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Lecture 2: Anterior Medial Thigh Flashcards

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Where does the Great Saphenous Vein travel?

A

Starts at the medial side of dorsal venous arch of foot

Travels medial side of leg and thigh

Terminates in femoral vein on anterior thigh in saphenous opening

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What veins are tributaries for Great Saphenous Vein?

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External Pudendal Vein

Superficial Circumflex Iliac Vein

Superficial Epigastric Vein

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Where are the two groups of Superficial Inguinal Lymph Nodes located in the Femoral Triangle?

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Superior Horizontal Group: Along the Inguinal Ligament

-drains anterior inferior abdominal wall

Inferior Vertical Group: On either side of Great Saphenous Vein

-drains superficial tissue of lower extremity

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The Superficial Lymph Node does not drain what superficial lower extremity structure?

What structure does drain it?

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Dorsolateral foot and Posterior Calf

Popliteal Lymph Nodes

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What does the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve innervate?

What spinal roots contribute to it?

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Sensory anterior and lateral thigh

L2 and L3

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What does the Femoral Branch of Genitofemoral Nerve innervate?

What spinal roots contribute to it?

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Sensory: Scrotum/Labia Majora/Medial Thigh

Motor: Cremaster Muscle

L1 and L2

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What does the Obturator Nerve innervate?

What spinal roots contribute to it?

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Sensory: Medial Thigh

Motor: Obturator Externus, Adductor Longus, Adductor Brevis, Gracilis, Pectineus, Adductor Magnus Muscles

L2-L4

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What is Meralgia Paresthetica?

Which nerve is impinged?

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Tingling and numbness of lateral thigh

Impingment of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve

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What is the Fascia Lata?

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Deep connective tissue that surrounds thigh

  • mostly horizontal fibers (except around IT band)
  • Attaches to Gerdy’s tubercle*
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What muscular compartments are found in Fascia Lata?

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Anterior and Medial

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What is the Iliotibial tract?

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Thickened part of the Fascia Lata on the lateral side

  • Vertical Fibers
  • Aponeurosis of gluteus maximus and Tensor Fascia Lata
  • Inserts into Gerdys tubercle*
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What septum is contiguous with the Iliotibial Tract?

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The Lateral Intermuscular Septum

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Which compartment is stronger, the Anterior Thigh, or the Posterior Thigh?

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Anterior Thigh

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What muscles flex the hip?

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Sartorius Muscle

Iliopsoas (Iliacus and Psoas Major) Muscle

Pectineus Muscle

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Which muscles extend the knee?

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Quadriceps Femoris:

Rectus Femoris

Vastus Lateralis

Vastus Intermedius

Vastus Medialis

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Psoas Major Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Transverse process of lumbar vertebrae and vertebral bodies of T12-L5

Insertion: Lesser Trochanter of Femur

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Psoas Major Muscle

What are its action?

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  1. Flex thigh at hip and trunk
  2. Stabilize hip joint
  3. Flexes vertebral column
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Psoas Major Muscle

What is the innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: L1-L3 Ventral Rami

Blood Supply: Iliolumbar Artery

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Iliacus Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Superior Iliac Fossa

Insertion: Lesser Trochanter of Femur

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Iliacus Muscle

What are its actions?

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  1. Flexes thigh
  2. Stabilizes Acetabulofemoral joint
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Iliacus Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Femoral Nerve

Blood Supply: Medial Circumflex Femoral Artery

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Sartorius Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: ASIS

Insertion: Pes Anserinus (proximal end of tibia)

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Sartorius Muscle

What are its actions?

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  1. Flex the hip
  2. Abduct Hip
  3. Laterally Rotate Thigh
  4. Flex the leg at the knee
    * Think of Captain Morgan Pose*
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Sartorius Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Femoral Nerve

Blood Supply: Profunda Femoris Artery and Saphenous Branch of Descending Genicular Artery

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Rectus Femoris Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: AIIS

Insertion: Tibial Tuberosity via Patellar Ligament

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Rectus Femoris Muscle

What is its action?

