Femoral Triangle

Question 1

boundaries

Answer 1

superior - inguinal ligament 
medially - adductor longus 
laterally - sartorius 
floor - iliopsoas and pectineus (deep muscles) 
roof - deep fascia (fascia lata)

Question 2

contents

Answer 2

femoral Nerve -> Artery -> Vein -> Lymphatics

NAVL

Question 3

where are the contents within the femoral triangle

Answer 3

nerve, artery and lymphatics are within the femoral sheath

the vein is on its own

Question 4

what vein drains into the femoral vein

Answer 4

great saphenous

Question 5

spinal level of the femoral nerve

Answer 5

L2, 3, 4

Question 6

what plexus forms the femoral nerve

Answer 6

lumbar

Question 7

what nerve branches from the femoral

Answer 7

saphenous

Question 8

where does the saphenous nerve leave

Answer 8

leaves the adductor canal distally by passing between the sartorius and gracilis

Question 9

where does the saphenous nerve supply

Answer 9

fascia and the skin of the anteromedial aspects of the knee and leg and medial aspect of the foot

Question 10

what vein does the saphenous nerve accompany in the medial foot

Answer 10

great saphenous

Question 11

what does the femoral canal consist of

Answer 11

deep inguinal nodes and adipose tissue

Question 12

what forms the most medial part of the femoral sheath

Answer 12

femoral canal

Question 13

where do the deep inguinal nodes run

Answer 13

medial to the femoral vein

Question 14

what arteries supply the head of the femur and via what branches

Answer 14

medial and lateral circumflex via their retinacular branches

Question 15

where do the medial and lateral circumflex arteries pass in relation to the femoral neck and hip joint capsule

Answer 15

superior

Question 16

what artery do the medial and lateral circumflex arteries branch from

Answer 16

profunda femoris

Question 17

where is the inguinal ligament located

Answer 17

on the inferior border of the external oblique aponeurosis

Question 18

where does the inguinal ligament run between and what does this form

Answer 18

anterior-superior iliac border and pubic tubercle

forms a gutter

Question 19

what does the gutter formed by the inguinal canal contain

Answer 19

medial 1/2 contains the inguinal canal which contains the spermatic cord in males and the round ligament in females

Question 20

where do the femoral vessels, nerve and iliopsoas muscle and tendon enter/exit the lower limb

Answer 20

deep to the inguinal ligament in the retroinguinal space

Question 21

where can you palpate the inguinal ligament

Answer 21

at the junction between the external oblique aponeurosis and fascia latae