Anterior Medial Thigh

Question 1

Patellar tendon reflex

Answer 1

tests function of femoral nerve and spinal cord segments L2-L4. absence/decrease in this reflex known as Westphal’s sign

Question 2

Calcaneal tendon reflex

Answer 2

tests S1 and S2 nerve roots

Question 3

muscles of anterior thigh

Answer 3

iliopsoas, sartorius, quadriceps femoris

Question 4

Pes anserine is the insertion for which 3 muscles?

Answer 4

sartorius, gracilis, semitendinosus

Question 5

Groin pull

Answer 5

Groin: Junction between trunk & thigh
Strain, stretching, & probably some tearing of the proximal
attachments of thigh adductor/flexor muscles

Question 6

Hilton’s Law

Answer 6

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 7

Adductor canal borders

Answer 7

anterior: sartorius
lateral: vastus medialis
posterior: adductor longus and magnus

extends from apex of femoral triangle to adductor hiatus

Question 8

Adductor canal contents

Answer 8

femoral artery and vein, saphenous nerve, nerve to vastus medialis