HAL Lab 8: Femoral triangle

Question 1

What is the most superficial structure in the medial side of the thigh - cutaneous

Answer 1

The great saphenous vein which runs into the saphenous opening of the fascia lata

Question 2

What is below the rectus femoris muscle (on vertical axis)

Answer 2

The vastus intermedius

Question 3

What makes sartorius special compared to quadriceps

Answer 3

It attaches on the medial aspect of the tibia, making it a flexor of the knee as well as the hip, instead of the others that are extensors of the knee joint

Question 4

What compartment is the Tensor Fascia Lata from

Answer 4

the posterior gluteal compartment

Question 5

What is the most medial muscle of the medial compartment

Answer 5

gracilis

Question 6

What are the superficial muscles in the medial compartment and then those below it

Answer 6

Superficial: gracilis and adductor longus

Deep to adductor longus is adductor brevis and deep to those is the adductor magnus

Question 7

What are the exact borders of the femoral triangle

Answer 7

Top border: inguinal ligament
Lateral border : Medial aspect of the sartorius

Medial border: Medial border of adductor longus

Question 8

What are the nerves running anterior to adductor brevis and posterior to adductor longus

Answer 8

The obturator nerve supplying the medial compartment