Anterior and medial thigh

Question 1

What is the action of the anterior compartment of the thigh

Answer 1

Flex hip, extend knee

Question 2

Function of posterior compartment of thigh

Answer 2

Extend hip, flex knee

Question 3

Function of medial compartment of thigh

Answer 3

adduct hip (bring hip closer to midline)

Question 4

Layers of the thigh

Answer 4

-Skin
- Superficial fascia
- Deep fascia
- Muscles

Question 5

Where does the Great saphenous vein empty

Answer 5

Femoral vein

Question 6

What location does the great saphenous vein empty into the femoral vein

Answer 6

saphenous opening in fascia lata

Question 7

Where does the small saphenous vein empty

Answer 7

popliteal vein in popleateal fossa

Question 8

What fossa does the small saphenous vein empty to the popleateal vein at

Answer 8

the popliteal fossa

Question 9

Superficial inguinal nodes recieve lymph from which nodes

Answer 9

External iliac nodes
deep inguinal nodes

Question 10

Which fascia wraps around all of the thigh

Answer 10

fascia lata

Question 11

What is the roof of the femoral triangle formed by

Answer 11

fascia lata, cripiform fascia, subcutaneous tissue, skin

Question 12

What occurs in the saphenous hiatus

Answer 12

great saphenous vein drains to femoral vein

Question 13

Which fascia sits over saphenous hiatus

Answer 13

Cribiform fascia

Question 14

Boundaries of femoral triangle

Answer 14

Superior: Inguinal ligament (formed by external oblique aponerouses)
Lateral: Medial border of sartorius
Medial: Medial border of adductor longus

Question 15

What creates the floor of the femoral triangle

Answer 15

Lateral:
Iliacus
Psoas
Pectineus
Adductor longus
Most medial

Question 16

Contents of femoral triangle

Answer 16

Femoral nerve: most lateral to psoas muscle
Femoral Artery: continuation of external iliac artery under inguinal ligament
- Include branch (profunda femoris a)
Femoral vein: More Medial, Great saphenous vein pierces in this area to drain into femoral vein.
Lymphatics: Lymphatic ducts (wont see on donors)

(NAVL) (lateral to medial)

Question 17

Which group of muscles goes anteriorly over the hip joint

Answer 17

the hip flexor muscles

Question 18

Which muscles are knee extensors

Answer 18

The quadriceps
- Rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius

Question 19

What is the longest muscle in the body

Answer 19

the sartorius muscle

Question 20

Sartorius OIAI

Answer 20

O: Anterior superior iliac spine
I: Superior part of medial surface of tibia
A: Flex(anterior to joint), abduct(goes diagonally), laterally rotate hip(runs diagonally), flex knee
Inn: Femoral n (L2, 3)

Question 21

Illiacus OIAI

Answer 21

O: Superior iliac fossa, ala of sacrum, anterior sacro-iliac ligaments
I: lesser trochanter of femur
A: femoral nerve
Inn: flexion of thigh

Question 22

Psoas major muscle

Answer 22

O: Lumbar vertebrae, T12-L5, Intervertebral discs
I: Lesser trochanter of femur
A: Flexion of thigh
Inn: Anterior rami of L1-L3

Question 23

Pectineus muscle OIAI

Answer 23

O: Superior pubic ramus
I: pectineal line of femur
A: Adduct and flex thigh, assist w medial rotation
Inn: Femoral Nerve (L2-L3)

Question 24

Quadriceps muscles AOIO

Answer 24

O:
Rectus femoris: AIIS, Ilium above acetabulum
Vastus lateralis: Greater trochanter, Lateral linea aspera
Vastus medialis: Intertrochanteric line and media aspera
Vastus intermedius: Anterior and lateral shaft of femur

I: Quadriceps tendon then tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament
A: Extend knee (rectus femoris also flexes hip)
Inn: Femoral nerve (L2-L4).

Question 25

The femoral nerve passes deep to which ligament, medial to what structure, and what muscle does it run on?

Answer 25

Passes deep to inguinal ligament, medial to ASIS, and on tendon of iliopsoas m

Question 26

Where do muscular branches of femoral nerve run

Answer 26

anterior thigh

Question 27

Where do articular branches of femoral nerve run

Answer 27

hip and knee

Question 28

Where do cutaneous branches of femoral nerve run

Answer 28

anteromedial thigh

Question 29

What is the terminal cutaneous brnach of the femoral nerve

Answer 29

saphenous nerve (anteromedial knee, leg, and foot).

Question 30

Gracilis OIAI

Answer 30

O:Body and inferior pubic ramus I:Superior part of medial surface of tibia A: Adduct thigh, flex leg Inn:Obturator n (L2-L3)

Question 31

Adductor longus AIOI

Answer 31

O: Body of pubis inferior to pubic crest I:Middle 1/3 of linea aspera A: Adduct and medially rotate thigh Inn: Obturator (L2-L4)

Question 32

Adductor Brevis muscle IOAI

Answer 32

O: Body and inferior pubic ramus I: Pectineal line and linea aspera A: Adduct and medially rotate thigh Inn: Obturator (L2-L4)

Question 33

Adductor Magnus AIOI

Answer 33

O: Adductor part (anterior): Ischiopubic ramus Hamstring part: ischial tuberosity I: Adductor: gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, medial supracondylear line Hamstring part: adductor tubricle of femur A: Adducts Adductor part: flexes Hamstring part: Extends thigh Inn: Add: Obturator (L2-L4) Ham: Sciatic n

Question 34

AIOI Obturator externus

Answer 34

O: Margins of obturator foramen and obturator membrane I: trochanteric fossa (posteriorly which is why it can laterally rotate) A:laterally rotates thigh Inn: Obturator n

Question 35

External iliac turns into femoral artery where

Answer 35

Changes as you go under the inguinal ligament

Question 36

External liliac branches into what

Answer 36

Femoral artery and profunda femoris

Question 37

What is the opening of the adductor magnus called

Answer 37

the adductor hiatus

Question 38

What does the femoral artery go through distially and what does it change into inferiorly

Answer 38

Femoral turns into popleateal artery when it goes through the adductor hiatus

Question 39

What makes up the cruciate anastomosis

Answer 39

the medial circumflex femoral and lateral circumflex femoral arteries

Question 40

What do the medial circumflex femoral and lateral circumflex femoral arteries make when they anastamose

Answer 40

The cruciate anastamoses

Question 41

Where does the obturator nerve run

Answer 41

along lateral wall of pelvis to obturator canal

Question 42

Where does the obtrator's muscular branch go

Answer 42

to medial thigh

Question 43

Where does the obtrator's anterior branch go

Answer 43

cutaneous to middle part of medial thigh