Exam 1 Flashcards
The adductor muscles are innervated by the?
obturator nerve
What innervates the posterior aspect of the leg (except: short head of biceps femoris)?
tibial nerve
What divides into medial and lateral plantar nerves which innervates the plantar aspect of the foot (sole)?
tibial nerve
What innervates the anterior lower leg and the dorsum of the foot?
deep peroneal nerve
What innervates the lateral aspect of the lower leg (peroneus muscle/tibialis muscle)?
superficial peroneal nerve (Fibular nerve)
What innervates the muscle of the anterior aspect of the thigh?
femoral nerve
What innervates the adductor muscles of the leg?
obturator nerve
Pectinous is innervated by what?
femoral and obturator nerves
Adductor Magnus is innervated by what?
Tibial and obturator nerves
Gluteus Maximus’ function?
chief extensor of the hip joint
Iliopsoas muscle’s function?
chief flexor of the hip joint.
How much of the vertebral column is the vertebral disc?
20% to25%
Thoracic and sacral are what?
Kyphotic
Cervical (3 months) and Lumbar (9-10 months) are what?
Lordotic
There are how many cervical spinal segments?
8
How many cervical vertebra?
7
There are not a vertebral discs between occipital bone - C1, and C1 - C2, what is?
hyaline cartilage.
Cervical vertebrae has what?
Transverse foramen (only present on cervical vertebrae).
Bifid spinous process.
Larger vertebral foramen.
Smaller bodies.
Thoracic vertebrae have what?
Long spinous process with a posteroinferior slope.
Costal facet is a prominent distinction of the body.
Lumbar vertebrae have what?
Large, kidney shape bodies.
Small vertebral foramen.
Short spinous processes.
spinal cord terminates in a tip called?
Conus Medullaris
Cauda Equina in babys?
L3
Cauda Equina in adults
L1
Dura mater ends?
S2
Formed after the spinal cord ends?
Lumbar cistern / dural sac
What is the condensation of the pia mater and the end of the spinal cord?
Filum terminate
Iliac Crests are level with?
L4
The head of the femur is oriented?
medially
Semitendinosus &Semimembranosus:
Origin?
Ischial tuberosity.
Semitendinosus & Semimembranosus:
Insertion?
Medial to the Tibial Tuberosity in the Pes Anserinus.
Semitendinosus & Semimembranosus:
Innervation?
Tibial Nerve.
Semitendinosus & Semimembranosus:
Action?
Knee flexion and internal rotation / Hip extensor.
Biceps Femoris:
Origin:
- Short head: Lateral lip of the linea aspera.
* Long head: Ischial tuberosity.
Biceps Femoris:
Insertion:
Head of the Fibula (Both heads).
Biceps Femoris:
Innervation:
Short Head: Common Peroneal / Fibular Nerve.
Long Head: Tibial Nerve.
Biceps Femoris:
Action:
Short Head: Knee flexion and internal rotation.
Long Head: Hip extension / Knee flexion and internal rotation.
The is the largest nerve in the body?
The sciatic nerve
Sciatic nerve turns into?
tibial and common peroneal nerve
Intermembranous
directly from mesenchyme, not from cartilage
Endochondrial
from cartilage (Mainly Hyaline).
Vertebral canal has what?
Spinal Cord, Meninges, CSF, Correlated vessels.
Intervertebral Foramen has what?
Nerve Roots, Dorsal Root Ganglion, Blood Vessels.
Transverse Foramen has what?
Vertebral Artery (C6 to Atlas)
Greater Sciatic Foramen has what?
Suprapiriformis hiatus, Superior gluteal vessels (Artery and Vein), Superior gluteal nerve.
Infrapiriformis hiatus:
Inferior gluteal vessels (Artery and Vein), Inferior gluteal nerve, Internal pudendal Artery and Vein, Pudendal nerve, Sciatic nerve, Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve.
Lesser Sciatic Foramen:
Internal pudendal artery and vein, Pudendal nerve, Obturator internus with tendon.
Obturator Foramen:
Obturator membrane (covers it), Obturator nerve and vessels.
Acetabular notch → (Obturator Canal)
Acetabular branch of the obturator artery pass through the teres ligament to supply the femur with blood.
Femoral ring:
(Femoral Sheath): Femoral artery and vein. Genitofemoral nerve (femoral branch). Lymph nodes. Femoral nerve.
Adductor hiatus:
Popliteal artery and vein (previously the femoral artery and vein).
Popliteal Fossa:
Popliteal artery and vein, Tibial nerve, Common peroneal nerve (seen laterally / superficial), Popliteal lymph nodes, Genicular Arteries and veins (branches from popliteal artery and vein).
MRI shows white?
soft tissue
CT scans and X-rays shows white?
bones
CSF is removed from subarachnoid space by puncturing at the level of L3-L4 or L4-L5 (adults; L4-L5 in kids always) in order to enter the lumbar cistern?
lumbar puncture