Exam 3 Flashcards
What is different about the Aortic Hiatus?
There are folds of Connective tissue on each side called a crus, to support the large pressures that go through the aorta
What is each compantment of the lower leg seperated by?
Connective tissue
Where is the belly of the tensor fascae lata (TFL)
Superior and promixal attaching to iliotibial tract (IT band)
What is the fate of the deep femoral artery?
it runs out after the peripheral branches
What is piriformis Syndrome?
Compresses Sciatic nerve which causes shooting pain down the posterior thigh, lower leg and even foot
What is deep to the gluteus Medius?
Gluteus Minimus
Where/What is the Caval opening?
Where the inferior vena cava goes through to get to the abdominal cavity
Located on the right side
What compartment does the fibularis longus belong in?
Lateral
How many phlanges in toe digits 2-5?
3
Insertion of tensor Faschia Lata
iliotibial tract
Innervation of Internal oblique
intercostal nerves
iliohypogastric nerve
ilioinguinal nerve
Under the knee, what is the lateral cord you feel?
The tendon to the biceps femoris
What is the name of the opening between the esophagus and stomach?
Cardiac Orfice
What does the gluteus maximus share a tendon with?
Tensor Faschia Lata Muscle
What does someone have to do if they have a Q angle walking?
They have to rotate their hip to bring it more up and down
In the popliteal region what is the most lateral muscle?
Long head of Biceps Femoris
Action of gracialis
Adducts and flexes the hip joint
Flexes and internally rotates the knee joint
What is the pattern for peristalsis in the stomach?
Muscle actions of the stomach (kinda how a snake moves)
Contractions begin in the superior portion of the stomach and moves down to the pyroric region
What comes off the common hepatic artery?
Hepatic Proper arteries that split in the right and left branches
What is the round ligament
ligament of the head of the femer
helps pull the head of femer into the acetalbulum
What is the round ligament of the liver derived from?
The umbilical vein
Which quadraceps muscle crosses the knee
Rectus femoris
What arteries run through the rectus abdominis?
epigastric arteries
Where does the inferior gluteal nerve live?
Inferior to piriformas
What muscles abduct the hip?
Gluteus Medius
Gluteus Minimus
Tensor Fashia Lata
Describe the location and function of the suprapatellar bursae.
- Above the patella
- Prevents the patellar tendon from rubbing against the shaft of the femur
Why are there two types of fibers in the calcaneal tendon?
Slow twitch are endurance fibers but fast twitch fibers are for power so you can quickly switch gears walking
How long does gastric emptying take?
3-4 hours
What is a hiatal Hernia?
Some of the stomach can pop through the opening causing acid reflux,
Dangerous when it gets strangled in there
Treatment is surgery to provide support
Describe the path of the fibular nerve in the lower leg
- At the head of the fibula the nerve comes out.
2. The deep fibular nerve dives deep into the anterior compartment
What do the Vastus medialis, Vastus lateralis, Vastus, intermedias and vastus femoris all do?
all of them work together to do Knee extension
Kicking is very powerful
How do you treat an ACL injury?
- let it heal and strengthen muscles around joint
- Reattach
- Cadaver ligament
- artificial ligaments
- Fishing line in dogs! (won’t do in humans prob due to cost)
Where is the rectus abdominus located?
Superficial to transverse abdominus and the most superficial muscle on the anterior side
Describe the structure of a synovial joint.
Freely movable joints (shoulder, interphalengeal, toe)
- Layer of thick connective tissue going around called the joint capsule
- Within the joint capsule is a thin membrane called the synovial membrane which produces synovial fluid that bathes the entire inside of the joint
What are the two bellies to the gastrocnemius muscle?
Medial and Lateral
What does estrogen do in terms of bone density?
It protects it. That is why post menopausal women are prone to osteoporosis
Action of fibularis Longus
Plantar flexion
Eversion of ankle
What are shin splints?
When muscle inflammation within the compartment increases pressure on the nerve supply. compartments cannot expand due to the toughness of the ct surrounding the compartments.
What muscles are located in the lateral compartment of the lower leg?
