Extremities Relationships Flashcards
The erector spinae muscles are positioned BLANK to the transversospinalis muscles.
superficial
The femoral nerve passes BLANK to the hip joint and BLANK to the inguinal ligament.
anterior and posterior (deep)
The external iliac (femoral) artery passes BLANK to the inguinal ligament.
posterior (deep)
The femoral artery passes BLANK to the sartorius muscle.
posterior (deep)
At the level of the inguinal ligament, the femoral artery is positioned BLANK to the femoral vein and BLANK to the femoral nerve.
lateral and medial
Within the femoral triangle, the iliopsoas muscle is positioned directly BLANK to the femoral nerve, artery and vein.
posterior (deep)
At the level of the femoral triangle, the pectineus muscle is positioned directly BLANK to the femoral nerve, artery and vein.
posterior (deep)
The lateral circumflex femoral artery passes BLANK and BLANK to the femur.
anterior and lateral
The medial circumflex femoral artery passes BLANK to the pectineus muscle.
directly lateral
The medial circumflex femoral artery passes BLANK to the iliopsoas muscle.
directly medial
The obturator nerve passes BLANK to the superior pubic ramus.
directly inferior
The adductor brevis muscle is positioned posterior and superior to the adductor longus and BLANK to the adductor magnus muscle.
anterior
The profunda femoris artery is positioned BLANK to the adductor magnus muscle.
anterior
The medial perforating branches of the profunda femoris artery pass BLANK and BLANK to the femur (shaft).
medial and posterior
The gluteus maximus muscle is positioned BLANK to the gluteus medius muscle.
superficial
The gluteus medius muscle is positioned BLANK to the piriformis muscle.
superior
The inferior gluteal artery and nerve pass BLANK to the piriformis muscle.
directly inferior
The sciatic nerve is positioned BLANK to the gluteus maximus muscle (see cross section) and passes BLANK to the piriformis muscle (see 3D dissection).
deep (anterior) and inferior
The gluteus medius muscle is positioned BLANK to the gluteus minimus muscle.
superficial
The superior gluteal artery and nerve pass BLANK to the piriformis muscle and BLANK to the gluteus minimus muscle.
directly superior and superficial
The piriformis muscle is positioned BLANK to the tendon of the obturator internus (and gemelli muscles).
superior
The sacrotuberous ligament passes BLANK to the sacrospinous ligament.
posterior (superficial)
The obturator internus muscle passes BLANK to the sacrospinous ligament.
inferior
The obturator internus muscle passes BLANK to the sacrotuberous ligament.
anterior (deep)
The tendon of the obturator internus (and gemelli muscles) is positioned BLANK to the quadratus femoris muscle.
superior
The tendon of the obturator internus muscle passes BLANK to the femur (neck).
posterior
The obturator externus muscle passes BLANK to the femur (neck).
posterior
The tendon of the obturator externus muscle is positioned BLANK to the tendon of the obturator internus.
directly inferior
The sciatic nerve passes BLANK to the obturator internus tendon, and gemelli and quadratus femoris muscles.
posterior
At a mid-thigh level, the sciatic nerve is positioned BLANK to the femur (shaft) and BLANK to the hamstring muscles.
posterior and deep
Within the popliteal fossa, the common peroneal nerve is positioned BLANK to the tibial nerve.
lateral
The sural nerve passes BLANK to the fibula (lateral malleolus).
posterior
The tibial nerve passes BLANK to the knee joint.
posterior
The popliteal artery is positioned BLANK to the knee joint.
posterior
The tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle passes BLANK to the tibia (medial malleolus).
posterior
At the ankle, the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle is positioned BLANK to the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle.
posterior-lateral
At the ankle, the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle is positioned BLANK to the tendon of the flexor hallucis longus muscle.
anterior-medial
Near the ankle, the tibial nerve is positioned BLANK to the flexor hallucis longus muscle.
anterior-medial
The tibial nerve passes BLANK to the tibia (medial malleolus).
posterior
Near the ankle, the posterior tibial artery is positioned BLANK to the flexor digitorum longus muscle.
posterior-lateral
Near the ankle, the posterior tibial artery is positioned BLANK to the flexor hallucis longus muscle.
anterior-medial
The posterior tibial artery passes BLANK to the tibia (medial malleolus).
posterior
The tendon of the peroneus brevis muscle passes BLANK to the fibula (lateral malleolus).
posterior
The tendon of the peroneus longus muscle passes BLANK to the fibula (lateral malleolus).
posterior
The common peroneal nerve passes directly BLANK to the neck of the fibula.
superficial (lateral)
The anterior tibial artery and deep peroneal nerve are positioned BLANK to the tibialis anterior muscle.
lateral
The anterior tibial artery and deep peroneal nerve are positioned BLANK to the extensor hallucis longus muscle.
medial
At the ankle, the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle is positioned BLANK to the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus muscle.
medial
At the ankle, the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle is positioned BLANK to the tendon of the tibialis anterior muscle.
lateral
At the ankle, the dorsalis pedis artery is positioned directly BLANK to the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle.
lateral
The iliofemoral ligament passes BLANK to the neck of the femur.
anterior