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3 compartments of thigh, their muscles and movements

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  1. Posterior - semitendinous, semimenbranous, biceps femoris - movement at hip and knee
  2. Anterior - Quad group and sartorious, illiopsoas (semi), pectineus (semi) movement at hip and knee
  3. Medial - Adducter magnus, longus, brevis, pectineous, gracilis - movement at hip only
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True and (not) true knee joints

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true - tibiofemoral

false - patellofemoral

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2 depressions between condyles

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intercondylar groove (ant and inf) and fossa (post)

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tibial attachment for quad

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tibial tuberosity

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tibial plateaus for articular portions of femoral condyles

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med and lat tibial plateaus

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two knee menisci

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lateral and medial

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Number of patellar facets that are medial and lateral

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medial - 1,2,3

lateral - 4,5,6,7

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direction of patellar apex

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inferior

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femoral and patellar surface of PFJ joint

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femoral - ant surface of femoral condyles and femoral sulcus

patellar - embedded in quad tendon

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side patella most likely to slide out

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medial due to steep lateral slope

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4 ligaments of knee, attachments and movement restriction

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  1. medial collateral lig (MCL) - med femoral condyle to medial tibia - limits opening medially - limits valgus
  2. Lat. collateral lig (LCL) - lateral femoral condyle to head of fibia - limits lateral openin (varus)
  3. Ant cruciate - ant tibia to lat, post femoral condyle - limits translation of tibia under femur
  4. Post cruciate - post intercondylar tibia to inner medial femoral condyle - prevent post translation of tibia
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of semitendinous and semimembranous

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Attach - isc tub to medial tibia
Action - hip ext and knee flex
Nerve - Sciatic
Blood - Femoral profundus

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of biceps femoris

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Attach - isc tub to fibular head
Action - hip ext and knee flex
Nerve - Sciatic
Blood - Femoral profundus

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vessels and nerves (levels) of post thigh

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sciatic L4-S3
tibial - L4-S3
common fibular L4-S2
femoris profundus art

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4 muscles of quad and main move

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vastus medialis, lateralis, intermedius

rectus femoris

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of vastus medialis, lateralis, intermedius

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Attach - femur to tibial tuberosity
Action - knee ext
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - Femoral

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of rectus femoris

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Attach - AIIS to tibial tuberosity
Action - hip flex and knee ext
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - Femoral

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of pectineus

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Attach - pubis to femur
Action - hip flex and hip adduct
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - obturator

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of illiopsoas

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Attach - illiac fossa and lumbar spine to lesser trochanter
Action - hip flex
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - medial femoral circumflex

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of sartorius

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Attach - ASIS to tibia
Action - FABER (flex, abduct, ext rotate) hip
Nerve - Femoral
Blood - femoral

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Borders and contents of femoral triangle

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Lat - sartorius
Med - adductor longus
Sup - inguinal lig
Floor - pectineus and iliopsoas

Content Femoral VAN

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of adductor brevis and longus

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Attach - pubic bone to femur
Action - adduct hip
Nerve - obrturator
Blood - obturator and femoral

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of adductor magnus

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Attach - iscial and pubic to femur (adductor portion to mid-femur, hamstring portion to adductor tuberel)
Action - adduct hip, hamstring extends as well
Nerve - obturator, hamstring by sciatic

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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of gracilis

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Attach - pubic bone to tibia
Action - adduct hip
Nerve - obturator

