Lower limb areas

Question 1

name the key areas in the lower limb

Answer 1

• the femoral triangle
• the femoral canal
• the adductor canal
• the popliteal fossa

Question 2

draw the femoral triangle and label its borders

Answer 2

Question 3

name borders of the femoral triangle

Answer 3

• lateral border: medial sartorius
• medial border: medial adductor longus
• superior: inguinal ligament

Question 4

contents of the femoral triangle

Answer 4

NAVEL

Question 5

NAVEL

Answer 5

femoral nerve

femoral artery

femoral vein

empty space (femoral canal)

lymphatics

Question 6

what surroudns the femoral vein, artery and lympathics

Answer 6

femoral sheath

Question 7

the femoral canal is located

Answer 7

in the medial anterior thigh within the femoral triangle

Question 8

shape of the femoral canal

Answer 8

rectangular

Question 9

borders of the femoral canal

Answer 9

• medial border- lacunar ligament
• lateral border- femoral vein
• anterior border- inguinal ligament
• posterior border- pectineal ligament, superior rmaus of the pubic bone and pectineus muscle

Question 10

contents of the femoral canal

Answer 10

lympathic vessel

deep lymph nodes (lacunar node)

Empty space

Loose connective tissue

Question 11

empty space in the femoral canal allows

Answer 11

distension of the adjacent fmeoral vein - can cope with increased venous return

Question 12

adductor canal

Answer 12

15cm extending from the apex of the femoral triangle to the adductor hiatus of the adductor magnus

Question 13

role of the adductor canal

Answer 13

passageway for sturctures moving from the anterior thigh to the posterior thigh

Question 14

anteromedial border of the adductor canal

Answer 14

sartorius

Question 15

lateral border of the adductor canal

Answer 15

vastus medialis

Question 16

posterior border of the adductor canal

Answer 16

adductor longus and magnus

Question 17

contents of the adductor cxanal

Answer 17

femoral arery

femoral vein

nerve to vastus medialis

saphenois nerve

Question 18

after the adductor canal the femoral artey becomes the

Answer 18

popliteal artery

Question 19

after the adductor canal the femoral vein becomes

Answer 19

popliteal vein

Question 20

the saphenous nerve is the

Answer 20

largest cutaneous branch od the femoral nerve

Question 21

popliteal fossa

Answer 21

• diamond shaped area
• posteiror aspect of the knee
• how nerves pass from the thigj to the leg

Question 22

draw the popliteal fossa borders

Answer 22

Question 23

contents of the popliteal fossa

Answer 23

lateral to medial

• common fibular nerve (innervates the short head of the biceps femoris)
• tibial nerve
• popliteal vein
• popliteal artery

Question 24

small muscle that forms part of the inferolateral wall

Answer 24

plantaris