Lower limb Flashcards
Branches of the femoral artery
- Superficial epigastric artery
- superficial circumflex iliac artery
- External pudenal arteries 2
- Descending genicular artery(Saphenous+articular)
- Deep femoral artery
Deep femoral artery branches
1.Medial circumflex femoral artery
A.deep branch B.The ascending branch C.The transverse branch D.The acetabular branch
2.Lateral circumflex femoral artery
A.ascending branch B.Descending branch C.Transverse branch
3.The perforating arteries 3 arteries
Branches of the anterior tibial artery
- posterior tibial recurrent artery
- anterior tibial recurrent artery
- anterior medial malleolar artery
- anterior lateral malleolar artery
posterior tibial artery orignates and supply>?
It originates from the anterior tibial artery in the posterior region of the leg
and it supplies the popliteus muscle and the knee joint
Anterior tibial recurrent artery supplies
- knee joint
- tibio-fibular joint
- Tibialis anterior
- extensor digitorum longus
- prenous longus and prenous brevis
The dorsalis pedis artery is a continuation of and what are the branches?
Continuation of anterior tibial artery Branches 1.Lateral tarsal artery 2.Medial tarsal artery 3.arcuate artery
Anastomoses for arteries in the dorsal aspect of the foot
Arcuate artery and lateral tarsal artery
what is the name of the superficial veins of the lower limb
Greater and lesser saphenous veins
Insertion of iliopsoas msucle
Lesser trochanter
Origin of Iliacus muscle
Iliac fossa
Muscles insert in the greater trochanter
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus
- Piriformis
Muscles insert in the trochanter fossa
- Obturatur Internus
- Obturator Externus
- gamellus superior
- Gamellus Inferior
Origin of Quadratus femoris
Ischial tuberosity
Rectus femoris origin
- Anterior inferior Iliac spine
2. a triangular surface, superior to the acetabulum
Vastus intermedius muscle origin
The lateral lip of the linea aspera
anterior aspect of the femoral shaft