Anterior and medial thigh Flashcards
function of most anterior thigh muscles?
hip flexion, knee extension
artery that supplies the anterior compartment?
femoral/profunda femora artery
nerve that supplies the anterior compartment?
femoral nerve
what clinical application does a weak vastus medialis have?
causes poor lateral tracking and therefore lateral dislocation
Nickname for the sartorius muscle?
cross leg mucle
Function of the pectineus?
both medial and anterior compartment functions
Function of the medial thigh muscles?
hip abduction
what nerve innervates the medial compartment of the thigh?
obturator nerve
what is within the femoral triangle?
passageway for neurovascular structures
what three structures form the femoral triangle?
Superior inguinal canal, medial adductor longus, lateral sartorius
what nerve does the femoral n branch from?
saphenous nerve
which nerve cross through the pelvis?
obturator n.
which artery supplies the lower limb?
femoral artery
clinical application to an injury to the femoral artery?
death
how to stop death from an injury to femoral artery
palpate the femoral triangle
what branches does the profunda femora a. supply?
lateral femoral circumflex and medial femoral circumflex
where can the femoral vein be found?
within the femoral triangle
function of the femoral canal?
permits expansion of artery during systole
function of the adductor (subsartorial) canal)
allows passage of femoral vessels to adductor hiatus
purpose of the obturator canal?
the obturator foramen is covered by membrane so there needs to be a canal to allow passage of obturator artery
