Popliteal fossa & Femoral triangle

Question 1

Diamond shaped area on the posterior aspect of the knee

Answer 1

popliteal fossa

Question 2

superior-medial boundary of the popliteal fossa

Answer 2

semimembranosus

semitendinosus

Question 3

superior lateral boundary of popliteal fossa

Answer 3

biceps femoris

Question 4

inferior medial boundary of popliteal fossa

Answer 4

medial head of gastrocnemius

Question 5

inferior lateral boundary of popliteal fossa

Answer 5

lateral head of gastrocnemius

plantaris

Question 6

the ___ is merely the fasciae over the popliteal fossa

Answer 6

popliteal fascia

Question 7

floor of the popliteal fossa

Answer 7

popliteal surface of the femur
oblique popliteal ligament
popliteus muscle

Question 8

part of the tendon of insertion of the semimembranosus muscle, which is reflected upward and laterally to reach the lateral condyle of the femur

Answer 8

oblique popliteal ligament

Question 9

roof of the popliteal fossa

Answer 9

popliteal fascia

Question 10

Contents of the popliteal fossa

Answer 10

popliteal artery
popliteal vein
tibial nerve
common fibular nerve

Question 11

From anterior to posterior structures of the popliteal fossa

Answer 11

popliteal artery
popliteal vein
tibial nerve

Question 12

Located in the upper third of the anterior surface of the thigh

Answer 12

femoral triangle

Question 13

the femoral triangle is located in the ____ of the ____ surface of the thigh

Answer 13

upper third; anterior

Question 14

lateral boundary of the femoral triangle

Answer 14

sartorius

Question 15

medial boundary of femoral triangle

Answer 15

medial border of adductor longus

Question 16

superior boundary of femoral triangle

Answer 16

inguinal ligament

Question 17

the inguinal ligament is derived from the _____ of a muscle of the _____ abdominal wall: ____

Answer 17

aponeurosis; anterior; external oblique muscle

Question 18

roof of the femoral triangle

Answer 18

fascia lata

Question 19

floor of the femoral triangle from lateral to medial

Answer 19

iliopsoas
pectineus
adductor longus

Question 20

contents of the femoral triangle lateral to medial

Answer 20

femoral nerve
femoral artery
femoral vein
femoral canal