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Lower limb Flashcards

1
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Branches of the femoral artery

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  1. Superficial epigastric artery
  2. superficial circumflex iliac artery
  3. External pudenal arteries 2
  4. Descending genicular artery(Saphenous+articular)
  5. Deep femoral artery
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Deep femoral artery branches

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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

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Branches of the anterior tibial artery

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  1. posterior tibial recurrent artery
  2. anterior tibial recurrent artery
  3. anterior medial malleolar artery
  4. anterior lateral malleolar artery
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4
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posterior tibial artery orignates and supply>?

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It originates from the anterior tibial artery in the posterior region of the leg
and it supplies the popliteus muscle and the knee joint

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5
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Anterior tibial recurrent artery supplies

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  1. knee joint
  2. tibio-fibular joint
  3. Tibialis anterior
  4. extensor digitorum longus
  5. prenous longus and prenous brevis
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6
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The dorsalis pedis artery is a continuation of and what are the branches?

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Continuation of anterior tibial artery
Branches
1.Lateral tarsal artery
2.Medial tarsal artery
3.arcuate artery
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7
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Anastomoses for arteries in the dorsal aspect of the foot

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Arcuate artery and lateral tarsal artery

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what is the name of the superficial veins of the lower limb

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Greater and lesser saphenous veins

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9
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Insertion of iliopsoas msucle

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Lesser trochanter

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Origin of Iliacus muscle

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Iliac fossa

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Muscles insert in the greater trochanter

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  1. Gluteus medius
  2. Gluteus minimus
  3. Piriformis
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Muscles insert in the trochanter fossa

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  1. Obturatur Internus
  2. Obturator Externus
  3. gamellus superior
  4. Gamellus Inferior
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13
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Origin of Quadratus femoris

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Ischial tuberosity

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Rectus femoris origin

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  1. Anterior inferior Iliac spine

2. a triangular surface, superior to the acetabulum

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15
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Vastus intermedius muscle origin

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The lateral lip of the linea aspera

anterior aspect of the femoral shaft

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16
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Insertion of Quadriceps femoris

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The tendon inserts on the TIBIAL TUBEROSITY

17
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Tensor fascia latae

insertion,action,Innervation

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  1. Insertion: lateral condyle of the tibia
  2. Action: Flexion and abduction
  3. Innervation:Superior gluteal nerve
18
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Ischial tuberosity is the origin of

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  1. Quadratus femoris
  2. Long head of biceps femoris
  3. Adductor magnus
  4. The semitendinosus muscle
  5. The semimembranosus
19
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Tibialis anterior muscle origin and innervation

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Origin:lateral condlye of the tibia
Innervation:deep fibular nerve

20
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Insertion of the Tibialis anterior

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Medial cuneiform bone

first metatarsal

21
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Lumbar plexus is from

22
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Superior branch give will give birth to

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Iliohypogastric nerve

Ilionguinal nerve

23
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Genitofemoral nerve branches

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Genital branch

Femoral Branch

24
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Femoral branch of the Gentitofemoral nerve supply

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The skin of the femoral triangle

25
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Obturattor nerve formed by?

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anastomoses of anterior divisions of L2-L3-L4

26
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Femoral Nerve

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anastomoses of Posterior divisions of L2-L3-L4

27
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Branches of the common fibular nerve

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  1. Lateral sural cutaneous nerve
  2. Sural communicating branch
  3. Deep fibular Nerve
  4. superficial fibular nerve
28
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Sural nerve?

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Anastomoses between medial sural cutaneous nerve(branch of the tibial nerve) and sural communicating branch(branch of common fibular nerve)

29
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Femoral Triangle borders

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Superior :Inguinal ligament
Medial: ADDUCTOR LONGUS
lateral: Sartorius muscle
The floor of the femoral triangle
Iliopsoas laterally
Pectineus medially
Main elements lateral towards medial NAV
Femoral nerve--Femoral artery--femoral vein
and also the arch of the greater saphenous vein
30
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Popliteal Region elemnts

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Lateral towards Medial
Tibial nerve-Popliteal vein-popliteal artery
Remember the van is in the middle

31
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Elements of the medial retromalleolar groove

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  1. Tendon of tibialis posterior
  2. Tendon of the flexor digitorum longus
  3. tendon of flexor hallucis longus
  4. Tibial nerve
  5. posterior tibial artery(nerve)
32
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elements of lateral retromalleolar groove

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  1. tendon of prenous longus
  2. Tendon of prenous brevis
  3. Proneal artery or Fibular artery
33
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Pectoralis major insertion and innervation

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Insertion: Greater tubercle of humerus
Inervation:Medial pectoral nerve.

34
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Insertion of pectoralis minor

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Corocaoid process

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