Ant & medial compartment of thigh Flashcards
What is the muscle types in the anterior compartment of the leg?
extensor muscles
posterior compartment contains flexor
What are the movements of the hip joint?
Flexion Extension adduction abdution lateral and medial external rotation
What are the movements of the knee?
Flexion
Extension
What are the movements of the foot?
dorsiflexion
plantarflexion
What are the muscles in the anterior compartment of the thigh?
rectus femoris vastus medialis vastus intermedius vastus lateralis sartorius
What nerves innervate the thigh?
femoral nerve
common tibial nerve
What are the boundaries of the femoral triangle?
Roof
Floor - pectineus and Iliopsoas muscles
Base - inguinal ligament
Apex - overlap of sartorial and adductor longus
Medial bord - lateral aspect of adductor longus
Lateral Bord - medial bord sartorius
What structures are found within the femoral triangle?
femoral Vein, artery & nerve
vein and artery enclosed within femoral sheath
What are the three compartments of the femoral sheath?
lateral (femoral artery)
Intermediate (femoral vein)
Medial (femoral canal)
What muscles are located in the medial compartment of the thigh?
adductor longus
adductor brevis
adductor Magnus
What nerve innervates the medial compartment of the thigh?
obturator
Where is the sub-sartorial canal located (also known as adductor canal or Hunter’s canal)?
middle third of thigh running from apex of femoral triangle to adductor hiatus
What does the femoral artery become when it moves under the knee?
popliteal artery
What are the boundaries of the sub sartorial canal?
anteromedially - sartorius
anterolaterally - vastus medialis
posteriorly - adductor longus and adductor Magnus
What are the contents of the sub sartorial canal?
femoral artery
femoral vein
saphenous nerve
nerve to vastus medialis
