Exam 4 (Weeks 7 and 8) Flashcards
what provides cutaneous innervation to the posterior thigh and popliteal fossa
the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve (S1-3)
what supplies cutaneous innervation to the posterior medial aspect of the thigh
the anterior femoral cutaneous (L2-3)
what supplies cutaneous innervation to the posterior superior lateral area of the thigh
the lateral femoris cutaneous (L2-3)
what supplies cutaneous innervation to the head of the fibula
common peroneal and the lateral rural cutaneous (L4-S2)
which part of the sciatic nerve is more medial
the tibial portion
does the popliteal artery run anteriorly or posteriorly to the popliteus muscle
posteriorly.
Biceps Femoris OINA
O: Long head: ischial tuberosity
Short head: linea aspera
I: head of the fibula
N: LH: tibial N (because more medially placed)
SH: common peroneal N
A: to flex the knee (both) and extend the hip (just the long head)
where does the semitendinosis sit in relation to the semimembranosis
the semitendinosis sits on top of the semimembranosis
how can you tell the semimembranosis and the semitendinosis apart
the membranous is more muscular distally, and the tendinosis is more tendinous distally.
Semitendinosis OINA
O: ischial tuberosity
I: pes anserine (medial surface of the tibia, inferior to the condyle)
N: tibial portion of the sciatic
A: extend the hip and flex the knee and IR the leg
Semimembranosis OINA
O: ischial tuberosity
I: medial condyle of the tibia
N: tibial portion of the sciatic
A: extend the hip, flex the knee and IR leg
why does the posterior tibia have a pointed shape
because of the linea aspera
what goes through the holes in the adductor Magnus muscle
the profunda femoris artery branches
where does the femoral artery become the popliteal artery
at the adductor hiatus
what is the roof of the adductor canal (“sub sartorial canal”)
the sartorius
what nerve innervates the anterior compartment of the thigh
the femoral nerve
what arteries supply the anterior compartment of the thigh
the femoral artery and the profunda femoral artery
what are the boundaries of the popliteal fossa
the superior and lateral border: Biceps femoris
superior medial: semitendinosis and semimembranosis
interior lateral: lateral head GN
inferior medial: medial head GN
the popliteal fossa can be imagined as a baseball diamond. If there is a structure running from second base down to home, what would it be?
if there was a structure running from second to first base what would it be
from second to home, the tibial nerve
from second to first, the common peroneal nerve
what is the roof of the popliteal fossa, and what nerve and vein are found here?
the fascia lata is the roof, and here is where you have the branches of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve and the lesser saphenous vein
what things make up the floor of the popliteal fossa
the popliteal surface of the femur, the capsule of the knee joint and the oblique popliteal ligament
what are the contents of the popliteal fossa (describe the location and or function of each of these structures)
- the tibial nerve (medially and superficially)
- the common peroneal nerve (which is the superior and lateral border)
- the popliteal artery and vein (which are deep)
- origins of the rural nerve (cutaneous nerve to the posterior leg and lateral aspect of the dorsum of the foot)
the popliteal artery is a continuation of the ____ artery. this changes at the _____.
femoral artery
changes at the adductor hiatus
as the popliteal artery passes through the fossa it changes at the inferior border. what kind of change is this
it divides here into the anterior tibial artery and the posterior tibial artery
what does the anterior tibial artery supply
the anterior compartment of the leg
what does the posterior tibial artery supply and give rise to
the posterior compartment and gives rise to the peroneal artery
what does the peroneal artery supply
the posterior and lateral compartment of the leg
the popliteal artery will give off branches at the superior and inferior parts of the fossa. these are the…
the superior and inferior genicular arteries (2 of each)
through what structure does the anterior tibial artery pass through
the interosseous membrane between the tibia and fibula
what do the genicular anastomoses do
they are branches of the popliteal artery that surround the knee and provide blood to the capsule and the patella and the surrounding bone.
knee surgeries go from the anterior or posterior
the anterior to not disrupt all of this blood flow
what happens to the sciatic nerve at the superior end of the fossa
it splits out of its sheath into two separate tibial and common peroneal nerves
what is the most superficial component of the fossa, just under the roof
the tibial nerve
which nerve/nerves gives off genicular branches to supply the knee joint
the tibial nerve and the common peroneal nerve
the tibial nerve will descend into the posterior compartment of the leg ___ to the musculature
posterior
the tibial nerve gives off what branch (which ultimately forms the what)
the medial sural cutaneous nerve (eventually helps to form the sural nerve)
the common peroneal nerve leaves the popliteal fossa how? (in relation to the GN and head of fibula)
it leaves traveling superficially to the lateral head of the GN, then around the head of the fibula
at the head of the fibula, what happens to the common peroneal nerve
the common peroneal nerve branches into a superficial peroneal nerve and a deep peroneal nerve
what do the superficial and deep peroneal nerves supply
the superficial supplies the lateral compartment of the leg (the fibulas longus and brevis) and the deep supplies the anterior compartment of the leg.
