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Anterior And Medial Thigh Flashcards

1
Q

Name of fascia on anterior thigh

A

Fascia Lata

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2
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Anterior muscles thigh

A

Pectineus
Sartorius
Quadriceps

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3
Q

4 heads of the quadriceps muscle

A

Vastus medialis
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedis

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4
Q

Vastus intermedis position in regards to rectus lateralis

A

VI is deep to RL

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5
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At what tendon to the quad muscles join

A

Quadriceps tendon

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6
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Function of sartorius muscle

A

Flex and lateral rotation of hip joint

Abduct the hip joint

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7
Q

medial / adductor muscles

A 
Adductor magnus
Adductor longus 
Adductor brevis 
Obturator externus 
Gracillis
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8
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Role of medial muscles

A

Hip adduction

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9
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What is adductor hiatus

A

Opening of the apneurosos of adductor magnus

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10
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What makes up the pes anserine tendon

A

Sartorius
Gracillis
Semitendinous

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11
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Border of femoral triangle

A 
Superior / inguinal ligament 
Lateral / sartorius
Medial adductor longus 
Roof fascia lata 
Floor pectineus, illiopsoas
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12
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Illisoas muscle role

A

Hip Flexion

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13
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Contents of femoral triangle

A 
NERVE
ARTERY
VEIN
Lymp 
FEMORAL 
NAVI mnemonic
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14
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Nerve of anterior thigh

A

Femoral

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15
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Saphenous nerve role

A

Largest branch of femoral nerve and innervates the medial portion of lower leg and foot

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16
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Role of obturator nerve

A

Adductor for medial muscles and innervation

17
Q

When does the femoral artery become the popliteal a

A

When it crosses adductor hiatus

18
Q

Branches of femoral a

A

Deep femoral artery / profunda femoris
Lateral circumflex femoral a
Medial circumflex femoral a
Perforating branches

19
Q

What does tensor fascia lata do

A

Works with the glute muscles to allow for Flexion abduction and internal rotation

20
Q

Where is fascia lata thick and thin

A

Thick at at superolateral aspect of ant thigh

Thick around the knee

21
Q

What is ITT

A

iliotibial tract

Longitudinal thickening of fascia lata strengthened by fibres from glute max

22
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Functions of ITT

A

movement
Compartmentalisation
Muscular sheath

23
Q

Location of tensor fascia lata

A

Origin at iliac crest and descends inferiorly to the superolateral thigh

24
Q

Illoopsoas muscles and innervation

A

Psoas major anterior rami l1-l3

Iliacus - femoral nerve

25
Q

Vascularise and innervation to medial thigh

A

Obturator a

Obturator nerve arising from lumbar plexus

26
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Where does sartorius arise from

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