Anatomy (The Lower Limb) Flashcards
Location of symphyseal joints
In midline
define two important exits from the pelvis:
• the greater sciatic foramen, formed by the sacrospinous ligament and the greater sciatic notch
• the lesser sciatic foramen, formed by the sacrotuberous ligament and the lesser sciatic notch.
Nerve of flap maximus
Inferior gluteal nerve (L5, S1, 2).
small nerve supply and therefore not capable of fine or precise movements.
Gluteal lines
Inferior, anterior, posterior
Nerve of black medius and minimus
Superior gluteal (L4, 5, S1)
Rotation of thigh by gluteus
Maximus lateral
Minimus medial
lateral rotators of thigh
The gluteus maximus is the most powerful muscle involved in lateral rotation, but other muscles also contribute, including the piriformis, obturator internus and externus, the gemelli, and quadratus femoris.
Medial rotation of the thigh
Medial rotation of the thigh or hip brings the knee and foot medially. Muscles: gluteus medius and minimus, and the adductors (longus, brevis, magnus).
Nerve Supply of Gemelli
• Superior by nerve to obturator internus.
• Inferior by nerve to quadratus femoris.
Root of hip nerves
• Superior gluteal (L4, 5, S1).
• Inferior gluteal nerve (L5, S1, 2).
• Nerve to obturator internus (L5, S1, 2).
• Nerve to quadratus femoris (L4, 5, S1).
Difference between obturator internas and externas
Internas from internal> between course is
Externas from external> body of ischium
Both run POSTERIOLATERALLY
BEHIND neck of femur
*External lies deep to Internas from behind *So externas inserting anterior to internas onto medial surface of greater trochanter.
#The internus abducts the flexed hip,
& the externus adducts the flexed hip.
Because the obturator internus runs obliquely to the femoral axis, while the obturator externus runs orthogonal (right angle) to the femoral axis when the hip is FLEXED.
Direction of tibiofibular interosseous membrane
Up-Lateral
Or
Down -Medial
Bone of both proximal and distal row of tarsal
Cuboid
Plane of inversion and eversion of foot
occurs at the SUBTALAR joints
Unique attachment of talus
• There are no muscular or tendinous attachments to the talus but a number of ligaments are attached to it (see arches of the foot).
Which bone has the groove for the tendon of flexor hallucis longus.
The talus
weightbearing part of the heel.
medial tubercle on undersurface of calcaneum
Which bone has groove for the tendon of peroneus longus
Cuboid on its undersurface
Articulation of navicular bone
• Articulates with the head of the talus behind, with the three cuneiforms in front
and with cuboid LATERALLY
Insertion point of tibialis posterior
Navicular bone on a a tuberosity
Attachment of spring ligament
from the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneum to the tuberosity of the navicular.
Function of 3 cuneiforms
• Cuneus means wedge. The wedge-shaped bones help maintain the TRANSVERSE arch of the foot.
Which muscle has 2 sesamoid bones
•Flexor hallucis BREVIS.
•That’s why the first metatarsal has two depressions lined with articular cartilage for these two sesamoid bones in the tendon
Bone involved in March fracture
• The second metatarsal
•It is the longest and thinnest and in the event of FATIGUE is liable to break.