Fibularis longus
Fibularis Brevis
What are some sex differences between the female and male when looking at the pelvis anteriorly?
Female-wider and shallow pelvis
wider pubic arch (childbirth)
Male-narrower and taller
tubercles can be rougher and bumpier
What does the sciatic Nerve run?
Entire Posterior Thigh (Hamstrings)
Entire lower leg
What direction does fascicles of the external oblique go?
Superior to inferior
What does the Fibular nerve split into?
Superficial-Goes to lateral compartment
Deep-Goes to anterior compartment
Does the sciatic nerve run with any large vessels?
Not until the popliteal fossa
What is the function of the spleen?
Lymph node of blood
Where do the 4 tendons of exntensor digitorum run?
To digits 2-5 (toes)
Where does the CT tissue lie on the tibialis anterior?
Lateral side
What does the gluteus maximus attach to on the medial side?
Sacrum
Posterior ilieum
Origin of the femoral nerve
lumbar plexus
What action do the muscles contained in the lateral compartment of the leg perform?
Eversion of foot and plantar flexion
When does the Q angle increase in women?
At puberty
Why isn’t everything in the peritoneum?
Hypothesis is that it buys time during critical situations to allow detoxification
Define peripheral artery disease how it would affect a posterior tibial artery pulse.
Absence of the posterior tibial pulses is a sign of occlusive peripheral arterial disease in people over 60.
Describe the Obturator Internus Muscle
Skinny muscle with a white tendon
splitting gemellus muscles
How does the inferior epigastric run through the rectus abdominis?
It serpentines through
Where does the supraduodenal artery run?
superficial to the duodenum and also supplies blood
What is dorsiflexion?
Walking on heels lifting foot.
Shortening angle toward tibia
What is deep to the internal oblique muscles?
Transverse abdominus
What does the gluteus medias cover?
Most of the posterior ilium
What does a Trendelenburg test look assess?
If there is Damage to the superior gluteal nerve
How large is the duodenum?
1 ft
What is Inversion?
AKA pronation sorta
Pointing feet in
Which nerve is injured when someone picks up left leg during a trendelenburg test?
Right superior gluteal nerve (hip drops on left side)
What runs the medial Thigh?
Obturator Nerve
Define the popliteal fossa and list the structures you would find in this area.
Pit of the knee
What does the anterior tibial artery feed?
Anterior Comparment
Location of External Oblique muscle
Inferior to the serratus anterior
When giving birth what can affect delivery?
- pubic arch not wide enough
- the way in which the coccyx is curved
Where are the superior and inferior gluteal arteries?
The run with the nerves
What is one prolem with the trochanteric bursa?
Can become inflamed due to a lot of rubbing.
When you perform lateral hip rotation the gluteal maximus and gluteus medius muscle pull on the IT band creating friction
Action of articularis genus (distal fibers of vastus intermediaus)
Extends the knee joint and prevents entrapment of capsule
What nerve is contained in the anterior compartment of the lower leg?
Deep Fibular Nerve
What is the other name for fibular nerve?
peroneal nerve
Where should you give a intragluteal injection?
Into the upper lateral portion of Gluteus maximus or Medius from the midline of the iliac crest to the lateral (superolateral quadrant of the gluteus)
How do you treat Patellar maltracking?
- Physical Therapy(partial knee extensions to recruit vastus medius)
- Orthootics for flat feet (eversion of foot-caves in on medial side that pulls down on tibia to angle it as it comes down clipping)
- weight loss (working vastus lateralis pulling patella over)
- cortisone injections (reduces inflammation)
Where can you palpate the posterior tibial pulse?
between the Posterior surface of the medial malleolus and the medial border of the calcaneon tendon.
Proximal Attachment of the gastrocnemius
Superior to the lateral and medial femoral condyles
Action of tibialis Anterior
Dorsiflexion
Inversion of ankle
How do you tell the difference between the patellar tendon and patellar ligament?
Ligament-inferior to patellar
Tendon-superior
Describe the location and function of the prepatellar bursae.
