Lower Body Anatomy - Deep

Question 1

Name the three major compartments of the thigh and their boundaries

Answer 1

Anterior: between the medial and lateral intermuscular septa

Medial: medial and posterior septa

Posterior: between the lateral intermuscular septum, medial compartment of posterior intermuscular septum

Question 2

List the muscles contained within each of the major compartments of the thigh

Answer 2

Anterior: pectineus, sartorius, quadracept femoris

Medial: pectineus, oburatur externus, gracilis, adductor longus + brevis + magnus and minimus

Posterior: Bicep femoris, semimembranous and semitrendinous

Question 3

Name the three major compartments of the lower leg and their anatomical boundaries

Answer 3

Anterior: lateral to the tibia
Posterior: posterior to the tibia + fibula
Lateral: laterally to the fibula

Question 4

List the muscles in each compartment of the lower leg

Answer 4

Anterior: tibialis anterior. ext. digitorum longus, fibularis terius, extensor hallucis longus

Posterior: grastoc + soleus, pplntaris, popliteus, tibialis posterior, flexor digotorum, longus, flexor hallucis longus

Lateral - fibularis longus nad fibularis brevis

Question 5

Name the five compartments of the foot and their boundaries

Answer 5

Central - medially and laterally to the intermuscular septa
Lateral - 5th metatarsal and laterally
Medial - overmetatarsals and base of proximal phalanx
Dorsal - metatarsals, plantar ligament, lateral and medial intermuscular septa
Interossei - between metatarsals

Question 6

List the muscles contained within the five major compartments of the foot

Answer 6

Central - flexor digitorum brevis, quadratus plantae, lumbricals

Lateral - abductor digit minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis, opponens digits

Medial - abductor hallucis, adductor hallucis, flexor hallucis brevis

Dorsal - extensor digitorum brevis, extensor hallucis brevis

Interssei - dorsal and palmar interosseous

Question 7

What is an aponeurosis

Answer 7

Thin sheath of connective tissue that helps connect your muscles to your bones

Question 8

Where would you find the plantar venous network (vein)?

Answer 8

proximal to the dorsal arch

Question 9

Where would you find the dorsal venous network (vein) ?

Answer 9

medial side of the foot - midfoot below the ankles

Question 10

Where would you find the Dorsal metatarsal veins ?

Answer 10

over top of the metatarsals

Question 11

Where would you find the great saphenous veins?

Answer 11

beside femoral in upper leg and lateral leg from lateral epicondyle to foot of the tibia

Question 12

Where would you find the popliteal vein?

Answer 12

behind the knee (femoral, popliteal, post tibial)

Question 13

Where would you find the internal pedundal vein?

Answer 13

ischium - anterior to pubic - anus

Question 14

Where would you find the superior and inferior gluteal veins?

Answer 14

ala of ilium + top of ischium to neck of femur

Question 15

Where would you find the internal iliac vein?

Answer 15

base of sacrum - mediallu running of the ilium

Question 16

Where would you find the femoral vein?

Answer 16

External iliac which is behind the femur and that turns into the popliteal