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Knee Flashcards

1
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Where does the abdominal aorta bifurcate?

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L3/L4

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What is the path of the sciatic nerve?

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-comes underneath piriformis and has two branches: tibial nerve and common peroneal nerve

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What are the boundaries of the femoral triangle?

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  • inguinal ligament
  • sartorius muscle
  • adductor longu muscle
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What is the adductor canal?

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tunnel in middle third of thigh from apex of femoral triangle to opening in adductor magnus

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What is in the femoral triangle?

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femoral nerve
femoral artery
femoral vein
lymphatics
NAVL
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Femoral nerve:

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L2-L4
anterior cutaneous nerve branches
motor nerves to muscles of anterior compartment
saphenous nerve

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Saphenous nerve is

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medial cutaneous nerve

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Nerves of thigh

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  • obturator (L2-L4)
  • sciatic (L4-S3)
  • femoral (L2-L4)
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Obturator nerve (L2-L4) posterior branch

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  • obturator branch
  • adductor brevis
  • adductor portion of adductor magnus
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Obturator nerve (L2-L4) anterior branch

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  • adductor longus
  • gracilus
  • adductor brevis
  • cutaneous branches to skin on medial thigh
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11
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Sciatic nerve branches

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tibial nerve

common fibular nerve

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Tibial nerve

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biceps femoris (long head)

  • semitendinosus
  • semimembranosus
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13
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Common fibular nerve

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-biceps femoris (short head)

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14
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Pectineus orgin

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pecten pubis and pectineal surface of pubis

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Pectineus insertion

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pectineal line of femur

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Pectineus action

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adducts the thigh and flexes the hip joint

if top muscle is tight=lateral tilt

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17
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Pectineus innervation

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femoral but may receive innervation from obturator nerve

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Adductor Brevis origin

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Anterior surface of inferior pubic ramus, inferior to origin of adductor longus

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Adductor Brevis insertion

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Pectineal line and superior part of medial lip of linea aspera

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Adductor brevis action

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Adducts and flexes the thigh, and helps to laterally rotate the thigh

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Adductor brevis innervation

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Anterior or posterior division of obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)

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Adductor Longus origin

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Anterior surface of body of pubis, just lateral to pubic symphysis

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Adductor Longus Insertion

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Middle third of linea aspera, between the more medial adductor magnus and brevis insertions and the more lateral origin of the vastus medialis

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Adductor longus action

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Adducts and flexes the thigh, and helps to laterally rotate the hip joint

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25
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Adductor longus innervation

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anterior division of obturator nerve (L2,L3,L4)

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26
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Adductor magnus origin

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Inferior pubic ramus, ischial ramus, and inferolateral area of ischial tuberosity

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27
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Adductor magnus insertion

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Gluteal tuberosity of femur, medial lip of linea aspera, medial supracondylar ridge, and adductor tubercle

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28
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Adductor magnus action

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Powerful thigh adductor; superior horizontal fibers also help flex the thigh, while vertical fibers help extend the thigh

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29
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Adductor magnus innervation

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Posterior division of obturator nerve innervates most of the adductor magnus; vertical or hamstring portion innervated by tibial nerve (L2, L3, L4

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30
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What leaves through the adductor hiatus?

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femoral nerve and femoral artery

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31
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When the femoral vessels enter ______, they are called ______.

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popliteal fossa, poplital vessels

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Gracilis origin

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Inferior margin of pubic symphysis, inferior ramus of pubis, and adjacent ramus of ischium

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Gracilis insertion

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Medial surface of tibial shaft, just posterior to sartorius

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Gracilis action

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Flexes the knee, adducts the thigh, and helps to medially rotate the tibia on the femur

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Gracilis innervation

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anterior division of obturator nerve

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Sartorius origin

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anterior superior iliac spine

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Sartorius insertion

A

superior aspect of the medial surface of the tibial shaft near the tibial tuberosity

38
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Sartorius action

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flexes and laterally rotates the hip joint and flexes the knee

39
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Sartorius innervation

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femoral nerve (L2,L3,L4)

40
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Tensor Fascia Lata origin

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anterior superior iliac spine, outer lip of anterior iliac crest and fascia lata

41
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Tensor Fascia Lata insertion

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iliotibial band

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Tensor Fascia Lata innervation

A

superior gluteal nerve

43
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What muscles are innervated by superior gluteal nerve?

