Femoral Triangle

Question 1

What goes through the greater sciatic foramen?

Answer 1

Sciatic and gluteal nerves and vessels

Question 2

What passes through the Subinguinal space?

Answer 2

Femoral nerve and vessels

Question 3

What passes through the Obturator Canal?

Answer 3

Obturator nerve and vessels

Question 4

What kind of divisions does the femoral nerve have?

Answer 4

Posterior

Question 5

What are the roots of the femoral nerve?

Answer 5

L2,3,4

Question 6

What does it innervate?

Answer 6

Anterior thigh

Question 7

What kind of division does the Obturator nerve have?

Answer 7

Anterior

Question 8

What are the roots of the Obturator nerve?

Answer 8

L2,3,4

Question 9

What does the Obturator nerve innervate?

Answer 9

Medial thigh

Question 10

Roots of Lumbosacral trunk?

Answer 10

L4,5

Question 11

Roots of Sacral nerves?

Answer 11

S1,2,3

Question 12

What do the branches of the sacral nerves supply?

Answer 12

Leg and foot

Question 13

Where does the Sacral nerves innervate?

Answer 13

Posterior thigh

Question 14

What are the superficial structure of the femoral triangle?

Answer 14

Superficial veins
Superficial lymph nodes
Cutaneous nerves
Deep fascia

Question 15

What are the two groups of superficial inguinal lymph nodes?

Answer 15

Horizontal and Vertical

Question 16

Where does lymph drain in the vertical group?

Answer 16

Superficial lower limb

Question 17

Where does lymph drain in the horizontal group?

Answer 17

Medial nodes drain anterior abdominal wall and lower half of anal canal and lateral nodes drain posterior abdominal wall

Question 18

Roots of lateral Cutaneous branch?

Answer 18

T12

Question 19

Roots of Femoral branch of Genitofemoral?

Answer 19

L1, L2

Question 20

Root of ilioinguinal?

Answer 20

L1

Question 21

Root of lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh?

Answer 21

L2 and L3

Question 22

Root of cutaneous branch of obturator?

Answer 22

L2, L3 and L4

Question 23

Roots of anterior cutaneous branches of femoral?

Answer 23

L2, L3 and L4

Question 24

Why is the fascia latae thickened laterally?

Answer 24

To form the iliotibial tract

Question 25

Where does the deep fascia of the lower limb attach to?

Answer 25

Iliac tubercle to the anterolateral tibial tubercle

Question 26

What is the function of the fasciae latae?

Answer 26

Helps support the femur on the tibia when standing

Question 27

What are the two different fascia of the lower limb?

Answer 27

Fascia Latae and Crural fascia

Question 28

What is the femoral triangle?

Answer 28

Triangular shape on anterior upper thigh

Question 29

What forms the roof of the femoral triangle?

Answer 29

Fascia Latae, Cribriform fascia, subcutaneous tissue and skin

Question 30

What makes up and passes through the Saphenous Hiatus?

Answer 30

Cribriform fascia, great saphenous van which drains into femoral vein

Question 31

What are the boundaries of the femoral triangle?

Answer 31

Base - Inguinal ligament
Laterally - Sartorius
Medially - Adductor Longus

Question 32

What makes up the floor of the femoral triangle?

Answer 32

Ilipsoas and Pectineus

Question 33

What are the contents of the femoral triangle from lateral to medial?

Answer 33

Femoral nerve, femoral artery and femoral vein

Question 34

What is contained in the femoral sheath?

Answer 34

Transversalis and iliopsoas fascia, adventitia of femoral vessels

Question 35

What is the potential space medially within femoral sheath?

Answer 35

Femoral canal

Question 36

What is contained in the femoral canal?

Answer 36

Fat and lymphatics