Femoral Triangle

Question 1

What are the boundaries of the Femoral Triangle?

Answer 1

Superior - Inguinal ligament (forms base)

Medial - Lateral border of adducter longus muscle

Lateral boundary - medial border of sartorius muscle

Apex of triangle - where medial border of sartorius muscle crosses lateral border of adductor longus muscle.

Question 2

What forms the floor of the Femoral Triangle?

Answer 2

iliacus muscle, psoas major muscle, and medial part of pectineus muscle.

Question 3

what two muscles pass deep to the inguinal ligament to attach onto the lesser trochanter of the femur?

Answer 3

Iliacus M and Psoas Major M. collectively known as iliopsoas after the inguinal ligament.

Question 4

What is the action of the Iliacus and Psoas major (iliopsoas) muscle?

Answer 4

Flex the hip or thigh.

Question 5

What forms the roof of the femoral triangle (from deep to superficial).

Answer 5

1. Fascia lata
2. cribiform fascai
3. subcutaneous tissue
4. skin

Question 6

What space is deep to the inguinal ligament? What are it’s components?

Answer 6

1. Retroinguinal space.
2. NAVeL (Lateral to Medial) -> Femoral Nerve, Femoral Artery, Femoral Vein. and Lymphatics. + Iliopsoas M (most lateral, along with Nerve make up muscular compartment).

Question 7

What seven muscles does the Femoral N. innervate?

Answer 7

1. Iliacus M.
2. Vastus Medialis M.
3. Vastus Intermedius M.
4. Vastus Lateralis M.
5. Rectus Femoris M.
6. Sartorius M.
7. Pectineus M.

Question 8

What is the cutaneous distribution of the Femoral Nerve?

Answer 8

Anterior thigh and part of the medial thigh.

Question 9

What is the cutaneous distribution of the saphenous nerve?

Answer 9

medial aspect of the lower leg and ankle.

Question 10

Femoral vessels are enclosed by what, which is found deep to the fascia lata

Answer 10

Femoral Sheath.

Question 11

When doing a Cardiac Catheterization, the doctor enters begins where?

Answer 11

Femoral Artery

Question 12

What is the superior opening of the femoral canal called? What is contained in the femoral canal?

Answer 12

1. Femoral Ring
2. Lympatics draining deep inguinal nodes

Question 13

Which Hernia is more common in women? Where is it located in referece to the pubic tubercle?

Answer 13

1. Femoral Hernia
2. Below and Lateral

Question 14

Which Hernia is more common in men? Where is it located in reference to the pubic tubercle?

Answer 14

1. Inguinal Hernia
2. Above and Medial

Question 15

What does the superficial epigastric branch of the femoral artery supply?

Answer 15

Anterior abdominal wall

Question 16

What does the superficial circumflex iliac branch of the femoral artery supply?

Answer 16

lateral thigh

Question 17

What does the external pudendal branch of the femoral artery supply?

Answer 17

external genitalia and anal canal

Question 18

What does the medial femoral circumflex branch of the femoral artery supply?

Answer 18

Head and neck of the femur

Question 19

What does the lateral femoral circumflex branch of the femoral artery supply?

Answer 19

Lateral thigh muscles

Question 20

What does the profunda femoris (perforating) branches of the deep femoral artery supply?

Answer 20

Hip join plus three muscular compartments of the thigh.

Question 21

Blood supply of the femoral head is provided by what? Where does it branch from?

Answer 21

Posterior retinacular arteries.

Medial femoral circumflex branch of the femoral artery

Question 22

What is the largest vein in the entire body?

Answer 22

Great Saphenous Vein

Question 23

Where does the Great Saphenous vein join the Femoral vein at? Where does the Great Saphenous vein run?

Answer 23

1. Saphenous hiatus
2. Medial aspect of the leg and thigh.

Question 24

What do the Deep inguinal lypmh nodes drain into?

Answer 24

External Iliac Lymph Nodes