Lower limb Flashcards
Boundaries of femoral triangle
Inguinal ligament, sartorius and adductor longus
Structure immediately lateral to femoral sheath
Femoral nerve
Structure immediately medial to femoral artery in femoral sheath
Femoral vein
Contents of femoral canal
Deep inguinal lymph
nodes
Medial boundary of femoral ring
Lacunar ligament
Structures that course throughout entire length of adductor canal
Femoral artery and vein
Structures that course through only portion of adductor canal
Saphenous nerve, nerve
to vastus medialis, descending genicular vessels
Muscle that forms floor of popliteal fossa
Popliteus
Muscle that is chief flexor at hip joint
Iliopsoas
Muscle that prevents pelvis from tilting when walking
Gluteus medius
Muscle that extends leg
Quadriceps femoris
Muscle that unlocks knee joint
Popliteus
Muscle affected with “foot slap”
Tibialis anterior
Chief invertors of foot
Tibialis anterior and posterior
Chief evertors of foot
Fibularis longus and brevis