Anterior Compartment of the Thigh

Question 1

fascia lata

where

what is in it

Answer 1

anterior thigh fascia

thick

where great saphenous vein is

Question 2

medial malleolus and grat saphenous vein relationship

Answer 2

great sap vin is superficial to anterior of medial malleous

Question 3

what is saphenous opening

Answer 3

hole in fascia lata

-where great sap vein ends in femoral vein

Question 4

femoral vein

Answer 4

end of great sap vein proximal

starts distally in saphenous opening

Question 5

illotibial tract

what is it

where is it

whats in it

Answer 5

thickening of fascia lata

lateral aspect of thigh

stretches from iliac crest to lateral condyle of tibia

tensor fasciae latae

Question 6

tensor fasciae late where is it/attachments

Answer 6

anterior iliac spine

iliotibial tract

Question 7

tensor fasciae latae innervation

Answer 7

superior gluteal nerve

l4-s1

Question 8

tensor fasciae latae actions

Answer 8

tense fascia lata

abduct, flex, internally rotate femur at hip

Question 9

what innervates all muscles on anterior thigh

Answer 9

femoral nerve l2-3

Question 10

what four muscles make up quadriceps femoris

what makes them different
-other muscle in there

Answer 10

rectus femoirs-middle

vastus lateralis-lateral
-sartorius also in here and more lateral/thinner and starts much higher

vastus medialis-medial

vastus intermedius-deep????

Question 11

sartorius attachments and innervation

Answer 11

anterior iliac spine

tibial tuberosity together with gracilis and semitendinosus muscles

femoral l2-4

Question 12

sartorius actions

Answer 12

fle, abduct, and extremely rotate femur at hip

flex and internally rotate leg at knee

Question 13

Rectus Femurs attachments/innervation

Answer 13

anterior ifnerior iliac spine and roof of acetabulum

tibial tuberosity via paterallar ligament

femoral nerve l2-4

Question 14

Rectus Femurs action

Answer 14

flex femur at hip joint

extend knee at knee joint

Question 15

vastus lateralis attachemnts/innervation

Answer 15

lateral lip of line aspera and lateral surface of greater trochanter of femur

tibial tuberosty via patellar ligament and
both sides of tuberosity on the medial and lateral condyles of tibia via medial and longitudinal patellar retinacula

femoral l2-4

Question 16

vastus lateralis actions

Answer 16

extend leg at knee joint

Question 17

vastus medals attachments/innervation

Answer 17

medial lip of line aspera and interechanteric line

tibial tubersoty via patellar liagemnts and onto both sides of tuberosity on medial and lateral condyles of tibia via medial and longitudinal patellar retinacula

femoral nerve l2-4

Question 18

vastus medialus actions

Answer 18

extend leg at knee joint

Question 19

vastus intermdius attachments/innervation

Answer 19

anterior side of femoral shaft

tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament

femoral nerve l2-4

Question 20

vastus intermedius actions

Answer 20

extend leg at knee joint

Question 21

what attaches to patellar tendon

where does it go

Answer 21

all 4 parts of quad

passes to the patella

Question 22

patellar ligament comes from

attaches to

Answer 22

patellar tendon

continuation of quad tendon past patella to attachment on tibial tuberoisty

Question 23

femoral triangle

roof

superior border

lateral border

medial border

floor-laterally
and medially

Answer 23

roof-=fascia late

superior-inguinal ligament

lateral-sartorius

medial-adductor longus

lateral floor-iliopsoas

medial floor-pectineus

Question 24

ilipsoas attachments

Answer 24

psoas

• lateral surfaces of t12 to l4 introvert disks and spinous processes of l1 to l5 vert
• lesser trochanter of femur

ilicus

• iliac fossa
• lesser trochanter of femur

Question 25

iliopsoas innervation

Answer 25

psoas-lumbar plexus l2 to l4

ilicus-femoral nerve l2-4

Question 26

iliopsoas actions

Answer 26

flex and externally rotate femur at hip joint

unilaterally-femur fixed-acts to bend trunk laterally to same side

bilaterally-rause trunk from supine position

Question 27

pectineus attachments

Answer 27

pectin pubis

pectineal line and proximal line aspera

Question 28

pectineus innervation

Answer 28

femoral nerve and obtrutar nerve

l2 and 3

Question 29

pectineus actions

Answer 29

adduct, externally rotate, and slightly flex femur at hip joint

stabilize pelvis in coronal and sagittal planes

Question 30

contents offemoral triangle from lateral to medial

Answer 30

femoral nerve

femoral artery

femoral vein

Question 31

what does femoral nerve do

Answer 31

provide motor and sensory innervation to structures in anterior compartment

Question 32

what is femoral sheath

• how divided
• what in compartments

Answer 32

extension of transversalis fascia from abdomen

-lateral-femoral artery

intermediate-femoral vein

medial-femoral canal-fat and lyphatics

Question 33

branches of femoral artery +a little about them

Answer 33

profonda (deep) femoral artery-chief artery of thigh

medial femoral circumflex-from femoral or profound femoral
-passes medially between pecans and iliopsoas muscles

lateral femoral circumflex-braces off deep femoral artery
-gives off ascending and descending brancehes

Question 34

what is under sartorius

what occurs here

whats in here

Answer 34

subsartorial (adductor canal)

atherosclerotic lesions
-decreased blood flow to legs

saphenous nerve

femoral artery and vein

Question 35

where does saphenous nerve come from

Answer 35

femoral nerve

Question 36

where do femoral artery and vein go to

Answer 36

disppear in adductor hiatus (defecincy of tendon of adductor magnus

enter popliteal fossa

become popliteal artery and vein

Question 37

what is adductor hiatus

Answer 37

deficiency of adductor magnus tendon

femoral artery and vein disappear through here

makes small canal type thing for femoral artery and vein to go through before hit popilital fossa