Lower Leg Flashcards
what is in superficial fascia of lower limb
Saphenous veins (great and small)
Lymphatics and nodes
Fat and CT
what is purpose of deep fascia lata of lower limb?
covers thigh muscles including gluteals
assists in venous return
Femoral Canal travels under the ____
inguinal ligament
lateral to medial contents of femoral canal
Femoral N, A, V and inguinal lymph node chain
_____ branches off after passing thorugh femoral canal
saphenous vein
what are 3 main nerves of lower leg
obturatior (from L plexus)
femoral ( L plexus)
Sciatic (sacral plexus)
all motor and almost all sensory below knee innervated by___
sciatic
however saphenous n. carries some sensory here
lumbar plexus forms the ____
femoral n. anterior
lumbar plexus serves the
anterior compartment of the thigh
lumbar plexus is
L2,3, 4
what does lumbosacral plexus form?
posterior portion of sciatic n.
what does lumbosacral plexus supply?
posterior compartments of thigh AND lower leg
what is “retractor” nerve injury
stretch / compression of pelvic nerves:
femoral, obturator, genitofemoral
positioning nerve injury with lateral leg pressure
fibular n. compression
what does femoral artery travel through?
adductor canal
femoral artery changes name to ____ as it enters the ___ fossa
popliteal (artery)
obturator artery is a branch off of what?
the anterior division of the internal iliac artery
obturator artery travels through what?
obturator foramen and gives blood supply to adductor muscles and to the femoral head collaterally
— is the cannulation site for cardiac procedures
femoral triangle
lower leg has a ___ compartment in addition to ant and post and
upper leg has a ___ compartment in addition to ant and post
lower leg has: medial compartment
upper leg has a: lateral compartment
muscles of lower leg ant. compartment
anterior tibialis, extensor digitorum longus, peroneus brevis
digitorum longus? and tibialis postioer muscle and flexor halliucis muscle
lateral ll compartment muscles
peroneus longus muscle
posterior compartment
gastrocnemius muscle, soleus muscle
nerve of anterior compartment
deep fibular nerve
n. superficial and deep post
tibial n.
n. of lateral compartment
superficial peroneal n
sural n. braches off
tibal and common fibular n.
tom dick and harry muscles live in
deep posterior compartment lower leg
ticep surae, gastroc, soleus and plataris live
superficial post comp
fibularis longus and fibularis brevis live
lat compartment