Femoral Triangle

Question 1

Superior border of Femoral Triangle

Answer 1

inguinal ligament

Question 2

Medial border of Femoral Triangle

Answer 2

Adductor longus m.

Question 3

Lateral border of Femoral Triangle

Answer 3

sartorius m.

Question 4

Floor border of Femoral Triangle

Answer 4

iliopsoas (lateral) & pectineus (medial)

Question 5

Roof border of Femoral Triangle

Answer 5

fascia lata & cribriform fascia

Question 6

contents of femoral triangle

Answer 6

Nerve (femoral n.)
Artery (femoral a.)
Vein (femoral v.)
Empty space 
Lymphatics

Question 7

The femoral sheath encloses the vessels of the triangle EXCEPT ________

Answer 7

femoral nerve

Question 8

Femoral artery is a continuation of which artery?

Answer 8

external iliac

Question 9

What artery has a palpable pulse in the femoral triangle?

Answer 9

femoral a.

Question 10

The deep femoral a. is also known as ____ ____

Answer 10

profunda femoral

Question 11

Which artery is the largest branch of the femoral artery?

Answer 11

deep femoral a. (profunda femoral)

Question 12

What 2 arteries branch off of the profunda femoral a.?

Answer 12

1. medial circumflex femoral a. (m-cfa)

2. lateral circumflex femoral a. (l-cfa)

Question 13

M-cfa and L-cfa arise to help with ______ to encircle the proximal femur, contributing to the blood supply of the hip join.

Answer 13

anastamose

Question 14

The femoral a. continues distally into the _____ _____ then through an opening the adductor magnus ( the _____ ____).

Answer 14

adductor canal

adductor hiatus

Question 15

A branch of the femoral vein is the ____ ____ ____ and it joins the femoral vein in the femoral triangle anteriorly.

Answer 15

great saphenous vein

Question 16

Where does the femoral nerve come from?

Answer 16

L2-L4 lumbar plexus

Question 17

The femoral nerve passes into the thigh posterior to what structure?

Answer 17

inguinal ligament

Question 18

2 branches of femoral nerve

Answer 18

1. muscular branch

2. saphenous n. (innervates skin of anteromedial knee, leg, and foot)