Anterior + Medial Thigh

Question 1

State the superior, lateral and medial borders of the femoral triangle

Answer 1

SAIL
Lateral - sartorius
Medial - medial border of adductor longus
Superior - inguinal ligament

Question 2

What are the contents of the femoral triangle?

Answer 2

Femoral VAN, femoral canal (contains lymph nodes and vessels)

Question 3

Which spinal nerves make up the femoral nerve?

Answer 3

L2-L4

Question 4

What is the femoral ring and what are its boundaries?

Answer 4

Base of femoral canal. Femoral hernias can occur here. 
A: inguinal ligament
P: pectineal ligament
M: lacunar ligament
L: femoral vein

Question 5

What is the common insertion of the quadricep muscles?

Answer 5

Patella via patella tendon

Question 6

What is the common action of quadriceps?

Answer 6

Extension of knee joint, stabilise patella

Question 7

What is the common innervation of the quadriceps?

Answer 7

Femoral nerve, L2-L4

Question 8

What is the adductor canal and what are its boundaries?

Answer 8

Contains femoral vessels + saphenous nerve as they pass between femoral triangle and popliteal fossa.
A: sartorius
P/M: adductor longus + magnus
L: vastus medialis

Question 9

What is the arterial supply to the anterior compartment?

Answer 9

Femoral artery

Question 10

What is the function of muscles in the medial thigh compartment?

Answer 10

Adduction

Question 11

What is the innervation of the medial thigh?

Answer 11

Obturator nerve, L2-L4

Question 12

What is the arterial supply to the medial compartment?

Answer 12

Obturator artery

Question 13

What is the adductor hiatus?

Answer 13

Gap between adductor Magnus + femur which allows passage of femoral vessels