Lower Limb Flashcards
Upper part of medial tibia gives insertion to
Sartorious
Gracilis
Semitendinosous
Tailor’s Leg position
Sartorious
Main extensor of the knee joint
Quadriceps femoris
Intertrochanteric line and linea aspera give insertion to
Vasti lateralis and medialis
Flexion of hip joint
Rectus femoris and sartorious
Borders of femoral triangle
Base: Inguinal Ligament
Lateral: medial border of sartorious
Medial: medial border of adductor longus
Walls of femoral sheath
Anterior: continuation of fascia transversalis
Posterior: continuation of fascia illiaca
Femoral hernia is related to
Femoral Canal
Floor of femoral triangle
From medial to lateral
- Adductor longus
- Pectineus
- Psoas Major
- Iliacus
Femoral Triangle Contents
- Femoral sheath covers upper part of vessels
- Femoral artery and branches
- Femoral vein and tributaries
- Femoral nerve and branches
- Femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve
- Deep inguinal ligament
Base of 5th metatarsal bone receives the insertion of
Peroneus Tertius and Peroneus Brevis
Lateral surface of fibula gives origin to
- Upper 2/3: Peroneus Longus
2. Lower 2/3: Peroneus Brevis
Superficial Peroneal Nerve Supplies
Muscles of the lateral compartment of the leg:
- Peroneus Longus
- Peroneus Brevis
Deep Peroneal Nerve supplies
Muscles of the anterior compartment of the leg:
- Tibialis Anterior
- Extensor Digitorum Longus
- Extensor Hallucis Longus
- Peroneus Tertius
- Extensor Digitorum Brevis
Middle of cuneiform and base of first metatarsal bone receives the insertion of
- Tibialis Anterior
2. Peroneus Longus