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  1. Extend leg at the knee p**owerfully
  2. Helps iliopsoas flex thigh
  3. Steadies hip joint
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Rectus Femoris Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Femoral Nerve

Blood Supply: Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery

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Vastus Lateralis Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Greater Trochanter and Lateral Lip of Linea Aspera

Insertion: Tibial Tuberosity via Patellar Ligament

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Vastus Lateralis Muscle

What is its action?

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Extend the leg at knee joint

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Vastus Lateralis Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Femoral Nerve

Blood Supply: Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery

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Vastus Medialis Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Intertrochanteric Line and Medial Lip of Linea Aspera

Insertion: Tibial Tuberosity via Patellar Ligament

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Vastus Medialis Muscle

What is its action?

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Extend the leg at knee joint

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Vastus Medialis Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Femoral Nerve

Blood Supply: Femoral Artery, Deep Femoral Artery, Superior Medial Genicular Branch of Popliteal Arteryd

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Vastus Intermedius Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Anterior and Lateral Surface of Femoral Body

Insertion: Tibial Tuberosity via Patellar Ligament

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Vastus Intermedius Muscle

What is its action?

A

Extend the leg at knee joint

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Vastus Intermedius Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Femoral Nerve

Blood Supply: Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery

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Articularis Genu Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Anterior surface of distal femur

Insertion: Anterior Capsule of Knee

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Articularis Genu Muscle

What is its action?

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Tightens caupsule of knee during leg extension

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Articularis Genu Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Femoral Nerve

Blood Supply: Femoral Artery

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What muscles insert at Pes Anserinus?

What are its innervations?

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Sartorius Muscle: Femoral Nerve

Gracilis Muscle: Obturator Nerve

Semitendenous Muscle: Tibial Branch of Sciatic Nerve

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What is Osgood Schlatter Disease?

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Inflammation of the area just below the knee where patellar tendon attaches to the shinbone

  • -Most common in children where running/jumpin can pull* Patellar Ligament causing a slight (incomplete) avulsion of the Tibial Tuberosity.
  • -Osteogenesis can lead to a bony growth at the location of the avulsion.*
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Pectineus Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Superior Pubic Ramus

Insertion: Pectineal Line of the Femur

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Pectineus Muscle

What is its action?

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  1. Adduction of the thigh
  2. Flexion of the thigh
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Pectineus Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Femoral Nerve (Despite being in the Medial Compartment)

Blood Supply: Medial Circumflex Femoral Artery

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Adductor Longus Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Body of Pubis inferior to Pubic Crest

Insertion: Middle 1/3 of the linea aspera

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Adductor Longus Muscle

What is its action?

A

Adduction of the thigh

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Adductor Longus Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Obturator Nerve

Blood Supply: Deep Femoral Artery

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Adductor Brevis Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Body and Inferior Pubic Ramus

Insertion: Pectineal Line and Proximal Linea Aspera

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Adductor Brevis Muscle

What is its action?

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  1. Adducts thigh
  2. Assists in flexion of hip
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Adductor Brevis Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Obturator Nerve

Blood Supply: Deep Femoral Artery

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Adductor Portion of the Adductor Magnus Muscle

What is its attachments?

A

Origin: Inferior Ramus of Pubis and Ramus of Ischium

Insertion: Gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, medial supracondylar line;

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Adductor Portion of the Adductor Magnus Muscle

What is its action?

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  1. Adduction of Thigh
  2. Flexion of the Thigh
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Adductor Portion of the Adductor Magnus Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Obturator Nerve

Blood Supply: Deep Femoral Artery

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Hamstring Portion of Adductor Magnus Muscle

What are its attachments?

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Origin: Ischial Tuberosity

Insertion: Medial Epicondyle of the Femur

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Hamstring Portion of Adductor Magnus Muscle

What is its action?

