Anterior and Medial Aspects of Lower Limb

Question 1

Peroneal

Answer 1

Synonymous with Fibular

Question 2

Where is the great saphenous vein relative to the fascia lata

Answer 2

Superficial

Question 3

Course of Great Saphenous Vein

Answer 3

From the foot up the medial leg, around the medial epicondyle of the femur, then back to the anterior aspect of the thigh where it enters the saphenous opening to drain into the femoral vein

Question 4

What does the lesser saphenous vein drain into

Answer 4

Popliteal Vein

Question 5

Iliotibial Tract

Answer 5

Lateral Thickening of Fascia Lata

Question 6

Importance of Fascia Lata

Answer 6

Important in Venous Return

Question 7

Saphenous Opening

Answer 7

Gap/Hiatus in fascia lata - Great saphenous vein passes through

Question 8

Source of Femoral Artery

Answer 8

External iliac artery - going under inguinal ligament, becoming femoral

Question 9

Where does the Adductor Canal begin and end

Answer 9

Apex of Femoral Triangle to Adductor Hiatus

Question 10

Apex of Femoral Triangle

Answer 10

Where the adductor longus and sartorius meet

Question 11

Pectinius

Answer 11

Part of Muscle floor of Femoral Triangle

Thigh Flexor/Rotator/Adductor

Part of medial & anterior compartments

Question 12

Answer 12

Question 13

Longest Muscle in body

Answer 13

Sartorius

Question 14

What compartment of the thigh is the sartorius in

Answer 14

Anterior (Flexors)

**Femoral Nerve

Question 15

Attachments of Sartorius

Answer 15

Origin - ASIS

Insertion - Proximal end of tibia below medial condyle

Question 16

Actions of Sartorius

Answer 16

Thigh flexion/abduction/external rotaion

Leg flexion/internal rotation

Question 17

Quadriceps Tendon

Answer 17

All four muscles go together to form this tendon which goes over the patellar

Question 18

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Question 19

Answer 19

Question 20

Where do the Tibialis Anterior and Posterior Attach (vaguely)

Answer 20

Medial Foot

Question 21

Action of Tibialis Anterior

Answer 21

Dorsiflexion & Inversion

Question 22

Action of Tibialis Posterior

Answer 22

Planterflexion & Inversion

Question 23

Where is the femoral artery medially/laterally relative to the inguinal ligament

Answer 23

Halfway along

Question 24

Which muscles of the thigh are used in grafting

Answer 24

Gracilis & Plantaris

Question 25

Where is the common fibular nerve most susceptible to injury

Answer 25

Fibular head

Question 26

Cause of varicose veins

Answer 26

Incompetent veins in the lower limb

Blood going back up is slower; valves become incompetent and blood pools causing varicose veins which protrude/becoming purply

Question 27

Attachments of Inguinal Ligament

Answer 27

ASIS

Pubic Tubercle

Question 28

Origin of External/Internal Iliac Arteries

Answer 28

Abdominal Aorta draining into Common iliac artery

Question 29

Obutrator Artery

Answer 29

Branch of Internal Iliac Artery

Supplies - Femoral Head, Obturator Muscle, Adductors

Question 30

Origin of Obturator Nerve

Answer 30

L2-4

Question 31

What does the obturator nerve innervate

Answer 31

Adductor Muscles (medial thigh)

Question 32

Paths of the obturator nerve and artery

Answer 32

They both pass through the obturator foramen and have anterior/posterior branches which straddle the adductor brevis

Question 33

Main terminal branch of Femoral Nerve

Answer 33

Saphenous Nerve

Question 34

Sesamoid Bone

Answer 34

Bone embedded in tendon or muscle

e.g. Patellar

Question 35

Arrangement of structures at medial malleolus

Answer 35

Tom Dick And Very Nervous Harry

Tibialis Posterior
flexor Digitorum longus
tibial Artery
tibial Vein
tibial Nerve
flexor Hallucis longus