Musculoskeletal Flashcards
What is the function of the anterior thigh compartment?
Flex the hip
Extend the knee
Lateral rotation
What is the nerve and blood supply to the anterior thigh compartment?
Femoral nerve (L2, L3, L4) Femoral artery
What are the muscles in the anterior thigh compartment?
Illiopsoas
Pectineus
Sartorius
Quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius)
What is the common insertion for all the quadricep muscles?
Tibial tuberosity
What muscle of the anterior thigh compartment origin is at the ASIS
Sartorius
What is the function of the medial thigh compartment?
Adduct thigh
Lateral rotation
Flexion of leg
What is the innervation and blood supply to the medial thigh?
Obturator nerve L2, L3, L4
Obturator artery
What are the muscles of the medial thigh compartment?
Adductor longus Adductor brevis Adductor magnus (hamstring component and most posterior muscle) Gracilis Obturator externus
What is the common origin of most of the medial thigh muscles?
Inferior ramus of pubis (adductor brevis, magnus, gracilis)
What are the functions of the posterior thigh
Extend thigh
Flex leg
What is the innervation of the posterior thigh compartment?
Sciatic nerve (L4-S3)
What are the muscles of the posterior thigh compartment?
Semitendinosis
Semimembranosus
Biceps femoris
(Semi team bi)
What is the common origin for ALL posterior thigh muscles?
Ischial tuberosity
What are the functions of the anterior leg compartment?
Dorsiflex the ankle
Extend the phalanges
What is the innervation and arterial supply of the anterior leg compartment?
Deep fibular nerve (L4, L5)
Anterior tibial artery