Anatomy week 14 Flashcards
Where does the deep fascia of the lower limbs extends from
- Extends from the iliac crest to the sole of the foot
Name the 3 fascia of the lower limb
- Fascia lata
-Crural Fascia
-Foot fascia
What does the fascia lata surround and form
- Thigh muscles
-Forms the iliotibial tract
What does the crural fascia surround and what does it form
- Covers the leg muscle
-Forms the flexor and extensor retinacula at the ankle
What does the Foot Fascia form
- The plantar aponeurosis on the sole
Name the regions of the lower limb
- Gluteal region
-Thigh
-Popliteal and genual region
-Leg
-Foot
What does the Gluteal Region include
- The buttock
What are the functions of the muscular compartments of the gluteal region
- They laterally rotate,abduct,adduct,extend and flex the hip joint
Explain the nerves and blood vessles that the muscular compartments of the gluteal region contains
Nerves:
-Superior gluteal
-Inferior gluteal
-Sciatic nerve
Blood vessels:
-Superior and inferior gluteal arteries and veins
Name the muscle and blood vessels that pass between the pelvis and the gluteal region through the greater sciatic foramen
- Piriformis muscle
-blood vessels:
-Superior and inferior gluteal vessels
What is the role of the Deep Fascia
- Creates compartments that seperate limb musculature
Name the 3 compartments in the Thigh region
-Anterior
-Medial
-posterior
What is the 4 compartments in the leg region
- Anterior compartment
-Lateral compartment
-Superficial Posterior comparmtnet
-Deep posterior compartment
What is the function of the Anterior and posterior compartments in the thigh region
Anterior:
- Flex the hip and extends the knee
Posterior:
-Extends the hip and flexes the knee
What does the Anterior and Posterior compartment of the thigh contains
Anterior:
- Femoral nerve
-Femoral artery and vein
Posterior:
- Sciatic nerve
-Deep artery and veins of thigh
