3. Anterior Medial Thigh Flashcards
Which compartment is stronger, the Anterior Thigh, or the Posterior Thigh?
Anterior Thigh
Give the following for the Gracilis:
Action at the Hip
Adduction of the Hip
Flexion of the Hip
Medial Rotation of the Hip
Give the following for the Sartorius:
Origin
ASIS
Give the following for the Adductor Brevis:
Origin
Body and Inferior Ramus of the Pubis
Give the following for the Adductor Portion of the Adductor Magnus:
Innervation
Obturator Nerve
Give the following for the Vastus Muscles:
Common Origin
Shaft of the Femur
Give the following for the Adductor Longus:
Action
Adduction of the Hip
Flexion of the Hip
What nerve roots are being tested when a physician strikes the Calcaneal Tendon with a reflex hammer?
S1-S2
What spinal roots give rise to the Obturator Nerve?
L2-L4
Give the following for the Pectineus:
Action
Adduction of the Hip
Flexion of the Hip
Give the following for the Rectus Femoris:
Innervation
Femoral Nerve
Give the following for the Obturator Externus:
Origin
External Margin of the Obturator Membrane
What spinal roots give rise to the Femoral Nerve?
L2-L4
What spinal roots give rise to the Tibial Branch of the Sciatic Nerve?
L4-S3
Where can the Iliopectineal Bursa be found, and why is it clinically relevant?
It can be found deep to the Iliopsoas M, and also deep to the Pectineus on its medial edge. Mostly on the capsule of the hip joint.
Can become inflamed leading to groin pain.
Give the following for the Adductor Brevis:
Insertion
Proximal Linea Aspira
Give the following for the Gracilis:
Insertion
Pes Anserinus
Give the following for the Vastus Muscles:
Innervation
Femoral Nerve
Give the following for the Obturator Externus:
Insertion
Trochanteric Fossa
Give the following for the Pectineus:
Insertion
Pectineal Line of the Femur
Give the following for the Pectineus:
Origin
Pectin line of Pubis
(On the Superior Pubic Ramus)
Give the following for the Adductor Brevis:
Innervation
Obturator Nerve
Give the following for the Adductor Portion of the Adductor Magnus:
Action
Adduction of the Hip
Flexion of the Hip
Where is the Patellar Ligament found?
Where is the Patellar Tendon found?
Patellar Tendon is Superior to the Patella, connecting it to the Quadriceps Muscles
Patellar Ligament is Inferior to the Patella, connecting it to the Tibial Tuberosity
What Septum separates the Anterior and Posterior Compartments of the Thigh?
The Lateral Intermuscular Septum