Femoral Triangle

Question 1

What structure are the femoral artery, vein and lymphatics contained in?

Answer 1

The femoral sheath

Question 2

What is the name of the gap within the most medial part of the femoral triangle that contains lymphatics?

Answer 2

Femoral canal

Question 3

What nerve gives cutaneous innervation with the thigh?

Answer 3

Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh

Question 4

What nerve supplies the muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh?

Answer 4

Femoral nerve

Question 5

What nerve supplies all the muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh?

Answer 5

Obturator nerve

Question 6

What nerve supplies the muscles of the posterior compartment of the thigh?

Answer 6

Sciatic nerve

Question 7

What nerve branches unite to forms the sciatic nerve?

Answer 7

L4, L5 join with S1-S3

Question 8

What nerves supply the gluteal region?

Answer 8

Gluteal nerves

Question 9

How do the sciatic and gluteal nerves reach the lower limb?

Answer 9

By passing through the greater sciatic foramen

Question 10

How do the femoral nerve and vessels reach the lower limb?

Answer 10

By passing through the subinguinal space

Question 11

How to the obturator nerve and vessels reach the lower limb?

Answer 11

Via the obturator canal

Question 12

What nerve fibres are carries by the femoral nerve?

Answer 12

L2, 3, 4

Question 13

What nerve fibres are carried by the obturator nerve?

Answer 13

L2, 3, 4

Question 14

Which nerve carries fibres from the POSTERIOR division of their spinal nerves L2, 3, 4?

Answer 14

Femoral nerve

Question 15

Which nerve carries fibres from the ANTERIOR division of their spinal nerves L2, 3, 4?

Answer 15

Obturator nerve

Question 16

What nerve fibres does the sciatic nerve carry?

Answer 16

L4, L5, S1, S2, S3

Question 17

What are the two main superficial veins of the lower limb?

Answer 17

• Great saphenous vein

- Short saphenous vein

Question 18

Where does the great saphenous vein drain?

Answer 18

Femoral vein

Question 19

Which two superficial veins, other than the great saphenous, drain into the femoral vein?

Answer 19

• Superficial epigastric vein

- Superficial circumflex vein

Question 20

Where does the accessory saphenous vein drain?

Answer 20

Into the great saphenous vein

Question 21

Where does the short saphenous vein drain?

Answer 21

Into the popliteal vein

Question 22

What group of lymph nodes drain the superficial lower limb?

Answer 22

The vertical group of superficial inguinal nodes

Question 23

What nerve provides the majority of cutaneous innervation on the ANTERIOR part of the thigh?

Answer 23

The femoral nerve

Question 24

Name the structure that is thickened to form the iliotibial tract and runs down the lateral side of the thigh

Answer 24

Fasciae latae

Question 25

Where is the crural fascia found?

Answer 25

In the leg between the knee and ankle

Question 26

Name the structure that attaches superiorly to the thigh and extends down the lateral side to attach to the anterolateral tubercle of the tibia?

Answer 26

Iliotibial tract

Question 27

What makes up the roof of the femoral triangle?

Answer 27

• Fasciae latae
• Cribriform fascia
• Subcutaneous tissue
• Skin

Question 28

What forms the base of the femoral triangle?

Answer 28

The inguinal ligament

Question 29

What forms the lateral wall of the femoral triangle?

Answer 29

Sartorious muscle

Question 30

What forms the medial wall of the femoral triangle?

Answer 30

Adductor longus muscle

Question 31

What forms the floor of the femoral triangle?

Answer 31

• Iliopsoas muscle

- Pectineus muscle

Question 32

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

Answer 32

• Nerve
• Artery
• Vein
• Lymphatics

Question 33

What does the femoral sheath blend with sueriorly?

Answer 33

Transversalis fascia and fascia covering the iliopsoas muscle

Question 34

What does the femoral sheath blend with distally?

Answer 34

The adventitia surrounding the femoral vessels