Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
Where does femoral hernia protrude?
A
saphenous opening
2
Q
What type of fascia describes the fascia lata of the lower limbs?
A
deep
3
Q
What are the adductors muscles of the hip? and where are they found with regards to the thingh?
A
Adductor magnus, brevis, longus, gracilis and pectineus (All found medial).
Gracilis - the most medial one and longest as it passes the knee
4
Q
What does does the adductor hiatus run through?
A
adductor magnus
5
Q
What long, thin, bony prominence forms one of the distal attachements for adductor magnus?
A
Linea aspera
6
Q
What are the 3 main abductors of the hip joint?
A
- gluteal minimus
- gluteal medius
- tensor fascia lata
7
Q
Which structure passes through the ovoid hiatus in the fascia lata of the thigh?
A
Great saphenous vein
