MSK 8 - Lower Limbs 4 Flashcards
What is the popliteal fossa?
The popliteal fossa is a fat–filled diamond- shaped space located posterior to the knee joint. It is comparable to the ante-cubital fossa found in the upper limb
What is 1?
Biceps femoris
What is 2?
Semimembranosus
What is 3?
Semitendonosus
What is 4?
Tibial nerve
What is 5?
Popliteal artery
What is 6?
Common peroneal (fibular) nerve
What word is interchangable with fibular?
Peroneal
(not perineal)
What structures are found in the popliteal fossa?
- Biceps femoris
- Semimembranosus
- Semitendinosus
- Tibial nerve
- Popliteal artery
- Common peroneal nerve
What is the relationship between the popliteal vein and popliteal artery?
Popliteal artery is deep to vein
What muscles form the following boundaries of the popliteal fossa:
- superior
- inferior
- Superior boundary
- Medial - semimembranosus and semitendonosus tendons
- Lateral - bicep femoris
- Inferior
- Gastrocnemius
What are the contents of the popliteal fossa?
- Fat
- Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh
- Tibial and common fibular nerves
- Popliteal artery and vein and their branches and tributaries
- Termination of small saphenous vein
- Popliteal lymph nodes and vessels
What is the popliteal artery a contuation of?
Femoral artery as it emerges from adductor hiatus
What compartment of the lower leg is the largest?
Posterior compartment
How can the muscles in the posterior compartment of the lower leg be divided?
Into superficial and deep group
How many heads does the gastrocnemius have?
2 heads
What nerve innervates the gastrocnemius muscle?
Tibial nerve (S1, S2)
What are the nerve roots of the tibial nerve?
S1, S2
What is the action of the gastrocnemius?
Dorsiflexion of ankle
What is the action of the plantasis?
Weakly assist gastrocnemius in plantarflexion of ankle, function is mainly proprioceptive
What is unsual about the plantaris?
Very long tendon
What are the superficial muscles of the posterior compartment of lower leg?
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Soleus
What is A?
Medial head of gastrocnemius
What is B?
Lateral head of gastrocnemius
What is C?
Aponeurosis of gastrocnemius
What is D?
Soleus
What is E?
Plantaris
What is F?
Achiles tendon
What is the strong terminal attachment of the gastrocnemius called?
Achilles tendon
Where does the gastrocnemius insert?
As the achilles tendon onto the posterior aspect of calcaneous bone
What is 1?
Popliteus
What is 2?
Flexor halluces longus
What is 3?
Tibialis posterior
What is 4?
Flexor digitorum longus
What are the 4 muscles of the deep compartment of posteror compartment of lower leg?
- Popliteus
- Flexor halluces longus
- Tibialis posterior
- Flexor digitorum longus