Features of the thigh

Question 1

What are the borders of the Femoral triangle?

Answer 1

• Roof – fascia lata
• Floor – pectineus, iliopsoas, and adductor longus muscles
• Superior border – inguinal ligament (a ligament that runs from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle)
• Lateral border – medial border of the sartorius muscle. - Medial border – medial border of the adductor longus muscle.

Question 2

What are the contents of the Femoral triangle? (lateral to medial)

Answer 2

• Femoral nerve – innervates the anterior compartment of the thigh, and provides sensory branches for the leg and foot.
• Femoral artery – responsible for the majority of the arterial supply to the lower limb.
• Femoral vein – the great saphenous vein drains into the femoral vein within the triangle.
• Femoral canal – contains deep lymph nodes and
  vessels.

Question 3

What are the borders of the Femoral canal?

Answer 3

• Medial border – lacunar ligament
• Lateral border – femoral vein
• Anterior border – inguinal ligament
• Posterior border – pectineal ligament, superior ramus of the pubic bone, and the pectineus muscle

Question 4

What are the contents of the Femoral canal?

Answer 4

• Lymphatic vessels – draining the deep inguinal lymph nodes
• Deep lymph node – the lacunar node
• Empty space.
• Loose connective tissue

Question 5

What are the borders of the Adductor canal?

Answer 5

• Anteromedial: Sartorius
• Lateral: Vastus medialis.
• Posterior: Adductor longus and adductor magnus.

Question 6

What are the borders of the Popliteal fossa?

Answer 6

• Superomedial border – semimembranosus
• Superolateral border – biceps femoris
• Inferomedial border – medial head of the gastrocnemius
• Inferolateral border – lateral head of the
  gastrocnemius and plantaris.