the articulation of the talus is on what surface of the tibia and fibula
the anterior side of the tibia, and the posterior side of the fibula
what bones are the medial and lateral malleoli on
the medial malleolus is on the tibia and the lateral is on the fibula
what is Gerry’s tubercle
on the anterolateral tibia surface
what line is on the back of the tibia and what is its purpose
the soleal line, for soleus
what are the medial and lateral tibial plateaus for
the menisci
what three things make the ankle mortis
the lateral and medial malleolus and the tibial pilon
sacrospinous ligament is ___ to the sacrotuberous ligament
anterior
what inserts at the ankle mortis? where is this wider, anterior or posterior? and, in what position is it more stable
the ankle mortis is where the talus inserts, and it is wider anteriorly, so the ankle is more stable in DF
on the lateral calcareous, there is a fibular/peroneal trochlea. what passes around here
the fibulas brevis above this and the fibulas longus below it
where does the Achilles attach
the calcaneal tuberosity
what bone has a tuberosity for the tibialis posterior
the navicular
what is the most common triad we see
the ACL, MCL and the medial meniscus
how does the FHL pass in relation to the sustentaculum tali
medially and inferiorly
what makes up the transverse tarsal joint
the talus and navicular and the calcareous and cuboid
what is the tarsometatarsal joint
the joint between the intermediate, medial and lateral cuneiform and cuboid with the bases of the metatarsals
if you were to get hit, where would it be to tear ACL
from the front
how do we tear the ACL
a planted foot, then we are forced into an extension force. Non-contact
what is the spring ligament
the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament
what does the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament connect, and form the inferior part of
forms the inferior part of the capsule of the talonavicular joint, and connects the calcareous to the navicular
the groove in the cuboid is for the
peroneus longus
what bones form the arch
the tarsal bones
MTP joints are the connection between the…
metatarsals and the phalanges
what divides the leg into 3 compartments
the crural fascia
the anterior inter-muscular septum divides into
the anterior and lateral compartments
the posterior inter-muscular septum divides into
the lateral and posterior compartments
th transverse crural septum
separates into a superficial and deep layer int he posterior part
the layers of these fascia compartments come from the
fascia lata
what is the nerve and artery supply of the anterior compartment of the leg
the anterior tibial artery and the deep peroneal nerve
what are the muscles of the anterior compartment of the leg
the tibialis anterior, EDL, EHL and the peroneus tertius
what is the most commonly injured ligament in a lateral ankle sprain
the talofibular ligament
PF and INV are the most common ankle sprain mechanism. T?F
True
Tibialis Anterior OINA
O: superior 2/3 of the lateral surface of the tibia
I: medial cuneiform and the base of the first metatarsal
N: the deep peroneal
A: DF and INV
EDL OINA
O: superior 2/3 fibula
I: middle and distal phalanx of the lateral 4 toes
N: deep peroneal
A: extend the lateral 4 toes and DF
EHL OINA
O: middle 1/3 of the fibula
I: base of the distal phalanx of the great toe
N: deep peroneal
A: extend the hallux and DF
Peroneus Tertius OINA
O: distal end of the fibula
I: base of the 5th metatarsal
N: deep peroneal
A: DF and EVE
the anterior tibial artery travels with the ___ nerve and becomes the ____
deep peroneal nerve and becomes the dorsals pedis artery
the dorsals pedis artery travels between the what? and then it travels to the…
the dorsals pedis artery travels between the heads of the first dorsal interosseous muscle to get access to the sole of the foot
what is the tendon at the base of the 5th metatarsal
the peroneus tertius
why would a tendon be housed in a synovial sheath
so it can move around without much friction
the fibular retinaculum surrounds what tendons, and where is it anchored and what does it separate
surround the peroneus brevis and longus, attaches at the peroneal trochlear on the calcaneous and separates it into compartments (superior and inferior)
what is in the superior portion of the fibular retinaculum and where does it attach
the peroneus brevis and it attaches to the base of the 5th metatarsal
what is in the inferior portion of the fibular retinaculum, and where does it attach
the peroneus longus, which goes through the groove on the cuboid
the flexor retinaculum allows for passage of structure to the ____ and forms the _______
