Anterior and Medial Thigh

Question 1

Femoral nerve roots

Answer 1

L2-L4

Question 2

Obturator nerve roots

Answer 2

L2-L4

Question 3

Sciatic nerve roots

Answer 3

L4-S3

Question 4

Tibial nerve roots

Answer 4

L4-S3

Question 5

Common fibular nerve roots

Answer 5

L4-S2

Question 6

Patellar Reflex

• what does it test
• absence is called

Answer 6

• testing the function of the femoral nerve and spinal cord segments L2-L4
• Westphal’s sign

Question 7

Calcaneal Tendon Reflex

- what does it test

Answer 7

S1 and S2 nerve roots

Question 8

ileopectineal bursa

Answer 8

bursa located below the iliopsoas; largest bursa of the hip region

Question 9

pes anserinus

Answer 9

medial portion of proximal tibia; common insertion site for sartorius m., gracilis m., and semitendinosus m.

Question 10

bursa of semimembranosus

Answer 10

located under tendon of semimembranosus m.; occasionally communicated with the bursa of the gastrocnemius head

Question 11

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Answer 11

the quadriceps pull on the tendon that connects the kneecap to the shinbone, which causes the tendon to pull away from the shinbone, resulting in pain and swelling

Question 12

Groin Pull

Answer 12

strain, stretching, and probably some tearing of the proximal attachments of the thigh adductor/flexor muscles

Question 13

Hilton’s Law

Answer 13

a joint is innervated by the very same nerves that supply the muscles that move the joint and supply the skin over the joint

Question 14

what nerve supplies the anterior cutaneous part of the leg

Answer 14

saphenous n.

Question 15

what nerve supplies anterior medial cutaneous part of the thigh

Answer 15

anterior cutaneous branches of femoral n.

Question 16

what nerve supplies the anterior lateral cutaneous part of the thigh

Answer 16

lateral femoral cutaneous n.

Question 17

what nerve supplies the anterior medial cutaneous part of the leg

Answer 17

cutaneous branch of the obturator n.