Anterior and Medial Thigh

Question 1

What forms the lateral border of the femoral triangle?

Answer 1

Sartorius

Question 2

Origin of Sartorius

Answer 2

Superior part of the medial surface of the tibia

Question 3

What is the action of Sartorius?

Answer 3

Flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates the thigh at
the hip; flexes and medially rotates the leg at the knee
joint.

Question 4

Spinal levels of Sartorius

Answer 4

L2,L3

Question 5

What is the innervation of the muscle in the anterior thigh?

Answer 5

Femoral Nerve

Question 6

Spinal levels of Sartorius

Answer 6

L2,L3

Question 7

What forms the pes anseinus?

Answer 7

Sartorius, gracilis and semitendinosus

Question 8

What is the innveration for all of the anterior tigh muscles?

Answer 8

Femoral Nerve

Question 9

What is the bony insertion of the Quadriceps thigh?

Answer 9

tibial tuberosity

Question 10

What is the innervation of the quadriceps femoris?

Answer 10

Femoral N. L2,L3,L4

Question 11

What is the action of the Quadriceps Femoris?

Answer 11

All will extend the knee

Question 12

___________ rectus femoris will initate tigh flexion

Answer 12

Rectus

Question 13

What is the origin for Rectus Femoris?

Answer 13

Straight head : Anterior inferior iliac spine
Reflected head: Rim of the Acetablulm

Question 14

The _________ is technically a sesamoid bone
that lies within the _____________

Answer 14

patella ,quadriceps tendon

Question 15

It converges distally with the other 3 quadriceps
mm. to form the_________________
which encases the patella then continues
distally to insert at the ______

Answer 15

patellar or quadriceps tendon, tibial tuberosity.

Question 16

Origin of Vastus Medialis?

Answer 16

Medial lip of the linea aspera and intertrochanteric line of the femur

Question 17

Weakness _________ will allow the
patella to track laterally during knee
extension causing bony contact with the
______________

Answer 17

vastus medlialis, lateral femoral condyle

Question 18

What muscles are part of the Quadriceps?

Answer 18

Vectus femoris, the vastus lateralis, the vastus intermedius, and the vastus medialis