Femoral Triangle Flashcards
What are the borders of the femoral triangle?
The lateral border is the medial border of sartorius and the medial border is the medial border of adductor longus.
What structure is the superior border of the femoral triangle?
The inguinal ligament.
What structures are contained in the femoral triangle(?
Femoral nerve, artery and vein and lymph nodes.
Which structure is not contained within the femoral sheath?
Femoral nerve.
What is the femoral canal?
This contains connective tissue, fat, lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels.
What is femoral stab?
This is where the femoral artery is used to take a blood sample quickly from an acutely unwell patient.
What nerve blocks can be performed in the femoral triangle?
Just femoral nerve or a fascia iliaca block.
In a fascia iliaca nerve block, which two nerves are bathed in the anaesthetic?
Femoral nerve and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
What is a femoral hernia?
This is where the bowel herniates into the femoral canal.
