Anterior Medial Thigh Flashcards

1
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The hip flexor/ knee extensor is what compartment of the thigh

A

Anterior

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2
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What separates the posterior and anterior compartment of the thigh

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Lateral intermuscular septum

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3
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What contains more valves the deep or superficial veins

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The deep veins

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4
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What vein gives rise to the great saphenous vein

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The dorsal vein of the great toe and the dorsal venous arch

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5
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The great saphenous vein empties into what vein

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Femoral vein

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The great saphenous vein courses through which opening where it then dumps into femoral vein

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The saphenous opening

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7
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Where does the small saphenous vein empty into

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Popliteal vein

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8
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What is virchows triad of DVT

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Hyper coagulation
Stasis
Endothelial injury

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9
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Where does the fascia lata attach superiorly

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Inhguinal ligament, pubic arch, body of the pubis and pubic tubercle

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10
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Where does the fascia lata attach laterally and posteriorly

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Iliac crest
Sacrum
Coccyx
Sacrotuberous ligament
Ischial tuberosity

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What is the thickened lateral component of the fascia lata

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The illiotibial tract

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12
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Where does the IT attach distally

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Gerdys tubercle

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13
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What is crural fascia continuous with

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Fascia lata

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14
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What is plantar aponeurosis a continuation of

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Deep fascia on the sole of the foot

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15
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What makes up the femoral triangle

A

SUPERIORLY: the inguinal ligament
Medially: the adductor Longus m
Laterally: the sartorius m

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16
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What is the roof of the femoral triangle

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Fascia lata, subcutaneous tissue and skin, the floor by illiopsoas and pectineus m

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17
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What are the contents of the femoral triangle

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Femoral n
Femoral sheath
Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Lymph nodes

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18
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What are the three compartments of the femoral sheath

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Lateral
Intermediate
Medial

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19
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What is in the lateral compartment of the femoral sheath

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The femoral artery

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20
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What is In the intermediate compartment of the femoral sheath

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Femoral vein

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21
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What is in the medial compartment

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Femoral canal aka empty space

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22
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T/f the femoral nerve enters the thigh lateral to the sheath not in it?

A

True

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23
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What is the proximal opening in the femoral canal called

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The femoral ring

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24
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What are the boundaries of the femoral ring

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Laterally: a fascial part between the femoral canal and femoral vein
Posteriorly: the suoerior ramus of the pubis covered by the pectineus m
Medially: the lacunar ligament
Anteriorly: the medial aspect of the inguinal ligament

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What is a femoral hernia
A loop of small intestine protruding through the femoral ring into the femoral canal
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What is a femoral hernia bounded by
Laterally: femoral vein Medially: lacunar ligament
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What is the inguinal ligament
A retinaculum formed from aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle of the anterior abdominal wall
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What two muscles make up he illiopsoas
Iliacus and psoas major
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Where does the illiopsoas muscle attach inferiorly
Lesser trochanter of the femur
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What is the role of psoas minor
Proprioception
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Does the psoas minor cross the hip joint
No
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What innervates the pectineus m
Femoral nerve
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What innervates the illiopsoas muscle
Anterior rami of lumbar nerves
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What innervates psoas minor
Anterior rami of lumbar nerves
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What innervates illiacus m
Femoral nerve
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What innervates sartorius mucle
Femoral nerve
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What is the action of pectineus
Adducts and flexes thigh Assists in medial rotation of thigh
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What is the action of sartorious
Flexes, abducts and laterally rotates thigh at hip joint Flexes leg at knee joint
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What are the four quad muscles
Rectus femoris Vastus lateralis Vastus medialis Vastus intermedius
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What is the importance of the VMO
resisting patella subluxation laterally
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What quad muscle crosses the hip joint
Only Rectus femoris
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What are the nerve roots for patellar tendon reflex
L2-L4
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What are the medial thigh muscles actions
Adduction
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What travels inferiority while lying beteeen the adductor Longus and brevis m
The deep artery of the thigh
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What nerve divides anteriorly and posteriorly around the adductor brevis muscle
Obturator nerve
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What is the most powerful adductor muscle of the thigh
Adductor magnus
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What are the two parts of the adductor magnus m
Adductor part Hamstring part
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Is the hamstring part a true hamstring muscle
No, it does not cross the knee joint and flex it
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What is the adductor canal
A 15 cm narrow tunnel that provides passageway through the musculature for the vessels ti reach the popliteal fossa
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What is the popliteal fossa also known as
Hunters canal
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Where does the adductor canal start and end
Begins where the sartorius crosses over the adductor Longus Ends at The adductor hiatus
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What enters through the canal
The femoral artery and vein Saphenous n Nerve to Vastus medialis
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What are the only two things that course the entire adductor canal and continue through the hiatus to the popliteal fossa
The femoral artery and vein
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What is the roof of the adductor canal called
Adductor membrane
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When the femoral artery and vein get to the popliteal fossa what is the name change to
Popliteal artery and vein
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When the external iliac artery enters the femoral triangle what does it name change to
Femoral artery
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The femoral artery gives off a large deep branch known as what
The Profunda a ( deep artery of the thigh)
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What branch does the deep artery give off
Circumflex femoral a
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Does the posterior compartment have any arteries coursing through it
NO
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What are the two terminal branches the popliteal artery divides into
Anterior and posterior tibial arteries
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Nerves that travel from the posterior abdominal wall innervates what
The skin
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The genitofemoral nerve pierces what m
Psoas major and descend on the surface of the muscle to the inguinal region
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What nerve does the lateral femoral cutaneous n emerge from
Femoral nerve
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The Obturator nerve travels through what
Obturator foramen
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The saphenous nerve provides innervation to what
Cutaneous innervatioj to the medial leg and the medial aspect of proximal foot
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What is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus
Femoral never
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What does the femoral nerve supply
Anterior compartment muscles of the thigh Cutaneous branches ti the skin on the anterior thigh
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What does the saphenous n innervates
Skin on medial leg inferiorly past the medial mallelous and onto medial surface of foot