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supply of obturator nerve
medial aspects except pectineus and hamstring portion of magnus
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Boundaries and contents of adductor canal
Ant - vastus medialis post - add long and add med medially (roof) - sartorius contents femroal AV and saphenous nerve
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point where sartorius, gracilis, semitendonous insert in tibia
pes anserine
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order of muscle insertions in pes anserine
SGT - sart, gracilis, semitendonous
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Border of popliteal fossa
superomed - semimembranous an tendinous superolat - biceps femoris inferolat - lat gastrocemious inferomed - medial gastrocemious
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Contents of popliteal fossa
popliteal AV, tibial N, lymph vessels, small saphenous vein
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4 knee bursae
suprapatellar, prepatellar, infrapatellar, bursae around tendons
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Blood supply to thigh
femoral: ant and anteriomed deep A: med, post, and lat parts of ant compartment med circumflex: head and neck of femur - anast with inf gluteal lat circumflex: ant part of gluteal region Obturator: obt externus, pectineus, adductors, gracilis, muscles attaching to isc tub
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bones articulating in ankle joint
med and lat malleoli articulate with sup talus
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movement of toes apart or in
apart - abd | in - add
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layers and muscles of post leg compartment + movement
superficial: gastronecemius, soleus deep: tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus movement at ankle and subtalar
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muscles and movement of lat. leg compartment
fibularis longus and fibularis brevis | movement at subtalar and tranverse tarsal
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muscles and movement of ant. leg compartment
tibialis ant, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus movement: ankle, subtalar, toes
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of gastrocnemius
Attach - two heads off lat and med femoral condyle attaching to calcaneus Action - plantarflexion, knee flexion Nerve - tibial Blood - post-tibial
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of soleus
Attach - tibia and fibula attaching to calcaneus Action - plantarflexion Nerve - tibial Blood - post-tibial
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of tibialis posterior
Attach - tibia and fibula attaching to navicular Action - inversions and plantarflexion Nerve - tibial Blood - post-tibial
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of flexor digitorum longus
Attach - tibia and lat 4 toes Action - flexion of toes and plantarflexion Nerve - tibial Blood - post-tibial
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of hallucis longus
Attach - fibula to big toe (hallux) Action - flexion of big toe and plantarflexion Nerve - tibial Blood - post-tibial
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order in which muscles and vessels cross medial aspect of ankle
ant to post - tibialis post > flexor digitorum> post tibial A > tibial N > lexor hallucis longus (TomDickANdHarry)
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of tibialis anterior
Attach - tibia, fibia to navicular Action - inversion and dorsiflexion Nerve - deep fibular Blood - ant tibial
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of extensor digitorum longus
Attach - tibia, fibia to lateral 4 toes Action - extend toes and dorsiflexion Nerve - deep fibular Blood - ant tibial
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of extensor hallucis longus
Attach - tibia, fibia to big toe Action - extend big toe and dorsiflexion Nerve - deep fibular Blood - ant tibial
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order in which muscles and vessels cross in front of ankle
medial to lat : tibialis ant > ext hallucis longus > ant tibial A > deep fibular N > ext digitorum longus Tom Harry And Not Dick
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Joint between inf talus and sup calcaneus
subtalar joint
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Two joints of travsverse tarsal joints
taleocaneonavicular joint and calcaeocuboid joint
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3 lateral ligaments of ankle joint
post talofibular, calcaneofibular, ant talofibular
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Attachment and resistance of post talofibular
Attach - inf fibula and post talus | Resist - inversion
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Attachment and resistance of calcaneofibular
Attach - inf fibula to calcaneous | Resist - inversion
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Attachment and resistance of ant talofibular
Attach - inf fibula and ant talus | Resist - inversion
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Medial ligament of ankle
medial/deltoid ligament
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Attachment and resistance of medial ankle ligament
Attach - lower tibia in fan to talus, calcaneous, navicular | Resist - eversion
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Muscles of lat compartment of leg
Fibularis longus, fibularis brevis
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of fibularis longus
Attach - fibula to inrf base of 1st metatarsal Action - eversion Nerve - sup fibular Blood - fibular
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of fibularis brevis
Attach - fibula to inrf base of 5th metatarsal Action - eversion Nerve - sup fibular Blood - fibular
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Muscles of layer 2 of sole of foot (3)
flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi, abductor hallucis
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of flexor digitorum brevis
Attach - calcaneous to lateral 4 toes Action - flex toes Nerve - medial plantar Blood - medial plantar
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of abductor digiti minimi
Attach - calcaneous to lateral 5th metatarsal Action - abduct toes 5 Nerve - lateral plantar Blood - lateral plantar
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of abductor hallucis
Attach - calcaneous to 1st metatarsal Action - abduct toe 1 (hallux) Nerve - medial plantar Blood - medial plantar
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Tendons and muscles of 3rd layer of sole (4)
Flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, quadratus plantae, lumbricals
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of abductor hallucis
Attach - calcaneous to 1st metatarsal Action - abduct toe 1 (hallux) Nerve - medial plantar Blood - medial plantar
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of quadratus planta
Attach - calcaneous to insert into tendon of FDL Action - control angle of FDL tendon Nerve - lateral plantar Blood - lateral plantar
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Attachment, action, nerve, and blood of lumbricals
Attach - tendons of FDL to attach to phalanges Action - flex MTPs and extend IPs Nerve - lateral and medial plantar Blood - lateral and medial plantar
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Bones creating medial arch
calcaneous, navicular, cuneiforms, metatarsals
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bones creating transverse arch
cuboid, cuneiforms, bases of metatarsals
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Supports of foot arches
bony architecture, dynamically by tendons, statically by ligaments
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Veins of leg
Ant - Anterior tibial and dorsal venous arch | Post - posterior tibular, fibular

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