to the sole of the foot
forms the tarsal tunnel
Extensor Digitorum Brevis OINA
O: calcaneous
I: long extensor tendons of digits 2-4
N: deep peroneal
A: extend the toes (2-4)
Extensor Hallucis Brevis OINA
O: calcaneous
I: base of the proximal phalanx of the hallux
N: deep peroneal
A: extension of the hallux, only at the MTP joint, not between the phalanges
The EDB sits under the tendons of the …
EDL
is the EHB more medially or laterally placed
medially
what is the only structure to help extend the little toe
the EDL
the lateral compartment is supplied by what nerve and artery
the peroneal artery (a branch of the posterior tibial artery) and the superficial peroneal nerve
what muscles are in the lateral compartment
the peroneus longus and brevis
Peroneus Longus OINA
O: superior 2/3 fibula
I: base of the 1st metatarsal and medial cuneiform
N: superficial peroneal nerve
A: EVE and PF (because it passes behind the lateral malleolus)
Peroneus Brevis OINA
O: the distal end of the fibula
I: the base of the 5th metatarsal
N: superior peroneal nerve
A: EVE and PF
what separates the fibulas above and the fibulas longus below
the trochlear notch of the calcaneous
what supplies the posterior compartment of the leg (nerve and artery)
the posterior tibial artery and the tibial nerve
what are the muscles of the posterior compartment (superficial and deep compartments)
the superficial: GN, soleus, plantaris
deep: FDL, FHL, tibialis posterior and popliteus
Gastrocnemius OINA
O: lateral head, lateral condyle of femur, medial head, medial condyle femur
I: calcaneous
N: tibial nerve
A: PF and flex the leg
Soleus OINA
O: posterior surface of the tibia and fibula (along the soleal line)
I: calcaneous (via the Achilles tendon)
N: tibial nerve
A: PF
the soleus has an opening for the ___
tibia nerve and popliteal A and V
the calcaneal tendon is also known as the
achilles tendon
which head of the GN is shorter
the lateral head is shorter
the plantaris is behind what head of the GN. where does it become tendinous?
behind the medial head. and becomes tendinous between the GN and soleus
plantaris OINA
O: lateral condyle of the femur
I: calcaneous
N: tibial nerve
A: PF and leg flexion
FDL OINA
O: tibia
I: distal phalanx of the lateral 4 toes
N: tibial nerve
A: flex the toes (lateral 4) and PF
what is the muscular part of the popliteal fossa
the plantaris
what in the foot helps to redirect/realign the tendons of the FDL in the sole of the foot to give it a better line of pull
the quadratus plantae
where does the tibialis posterior insert? what bone is the groove it passes on
it inserts on the medial cuneiform, navicular tuberosity and the groove is on the medial malleolus
there is a groove on the talus for the ____
FHL
the FDL passes through the ___ ____ and divides into he 4 tendons
tarsal tunnel
the FHL goes above or below the FDL
below
the FHL passes between two sesamoid bones. What muscle houses these bones
the FHB
FHL OINA
O: fibula
I: distal phalanx of the hallux
N: tibial nerve
A: flex the hallux and PF
Tibialis Posterior OINA
O: tibia, fibula and interosseous membrane
I: navicular, cuboid, cuneiform and base of the 2-4 metatarsals
N: tibial nerve
A: PF and INV
what nerves innervate the anterior lateral and posterior compartments
the anterior compartment is the deep peroneal nerve the lateral is the superficial peroneal nerve and the posterior is the tibial nerve
what bones do the FDL and FHL come off of
the FHL comes off the fibula and the FDL comes off the tibia.
what goes through the tarsal tunnel
tibialis posterior, FDL, tibial nerve, a and v, and FHL
the FDL passes ____ to the FHL
superficially
Popliteus OINA
O: upper end of the tibia
I: lateral condyle of the femur
N: tibial nerve
A: medial rotation of the knee and knee flexion
how does the anterior tibial artery travel and where does it go
through the tibia and fibula and descends down the anterior compartment of the leg
the anterior tibial artery changes names when it gets to the dorsum of the foot. what does it turn into. what does it go between to get to the sole of the foot
changes to the dorsalis pedis, and goes between the first interosseous to get to the sole of the foot
the anterior tibial artery travels with the ____ nerve
the deep peroneal nerve
the posterior tibial artery gives off a branch which descends along the lateral aspect of the posterior compartment of the leg and supplies the posterior and lateral compartments. what is the name of this branch
the peroneal artery
the posterior tibial artery passes ___ to the medial malleolus
posteriorly
the posterior tibial artery divides into the
medial and lateral plantar arteries