Anatomy - Lower Limb - Vessels

Question 1

Superficial lymph vessels

Answer 1

• those that drain the lateral foot and the posterolateral leg: accompany the short saphenous vein and drain to popliteal nodes then via deep lymph vessels to inguinal nodes
• those that drain the other areas drain to superficial inguinal lymph nodes
• superficial inguinal lymph nodes drain vua saphenous hiatus to deep inguinal and external iliac lymph nodes

Question 2

Deep inguinal lymph nodes

Answer 2

• drain to nodes associated with vessels in abdomen - external iliac nodes, common iliac nodes and lateral aortic nodes

Question 3

Femoral triangle

Answer 3

• bondaries: inguinal ligament, medial border of sartorius and med border of adductor longus
• floor: iliopsoas, pectineus, adductor longus
• Roof: deep fascia
• Contents: NAVEL (lateral to medial)
• femoral artery and vein vulnerable to traumatic injury

Question 4

Adductor canal

Answer 4

• boundaries: adductor longus and magnus, vastus medialis, sartorius and fascia
• contents: femoral artery and vein, saphenous neruve

Question 5

Popliteal fossa

Answer 5

• boundaries: hamstrings, gastrocnemius
• Floor: popliteal surface of femur, capsule of knee joint, popliteus muscle
• contents: poplitreal artery/vein, tibial nerve, common fibular nerve, termination of small saphenous vein, poplitreal lymph nodes
• Roof: deep fascia

Question 6

Swelling in popliteal fossa

Answer 6

• baker’s cyst
• aneurism of popliteal artery
• enlarged popliteal lymph nodes