anterior and medial thigh Flashcards
sartorius m
origin
the anterior superior iliac spine
sartorius
insertion
below the medial tibial condyle; part of the pes anserinus
sartorius
innervation
femoral nerve
sartorius
action
flexes hip and knee joints
laterally rotates the thigh
medially rotates the tibia on the femur (when foot isn’t fixed)
what are the four components of the quadriceps femoris
rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus intermedius
vastus medialis
quadriceps femoris
insertion
all four heads converge on the patella
through the patellar ligament onto the tibial tuberosity and retinacula to the tibial condyles
quadriceps femoris
innervation
femoral nerve
quadriceps femoris
action
extensors of the knee joint
rectus femoris
origin
by a straight head from the anterior inferior iliac spine
and by a reflected head from just above the acetabulum
rectus femoris
action
weak flexor of the hip
extensor of the hip with the quadriceps femoris
vastus lateralis m
origin
the upper end of the femur
lateral lip of the linea aspera
lateral intermuscular septum
vastus intermedius m
origin
almost the entire circumfrence of the femur except the linear aspera
vastus medius m
origin
from the medial lip of the linea apsera and the medial intermuscular septum
inferior fibers extend more inferior than the vastus intermedius
superficial epigastric artery travels where
branches off the femoral artery and goes toward the umbilicus
superficial circumflex iliac artery travels where
branches off the femoral artery and goes toward the gluteal region
the superficial and deep external pudendal arteries travel where
branch off the femoral artery and goes toward external genitalia
the lateral femoral circumflex artery travels where
large branch off the deep femoral (may come from the femoral artery)
gives off ascending, transverse, and descending branches
travels laterally toward the hip joint
the ascending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery travels where
passes above the greater trochanter of the femur and enters the gluteal region
the transverse branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery travels where
below and lateral to the greater trochanter
the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery travels where
accompanies the nerve to the vastus lateralis into that muslce, supplying it, and then descending to the knee
the medial femoral circumflex artery travels where
branch off the deep femoral (may come off the femoral artery)
passes between the iliopsoas and pectineus
gives off an ascending branch and transverse branch
the ascending branch of the medial femoral circumflex artery travels where
appears in the gluteal region above the quadratus femoris
the transverse branch of the medial femoral circumflex artery travels where
appears in the back of thigh between the quadratus femoris and adductor magnus
name the branches of the femoral nerve in the femoral triangle
8 branches
nerve to pectineus nerve to vastus lateralis nerve to sartorius nerve to rectus femoris nerve to vastus intermedius nerve to vastus medialis saphenous nerve -infrapatellar branch
what nerve passes behind the femoral vessels
nerve to pectineus
what nerve accompanies the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery?
nerve to the vastus lateralis m