A

gluteus med, and glut min, tensor fascia lata

44
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Rectus Femoris origin

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Straight head from anterior inferior iliac spine; reflected head from groove just above acetabulum

45
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Rectus Femoris insertion

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Base of patella to form the more central portion of the quadriceps femoris tendon

46
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Rectus Femoris action

A

extends the knee

47
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Rectus Femoris innervation

A

muscular branches of femoral nerve

48
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Vastus Intermedius origin

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Superior 2/3 of anterior and lateral surfaces of femur; also from lateral intermuscular septum of thigh

49
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Vastus Intermedius insertion

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Lateral border of patella; also forms the deep portion of the quadriceps tendon

50
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Vastus Intermedius action

A

extends the knee

51
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Vastus Intermedius innervation

A

muscular branches of femoral nerve

52
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Vastus medialis origin

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Inferior portion of intertrochanteric line, spiral line, medial lip of linea aspera, superior part of medial supracondylar ridge of femur, and medial intermuscular septum

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Vastus medialis insertion

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Medial base and border of patella; also forms the medial patellar retinaculum and medial side of quadriceps femoris tendon

54
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Vastus medialis action

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extends the knee

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Vastus medialis innervation

A

muscular branches of femoral nerve

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Vastus Lateralis origin

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Superior portion of intertrochanteric line, anterior and inferior borders of greater trochanter, superior portion of lateral lip of linea aspera, and lateral portion of gluteal tuberosity of femur

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Vastus Lateralis insertion

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Lateral base and border of patella; also forms the lateral patellar retinaculum and lateral side of quadriceps femoris tendon

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Vastus Lateralis action

A

extends the knee

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Vastus Lateralis innervation

A

muscular branches of femoral nerve

60
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Hamstring origin

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Common tendon with semitendinosus from superior medial quadrant of the posterior portion of the ischial tuberosity

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Hamstring insertion

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Primarily on fibular head; also on lateral collateral ligament and lateral tibial condyle

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Hamstring action

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Flexes the knee, and also rotates the tibia laterally; long head also extends the hip joint

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Hamstring innervation

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tibial nerve (L5,S1,S2)

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Biceps Femoris origin

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Lateral lip of linea aspera, lateral supracondylar ridge of femur, and lateral intermuscular septum of thigh

65
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Biceps Femoris insertion

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Primarily on fibular head; also on lateral collateral ligament and lateral tibial condyle

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Biceps Femoris action

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Flexes the knee, and also rotates the tibia laterally; long head also extends the hip joint

67
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Biceps Femoris innervation

A

common peroneal nerve

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Semimembranosus origin

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Superior lateral quadrant of the ischial tuberosity

69
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Semimembranosus insertion

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Posterior surface of the medial tibial condyle

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Semimembranosus action

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Extends the thigh, flexes the knee, and also rotates the tibia medially, especially when the knee is flexed

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Semimembranosus innervatin

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tibial nerve

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Semitendinosus origin

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From common tendon with long head of biceps femoris from superior medial quadrant of the posterior portion of the ischial tuberosity

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Semitendinosus insertion

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Superior aspect of medial portion of tibial shaft

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Semitendinosus action

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Extends the thigh and flexes the knee, and also rotates the tibia medially, especially when the knee is flexed

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Semitendinous innervation

A

tibial nerve

76
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Pes Anserinus

A

goose foot

saritorius, semitendonsous and gracilis attach

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