Femoral Triangle/Canal Flashcards

1
Q

Where is the femoral triangle?

A

Area in the anterior thigh

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2
Q

What are the three borders of the triangle?

A
  1. Superior border
  2. Lateral border
  3. Medial border
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3
Q

What is the superior border formed by?

A

Inguinal ligament

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4
Q

Where does the inguinal ligament run?

A

From the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle

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5
Q

What is the lateral border formed by?

A

Medial border of the sartorius muscle

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6
Q

What is the medial border formed by?

A

Medial border of the adductor longus

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7
Q

What forms the roof of the triangle?

A

Fasica lata

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8
Q

What forms the base of the triangle?

A
  1. Pectineus
  2. Iliopsoas
  3. Adductor longus
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9
Q

What does the inguinal ligament act as?

A

A flexor retinaculum

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10
Q

What does the flexor retinaculum do?

A

Support the contents of the femoral triangle during flexion at the hip

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11
Q

What are some of the main contents of the femoral triangle?

A
  1. Femoral nerve
  2. Femoral artery
  3. Femoral vein
  4. Femoral canal
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12
Q

What does the femoral nerve innervate?

A
  1. Anterior component of the thigh

2. Sensory branches of the leg and foot

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13
Q

What does the femoral artery supply?

A

Majority of arterial supply to the lower limb

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14
Q

What drains into the femoral vein in the triangle?

A

The great saphenous vein

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15
Q

What is in the femoral canal?

A

Deep lymph nodes and vessels

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16
Q

What are the femoral artery, vein and canal contained within?

A

A fascial compartment - the femoral sheath