Anterior Thigh

Question 1

What structure does the Great Saphenous Vein pass through to join the femoral vein?

Answer 1

saphenous hiatus

Question 2

What are 3 tributaries to Great Saphenous Vein?

Answer 2

1. external pudendal V.
2. superficial epigastric V.
3. superficial circumflex V.

Question 3

The Superficial Inguinal nodes to NOT drain ?

Answer 3

dorsolateral foot and posterior calf

Question 4

Superior Horizontal group of superficial inguinal lymph nodes drain ?

Answer 4

genitalia (vulva, vagina, penis , scrotum), lower anal canal, lateral thigh

Question 5

inferior “vertical” group of superficial inguinal lymph nodes drain ?

Answer 5

Superficial tissue of lower extremity

Question 6

What pathology is associated with superficial inguinal lymph nodes

Answer 6

1. skin cancer
2. medial foot, leg cellulitis
3. STIs

Question 7

What nerve is affected in meralgia paresthetica?

Answer 7

Lateral femoral cutaneous N.

Question 8

Nerves of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous N? What does it innervate?

Answer 8

L2-L3

Sensory: Anterior/ Lateral thigh

Question 9

Nerves of Femoral branch of Genitofemoral N? What function does it have?

Answer 9

L1-L2
sensory: scrotum, labia majora, medial thigh
Motor: cremaster M.

Question 10

Nerves of cutaneous branch of the Obturator N? What does it innervate?

Answer 10

L2-L4
sensory- MEDIAL thigh
motor - muscles of the MEDIAL compartment of the thigh (obturator externus, adductor longus, brevis, magnus and gracilis M).

Question 11

What muscles make up the anterior compartment of the thigh? (5)

Answer 11

1. Sartorius M.
2. Rectus Femoris M.
3. Vastus Lateralis M.
4. Vastus Intermedius M.
5. Vastus Medialis M.

Question 12

What muscles make up the medial compartment of the thigh?

Answer 12

1. Adductor Magnus M.
2. Adductor Longus M.
   3 Gracilis M.

Question 13

What muscles make up the posterior compartment of the thigh?

Answer 13

1. Semitendinous M.
2. Semimembranous M.
3. Long head of Biceps Femoris M.

Question 14

What muscles attach at the pers arserinous?

Answer 14

1. Gracilis M.
2. Semitendinous M.
3. Sartorius M.

Question 15

Where does the femoral nerve originate?

Answer 15

L2-L4

Question 16

What artery supplies the head of the femur?

Answer 16

Posterior retinacular A. of Medial Femoral Circumflex A.

Question 17

What muscles are supplied by the perforating branches of the deep femoral artery?

Answer 17

1. hamstrings
2. vastus lateralis M.
3. adductor magnus M.

Question 18

What supplies the ligament of the head of the femur?

Answer 18

Acetabular Branch of the Obturator A.

Question 19

What is the action of sartorius M. ?

Answer 19

flex, abducts, extend the thigh
medially rotates at the knee
laterally rotates the thigh

Question 20

What innervates the quadriceps Ms.?

Answer 20

Femoral N (L2, L3, L4)

Question 21

Posterior Division of the oBturator nerve supplies what muscles?

Answer 21

adductor part of adductor magnus M.

Question 22

What innervates the hamstring part of the adductor Magnus?

Answer 22

tibial division of the sciatic nerve . (L4)

Question 23

Femoral artery is a continuation of the ?

Answer 23

external iliac A.

Question 24

What makes up the adductor canal boundary?

Answer 24

1. anteromedial: sartorius M
2. posterior: adductor magnus and longus M.
3. lateral: vastus medialis M.

Question 25

What are the contents of the adductor canal?

Answer 25

1. Saphenous Nerve
2. Saphenous Artery
3. Femoral A. and V
4. N to vastus medialis M.

Question 26

What exits the adductor canal posteriorly?

Answer 26

Popliteal Artery