Anterior And Medial Thigh Flashcards
Name of fascia on anterior thigh
Fascia Lata
Anterior muscles thigh
Pectineus
Sartorius
Quadriceps
4 heads of the quadriceps muscle
Vastus medialis
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedis
Vastus intermedis position in regards to rectus lateralis
VI is deep to RL
At what tendon to the quad muscles join
Quadriceps tendon
Function of sartorius muscle
Flex and lateral rotation of hip joint
Abduct the hip joint
medial / adductor muscles
Adductor magnus Adductor longus Adductor brevis Obturator externus Gracillis
Role of medial muscles
Hip adduction
What is adductor hiatus
Opening of the apneurosos of adductor magnus
What makes up the pes anserine tendon
Sartorius
Gracillis
Semitendinous
Border of femoral triangle
Superior / inguinal ligament Lateral / sartorius Medial adductor longus Roof fascia lata Floor pectineus, illiopsoas
Illisoas muscle role
Hip Flexion
Contents of femoral triangle
NERVE ARTERY VEIN Lymp FEMORAL NAVI mnemonic
Nerve of anterior thigh
Femoral
Saphenous nerve role
Largest branch of femoral nerve and innervates the medial portion of lower leg and foot