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Dissection 4 Flashcards

1
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What is the superior border of the popliteal fossa?

A

semitendinosus/semimembranosus

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What is the superolateral border of the popliteal fossa?

A

biceps femoris

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What is the inferior border of the popliteal fossa?

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medal and lateral heads of gastrocnemius

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4
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Where does the small saphenous vein drain into the popliteal vein?

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passing through the deep fascia (popliteal fascia) in the median plane of the limb

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Where is the neurovascular bundle foudn in the popliteal fossa?

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median plane of the fossa

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What are the contents of the neurovascular bundle in the popliteal fossa from superficial to deep?

A

tibial nerve; popliteal vein; popliteal artery

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What is the popliteal vein a continuation of?

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posterior tibial veins

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8
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Where are the popliteal lymph nodes located?

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along the poplitea vein in the fossa

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9
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What is the route of the common fibular nerve in the popliteal fossa?

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skirts the lateral border of the fossa, deep to biceps femoris tendon leaving the fossa between that tendon and the lateral head of gastrocnemius to reach the fibular neck

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10
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What does the common fibular nerve divide into?

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deep and superficial fibular nerves

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What nerves supply skin and fascia on the posterolateral aspect of hte leg and foot?

A

sural nerves

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What are the sural cutaneous nerves derived from?

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both the tibial and common fibular give off a branch: tibial-medial sural cutaneous nerve; common fibular- lateral sural cutaneous nerve

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13
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How do the medial sural cutaneous nerve and the lateral sural cutaneous nerve communicate with each other?

A

sural communicating branch

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What forms the sural nerve?

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medial sural cutaneous nerve plus the fibres in the communicating branch

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What does the sural nerve follow in the posterior leg?

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small saphenous vein

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16
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What muscles lie deep to the lateral head of gastrcneumius?

A

small plantaris muscles and popliteal muscle

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17
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What does the tibial nerve give branches to whilst in the popliteal fossa?

A

both heads of gastrocneumius and the plantaris muscles and the popliteus muscle

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18
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What nerve can be dammaged in fractures of the fibular neck?

A

common fibular nerve

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19
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What are the superfiical muscles of the posterior leg?

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gastrocnemius; soleus; plantaris

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20
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What are the deep muscles of posterior leg?

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flexor hallucis longus; flexor digitorum longus; tibialis posterior; popliteus

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What are the general actions of hte posterior leg?

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plantar flexion of the ankle and toes

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What does the tibialis posterior assist tibialis anterior to do?

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inversion of the foot

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23
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What nerve supplues the posterior leg?

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tibial nerve

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24
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How does the tibial nerve travel through the posterior leg compartment?

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deep of soleus in the company of the posterior tibial arery (and accompanying veins)

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25
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What accompanies the tendons of the deep muscles of the posterior compartment to the sole of the foot?

A

posterior tibial aretry and the tibial nerve

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26
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What is the order from anterior to posterior of the deep muscle tendons and accompanying structures leaving the posterior compartment?

A 
tendon of Tibialis posterior
tendon of Flexor digitorum longus
posterior tibial artery
tibial nerve
tendon of flexor hallucis longus
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27
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What is the mnemonic for remembering the deep muscle tendons and atructures order in going to the sole of foot?

A

Tom, Dick ANd Harry

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How do Tom, Dick ANd Harry reach the sole of the foot?

A

pass posterior to the medial malleolus and deep to the flexor retinaculum

29
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What are the 2 heads and muscle bellies of gastrocnemius?

A

medial and lateral

30
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What are the proximal attachments for gastrocnemius?

A

medial and lateral femoral condyles

31
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What is the distal atttachment for the gastrocnemius?

A

calcaneus via the Achilles tendon

32
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What are the actions of gastrocnemius?

A

weak knee flexor and powerful ankle plnatar-flexor

33
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What are the proximal attachments for the soleus muscle?

A

neck of the fibula and the soleal line of the tibia

34
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What is the distal attachment for the soleus muscle?

A

calcaneu via the Achilles tendon

35
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What does the popliteal artery divide into immediately distal to the popliteal fossa?

A

anterior and posterior tibial arteries

36
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Where does the fibular artery come from?

A

it is a branch of the posterior tibial artery

37
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What does the anterior tibial artery supply?

A

anterior compartment of the leg

38
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How does the anterior tibial artery reach the anterior compartment of the leg?

A

pierces the interosseus membrane

39
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what does the posterior tibial artery supply?

A

posterior compartment of hte leg

40
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What does the posterior tibial artery run with?

A

tibial nerve

41
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How does the posterior tibial artery run in the posterior leg?

A

mainly between the superficial and deep muscles

42
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What does the posterior tibial artery divide into in the foot?

A

medial and lateral plantar arteries

43
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What does the fibular artery supply?

A

lateral compartment of the leg

44
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How does the fibular artery supply the lateral compartment of the leg?

A

descends in the posterior compartment on the posterior intermuscalr septum and sends perforating branches through the septum to the lateral compartment

45
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What does the popliteal muscle attach to proximally?

A

lateral surface of lateral condyle of femur and lateral meniscus: within the cavity of the knee joint

46
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What is the distal attachment fo the popliteus muscle?

A

posterior surface of tibia, superior to soleal line

47
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What is the proximal attachment for the flexor hallucis longus?

A

inferior 2/3rds of the posterior surface of fibular and inferior part of interosseus membrane

48
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What is the proximal attachment for the flexor digitorum longus?

A

medial part of posterior surface of tibia inf. to soleal line and by a broan tendon to fibula

49
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What is the distal attachmetn for flexor hallucis longus?

A

base of distal phalanx of great toe

50
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What is the distal attachment for flexor digitorum longus?

A

bases of distal phalanges of lateral 4 digits

51
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What is the proximal attachment for tibialis posterior?

A

interosseus membrane, posterior surface of tibia inf. to soleal line and posterior surface of fibula

52
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What is the distal attachment for tibialis posterior?

A

tuberosity of navicular

53
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What is the action of popliteus?

A

weak flexion of knee

54
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What is the action of flexor hallucis longus?

A

flexes great toe; weakly plantarflexes ankle and supports medial arch of foot

55
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What is the action of flexor digitorum longus>

A

flexes lateral 4 digits; plantarflexes ankle and support longitudinal arches of foot

56
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What is the action of tibialis posterior?

A

plantarflexes ankle; inverts foot; supports medial longitudinal arch of foot

57
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What is the proximal attachment of the plantaris muclse?

A

inferior end of latereal supracondylar line of femur and oblique popliteal ligmanet

58
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What is the distal attachment of plantaris?

A

posterior surface of calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

59
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What is the actions of the superficial muscles of posteior leg?

A

plantarflexion of the ankle

60
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When do the femoral artery and vein become the popliteal artery and vein?

A

as they pass through the adductor hiatus into the popliteal fossa

61
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What is the deepest structure of the neurovascular structures?

A

popliteal artery

62
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What is the crural fascia?

A

deep fascia of the leg

63
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What is the flexor retinaculum?

A

a thickening of the crural fascia between the postero-inferior aspect of the medial malleolus and calcaneus

64
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Where is the plantaris tendon found?

A

immediately deep to gastrocnemius

65
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What are the muscles of the deep compartment of the leg from medial to lateral?

A

flexor digitorum longus; tibialis posterior; flexor hallucis longus

66
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What accompanies the tibial nerve as it travels through the posterior comaprtment?

A

posterior tibial artery

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