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  1. Adducts Thigh
  2. Extends Thigh
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Hamstring Portion of Adductor Magnus Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

A

Innervation: Tibial Branch of the Sciatic Nerve

Blood Supply: Deep Femoral Artery

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Gracilis Muscle

What are its attachments?

A

Origin: Inferior Pubic Ramus and body of pubis

Insertion: Pes Anserinus

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Gracilis Muscle

What is its action?

A

Adduction of the Hip

Flexion of the Hip

Medial Rotation of the Hip

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Gracilis Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

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Innervation: Obturator Nerve

Blood Supply: Obturator Artery

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Obturator Externus Muscle

What are its attachments?

A

Origin: Margins of Obturator Foramen and Obturator Membrane

Insertion: Trochanteric Fossa of Femur

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Obturator Externus Muscle

What is its action?

A
  1. Lateral Rotation of Thigh
  2. Holds Head of Femur in Acetabulum
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Obturator Externus Muscle

What is its innervation and blood supply?

A

Innervation: Obturator Nerve

Blood Supply: Obturator Artery

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What septum separates the Anterior and Posterior Compartments of the Thigh?

A

Lateral Intermuscular Septum

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What separates the Anterior and Medial Compartments of the Thigh?

A

Medial Intermuscular Septum

65
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What two compartments of the Thigh do not have a septum between them?

A

The Posterior and Medial Compartments

66
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What are the boundaries of the adductor canal?

A

Anteromedial: Sartorius Muscle

Lateral: Vastus Medialis Muscle

Posterior: Adductor Longus and Adductor Magnus Muscles

Runs from apex of femoral triangle to adductor hiatus

67
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What is found inside the Adductor Canal?

A

Passageway for structures between anterior thigh and posterior thigh

  • Femoral Artery
  • Femoral Vein
  • Saphenous Artery
  • Saphenous Nerve
  • Nerve to Vastus Medialis Muscle
68
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What exits the adductor canal?

A

Femoral Artery and Vein become Popliteal Artery and Vein

69
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How does Saphenous Nerve leave the Adductor Canal?

A

It pierces through Adductor Magnus and supplies cutaneous medial leg and foot

Does not exit adductor canal

70
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What is a groin pull?

A

Strain of proximal attachments in anteromedial thigh muscles that deal with flexing and adduction

  • Obturator Externus
  • Pectineus
  • Adductor Brevis, Longus, Magnus
  • Gracilis

Groin is junction between trunk and thigh

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What nerve roots are being tested when a physician strikes the Calcaneal Tendon with a reflex hammer?

72
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What nerve roots are tested when a physician checks the patellar reflex?

73
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What is it called when a patellar reflex is absent?

A

Westphal’s Sign

74
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What spinal roots give rise to the Femoral Nerve?

75
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What spinal roots give rise to the Obturator Nerve?

76
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What spinal roots give rise to the Sciatic Nerve?

77
Q

What spinal roots give rise to the Common Fibular Branch of the Sciatic Nerve?

78
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What spinal roots give rise to the Tibial Branch of the Sciatic Nerve?

79
Q

Where can the Iliopectineal Bursa be found, and why is it clinically relevant?

A

Deep to Iliopsoas Muscle and Pectineus

  • Mostly on the capsule of the hip joint
  • Can become inflamed and lead to groin pain
80
Q

What two bursae can be found deep to Pes Anserinus on the medial side of the knee?

A

Bursa of Semimembranosus

Anserine Bursa

81
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What three bursae can be found on the lateral side of the knee?

A
  1. Bursa Deep to the IT Tract
  2. Bursa Deep to the Fibular Collateral Ligament
  3. Bursa Deep to the Biceps Femoris
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Where is the Patellar Ligament found?

Where is the Patellar Tendon found?

A

Patellar Tendon: Superior to Patella, connecting it to Quadriceps Muscles

Patellar Ligament Inferior to Patella, connecting it to Tibial Tuberosity

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What is Hilton’s Law?

A

A joint is innervated by the same nerves that supply the uscles that move the joint and supply the skin over joint

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