MMB [043] Thigh

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The gap between 2 insertions of the Adductor Magnus muscle is forms the…

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adductor hiatus

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Function of adductor hiatus ?

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allows the femoral vessels to pass from the adductor canal downwards into the popliteal fossa.

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Nerve supply of Adductor Magnus muscle ?

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Pubic (adductor) part: obturator nerve

Ischial (hamstring) part: sciatic nerve

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Action of Adductor Magnus ?

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Pubic part: adduction (like other adductor muscles).

Ischial part: extension of the hip joint (like hamstring muscles).

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Define the ADDUCTOR CANAL

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It is an intermuscular tunnel situated on the medial aspect of the middle 1/3 of the thigh under cover of the sartorius muscle.

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Beggining and ending of ADDUCTOR CANAL ?

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It begins at the apex of the femoral triangle and ends at the opening in the adductor magnus (adductor hiatus).

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Adductor canal

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Hamstrings innervation ?

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Tibial part of Sciatic nerve

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Define the Popliteal fossa ?

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it is a diamond shaped intermuscular space present behind the knee joint.

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Boundaries of the Popliteal fossa ?

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• Boundaries:

1. Above and lateral: biceps femoris.
2. Above and medial: Semitendinosus and semimembranosus.
3. Below and lateral: lateral head of gastrocnemius
4. Below and medial: medial head of gastrocnemius.

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