lecture 7 lower limb muscles

Question 1

deep fascia of the lower limb

Answer 1

fascia lata

Question 2

deep fascia in the thigh is continuous with what

Answer 2

inguinal ligament

scarpas fascia

Question 3

what is the fascia lata celled distal to the knee

Answer 3

crural fascia

Question 4

muscles found in the fascia lata in the thigh

Answer 4

gluteus maximus and tensor facia lata

Question 5

where is the opening of the fascia lata

Answer 5

close to the inguinal canal

Question 6

what is the opening of the fascia lata called

Answer 6

cribiform fascia

Question 7

thickening of the fascia lata

Answer 7

iliotibial tract

Question 8

does the fascia lata stretch

Answer 8

no

Question 9

what aids venous return from the lower limbs

Answer 9

the fascia lata

Question 10

muscle compartments in the thigh

Answer 10

anterior, posterior and medial

Question 11

muscle compartments in the leg

Answer 11

anterior, posterior and lateral

Question 12

what separated the compartments in the lower limb

Answer 12

the fascia lata

Question 13

essentially what is compartment syndrome

Answer 13

increased fluid in the compartment creating pressure because it cant stretch

Question 14

how would you fix compartment syndrome

Answer 14

fasciotomy

Question 15

what is fasciotomy

Answer 15

opening the compartment to relieve the pressure

Question 16

why do you have to leave a fasciotomy open

Answer 16

there will be inflammation

Question 17

what is a very bad sign of compartment syndrome

Answer 17

absent pulse

Question 18

what do you find in the anterior compartment of the thigh

Answer 18

the quadriceps: rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius and vastus lateralis
sartorious
pectineus

Question 19

rectus femoris function

Answer 19

hip flexion and knee extension

Question 20

what do the vastus muscles do

Answer 20

act on the knee joint

Question 21

what do you aim to insert the epipen on, why?

Answer 21

the vastus lateralis

cant miss it and good blood supply

Question 22

function of the sartorious

Answer 22

flexes the hip and knee

some rotation - crossed legs

Question 23

what nerve supplies the anterior compartment of thigh

Answer 23

femoral nerve

Question 24

action of the pectineus

Answer 24

adductor of the thigh

Question 25

artery supply to the anterior compartment of thigh

Answer 25

femoral artery

Question 26

main function of the anterior compartment of thigh

Answer 26

flex the hip and extend the knee

Question 27

medial compartment of the thigh artery supply

Answer 27

obturator artery

Question 28

nervous supply to the medial compartment of the thigh

Answer 28

obturator nerve

Question 29

funstion of the medial compartment of the thigh

Answer 29

adductor muscles

Question 30

medial compartment of the thigh muscles

Answer 30

``` Adductor Magnus. Adductor Longus. Adductor Brevis. Obturator Externus. Gracilis. ```

Question 31

posterior compartment of the thigh nervous supply

Answer 31

sciatic nerve

Question 32

posterior compartment of the thigh artery supply

Answer 32

profunda femoris

Question 33

three muscles of the hamstrings

Answer 33

semitendinosus, semimembranosus and the biceps femoris

Question 34

biceps femoris function

Answer 34

hip extension | knee flexion

Question 35

common origin of the hamstrings

Answer 35

ischial tuberosity

Question 36

gluteus maximus function

Answer 36

extensor of the hip

Question 37

gluteus medius and minimus function

Answer 37

abductor of the hip

Question 38

muscles which do internal rotation

Answer 38

gluteus minimus and maximus

Question 39

external rotators of the hip

Answer 39

obturator internus muscle, the gemellus, quadratus femoris and the piriformis

Question 40

hallucis

Answer 40

big toe

Question 41

carpi

Answer 41

wrist

Question 42

pollicis

Answer 42

thumb

Question 43

anterior compartment of the leg muscles

Answer 43

Tibialis anterior Extensor hallucis longus Extensor digitorum longus Fibularis tertius

Question 44

anterior compartment of the leg innervation

Answer 44

deep fibular nerve

Question 45

anterior compartment of the leg artery supply

Answer 45

anterior tibial artery

Question 46

what is a retinaculum

Answer 46

thickening of fascia

Question 47

lateral compartment of the leg muscles

Answer 47

fibularis longus | fibularis brevis

Question 48

lateral compartment of the leg is supplied by the .... nerve

Answer 48

superfiscial fibular nerve

Question 49

lateral compartment arterial supply

Answer 49

fibular artery

Question 50

what compartment is it unlikely you will get compartment syndrome in and why

Answer 50

lateral compartment of the leg because it dosent actually have a vascular supply it has perforations into it

Question 51

posterior compartment of the leg innervation

Answer 51

tibial nerve

Question 52

posterior compartment arterial supply leg

Answer 52

posterior tibial artery

Question 53

what other artery do you find in the posterior compartment of the leg

Answer 53

fibia artery

Question 54

which two muscles in the posterior compartment of the leg share a tendon?

Answer 54

gastrocnemues and the soleus

Question 55

what is the tendon shared by the gastrocnemues and the soleus

Answer 55

achillies

Question 56

what is the function of the plantaris muscle

Answer 56

proprioception