within the femoral sheath
femoral artery –> femoral vein –> femoral canal
they are separated from each other by 2 septums
femoral nerve is not within the sheath
where can we find femoral nerve
on the surface of iliopsoas muscle
Femoral hernia
below the inguinal ligament
inguinal canal medial is the lacunar ligament
herniation through the inguinal canal out of the saphenous opening
Femoral triangle (important and boundaries)
Femoral triangle
importance: where structures go between the pelvis and the thigh
lateral: satorius (ASIS –> superior medial surface of tibia)
medial: adductor longus (medial compartment)
superior: inguinal ligament
floor: iliopsoas and pectinus
roof: fascia lata
where does femoral vein/artery drain into
external iliac vein/artery
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lateral to medial
Nerve –> femoral artery (at inguinal midpoint inferior to ligamnet) –> femoral vein –> lymph nodes in the femoral canal
Test for femoral nerve
knee jerk reflex
hit patella ligament
quadriceps would normally contract to extend the knee joint
innervated by femoral nerve
Achilles tendon reflex test for which nerve
Sciatic nerve S1-2 ((plantarflexion)
Patella tendon reflex test for which nerve
femoral nerve L2-4 (knee extension)
Adductor canal and its content
between satorius and adductor longus
femoral artery and vein, saphenous nerve (from femoral nerve), nerve to the vastus medialis,
Adductor hiatus
when the femoral artery/vein comes out of the adductor canal, it travels on the adductor magnus until it reaches the adductor hiatus, and goes through the hole to the back where they become popliteal artery/vein
Medial compartment of the thigh
movement: adduction of the thigh
innervation: obturator nerve (L2-4)
Attachment: pubic ramus Insertion: linea aspera
adductor longus (superior pubic ramus –> middle 1/3 linea aspera)
adductor brevis (inferior pubic ramus –> upper 1/3 ilnea aspera + posterior proximal femur)
adductor magnus (inferior pubic ramus –>adducotr tubercle of femur + linea aspera)
Gracilis (ipr –> medial proximal tibia)
pectineus: (superior pubic ramus –> lesser trochanter)
obturator externus: lateral rotation of thigh
Lateral circumflex femoral artery from ?
deep artery of the thigh