- In front of the patella
- Preventing patella from rubbing on skin too much
Where is the trochateric Bursa
Lies lateral to greater trochanter
Proximal Attachment of Gastrocnemius
Superior to the lateral and medial femoral condyles
Is you reflect the gastronemius what do you see?
Soleus muscle (very wide muscle)
Where is the Medial superior genicular artery?
Superior to femoral condyles
What are the 3 hamstring muscles?
Biceps Femoris
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
What happens when you reflect the greater omentum superiorly?
Colon stay stuck to it
Distal attachment of the gastrocnemius, plantaris, and soleus muscle
Posterior surface of calcanus via calcanel tendon
Describe sciatic Nerve Injury
- piriformas compression
- Stabbling or gunshot in gluteual region
- Intragluteal Injections
If you damage the superior gluteal nerve what muscles would be affected?
Glteus Maximus, Gluteal Minimus and
Tensor faschia Lata
What happens to hip as we age?
The labrum degenerates and no cartilage is left
How do you tell the difference between the superior and inferior gluteal nerves and arteries?
Arteries lie medial to the nerves
How is a meniscus repaired?
Arthoscopic surgery and pull out broken piece
Meniscus reconstruction
Origin of the Tibialis Anterior
Upper, lateral 2/3rd of tibia (lateral condyle)
posteriorly attaches to interosseus membrane
What branches come off the splenic artery?
At the lateral side of the stomach the left gastro-omental artery come offs the splenic and runs inbetween the stomach and greater omentum
Describe the structure and function of bursae.
Prevents tissue from rubbing on the bone.
-Bags of synovial membrane with synovial fluid
Where is the inguinal region?
Inferior to internal and external oblique
What are the femoral arterial branches?
- Medial circumflex femoral artery
- Lateral Circumflex femoral artery
- Deep femoral artery
Where does the plantaris muscle lie in the popliteal fossa?
Superficial to the neurovasculature
Proximal Attachment of the plantaris
Lateral condyle of the femur
How are abdominal organs packaged?
The Peritoneum
What are the two medial tendons you feel under the knee?
Most medial is the semimembranosus and lateral to that is the semitendinosus
What is the superior border of the abdominal cavity?
Diaphram
What is extension of the hip important for?
Running
Sprinting
Going up stairs
pathway of femoral nerve
deep to inguinal ligament lateral to femoral artery
Where does the Gluteus Medus attach to laterally?
Greater Trochanter of the Femur
What does stabilizing the pelvis really mean?
Maintaining orientation
Proximal attachment of semitendonosus and semimembranosus
Ischial tuberosity (Crosses hip)
Why are there four layers of muscle in the abdominal region?
Protection
On the lateral leg what can you see?
Tensor Fashia Lata
IT band
Gluteus Maximus
What is superior to the sciatic nerve?
Piriformis Muscle
What is the diaphram made of?
Skeletal Muscle
What type of joint is the hip?
A ball and socket joint that can Flex extend abduct adduct external/internal rotation and circumduction
Action of Adductor magnus
Adducts, extends and slight flexion of the hip joint
Tendinous insertion also internally rotate
Stabilizes the pelvis in the coronal plane and saggital planes
What branches come off the popliteal artery?
- Medial and Lateral superior genicular arteries
- Medial and lateral inferior genicular arteries
- Anterior and posterior Tibial artery
Where does the sciatic nerve branch?
Down in the popliteal region into the common fibular nerve and the tibial nerve
Proximal Attachment of the Soleus
Lateral tibia and head of fibula
Where do the superior and inferior gluteal arteries originate?
Internal iliac artery deep in the lower pelvis
Where does the lateral circumflex artery go?
around the front
What muscles are innervated by the obturator internus nerve?
Obturator internus and Superior Gemellus
What way do the fascicles run in the transverse abdominus?
Transversly, horizontal
Where is all of the lower leg blood supply derived from?
The popliteal artery
What are the medial thigh muscles?
Pectineus Adductor longus Adductor Brevis Gracillis Adductor magnus
Where does the posterior tibial artery run?
Posterior to the medial malleolus of the tibia
What is the origin of the inferior gemellus and the quadratus femoris?
