Lower Flashcards
Femoral triangle boundaries
Sartorius muscle laterally
Adductor longus muscle medially
Floor is inguinal canal
Where is hunters canal
Aka adductor canal
Links aped of femoral triangle to the popliteal fossa
Located medial aspect of the thigh
Serves as passage for femoral artery and vein and nerves
Popliteal fossa
Diamond shaped region behind the know
Vessels from thigh pass through
Most lateral hamstring muscle
Biceps femoris
What is wider, flatter and deeper than semitendonosis
Semibranosus
Most superficial in posterior compartment of lower leg
Gastrocnemius muscle
What is deep to the gastronemius
Soleous
What are the tibia and fibula connected by
Interosseous membrane
Most superior gluteal muscles
Gluteus medius
Upper leg compartments
Anterior - flexor
Posterior - extensor
Lower leg compartment
Anterior - extensor
Posterior (2) - flexor
What muscles is the quad made of
Vastus lateralis, intermedius, medialis and rectus femoris
vessels of the thigh move ____ and _____ as they move inferiorly
Deeper and more posterior
5 knee ligaments
Acl, pcl internal, mcl, LCL medial and lateral
Longest vein in the body is
Greater saphenous vein