Ischial Tuberosity
Describe the orientation of the deep gluteus
Gluteus Minimus Superior Gluteal Artery and nerve Piriformis Inferior Gluteal Artery and Nerve and Sciatic Nerve superior gemellus Obturator internus Inferior Gemellus Quadratus Femoris Adductor Magnus
What are the mesentaries?
The Visceral and parietal layers come together and house blood vessels and lymphatics
What compartments do plantar flexion?
Anterior and Lateral
What vessel is found in the posterior compartment of the lower leg?
Posterior tibial artery
What is a valgus foot?
When the arch is collapsed and you are flat footed
Where is the patellar tendon?
The tendon superior to patella connecting all the quadiceps muscle groups
Orientation of the plantaris muscle
More superior
Crosses knee joint near the lateral side of the femur. Belly is pretty small. The tendon is sandwiched inbetween the Gastrocnemius and soleus muscle but will then terminate in the calcaneal tendon
Where does the splenic artery run from the celiac trunk?
Posterior to the stomach to get to the spleen
What two nerves run through the sciatic nerve?
Tibial nerve and Common fibular nerve
What muscles insert of the Greater Trochanter of the Femur?
Gluteus medius and Gluteus Minimus Piriformas Obturator Internus Superior Gemellus Inferior Gemmulus
Action of the gastronemius and plantaris
Plantarflexes the foot and flexes the knee
What is the Sciatic nerve?
It is really two nerves packaged together
What is hip abduction?
Bridges
For the gluteal arteries and nerves what is their relationship?
Artery is medial to the nerve
What are the anterior thigh muscles?
Quadriceps femoris
sartorius
pectineus
Origin of Gluteus Medius
Posterior ilium between anterior and posterior gluteal lines
What muscle do you use for speed?
Gastocnemius
What artery comes out inferior to the piriformis?
Inferior gluteal artery
What organs go through all of the quadrants of the abdomen?
Colon and small intestine
Action of rectus abdominis
Flexes trunk
compresses abdomen
stabilizes pelvis
What is patellar tracking dependent on?
Strength ratio of the quadriceps muscles
What comes off the common hepatic artery?
Hepatic Proper arteries that split in the right and left branches to each respective lobe
Origin of the obturator nerve
Lumbar plexus
Innervation of Piriformas
Spinal attachment to first two spinal nerves (Anterior Rami)
where are the opening going throigh the abdomen?
Inferior Vena Cava
Esophageal Hiatus
Aortic Hiatus (L and R crus)
What actions does gastrocnemius perform?
knee flexion
plantarflexion
Function of femoral nerve
sensory and motor to anterior thigh
How do we prevent osteoporosis?
Increase the need for calcium, weight bearing training
can increase bone density
What is the smallest gluteus muscle?
Gluteus minimus
Where do the bones fuse at the pelvis?
acetabulum
What innervates the Obturator Internus and Superior Gemellus?
Obturator Internus nerve
What are the most common type of shin splints?
Anterior Shin Splints
What lies superficially to the Trochanteric Bursa?
IT band
Where is your appendix located?
Lower right quadrant
What is the Anterior Border of the abdominal cavity?
Rectus Abdominus Abdominal muscles (external and internal oblique and transversus abdominus)
Attachment of the internal and external oblique
Linea alba
What branches come off the popliteal artery?
Anterior tibial artery and posterior tibial artery
Where does the common fibular nerve go to?
It will branch into the deep fibular and superficial fibular nerve
What muscles are located in the anterior compartment of the lower leg?
Tibialis anterior
Extensor hallusis longus
Extensor digitorum longus
Fibularis tertius
Where is the duodenum?
Connect to stomach
What muscles medially rotate the hip?
Tensor Faschia Lata
Gluteus Medius
Gluteus Minimus
Function of the obturator nerve
Sensory and motor to medial thigh
Orientation of the Deep Hip lateral Rotators superior to inferior
Gluteus minimus Piriformas Superior Gemellus Obturator internus Inferior gemellus Quadrator Femoris
What muscles are innervated by the Quadratus femoris nerve?
Inferior Gemellus
Quadratus Femoris
What does Gluteus minimus attach to laterally?
Greater Trochanter of the femur