Regional anatomy Flashcards
What are the walls of the compartments of the thigh?
Fascia lata septa attached to the line aspera of the femur.
What is the saphenous opening?
An opening in the fascia lata inferior to the medial inguinal ligament and inferolateral to the pubic tubercle. Allows the passage of the efferent lymph vessels and great saphenous vein and tributaries.
What are the attachments of the fascia lata?
Superiorly it attaches to the inguinal ligament, pubic arch, body of pubis, pubic tubercle, scrap fascia, iliac crest, sacrum and coccyx, inferiorly to the exposed parts of the bones of the knee and the deep fascia of the leg.
What does the fascia lata form laterally?
Iliotibial tract
What is the superficial venous drainage of the lower limb?
Great and small saphenous veins, found in the subcutaneous tissue.
What are the tributaries of the great saphenous vein?
Dorsal vein of the great toe and the dorsal venous arch of the foot
Where does the great saphenous vein run?
Ascends anterior to the medial malleolus, posterior to the medial condyle of femur, anastomoses with small saphenous vein, into the saphenous opening and to the femoral vein.
What other superficial veins are there?
Lateral cutaneous vein
What is the course of the small saphenous vein?
Ascends posterior to medial malleolus, lateral border of calcanea tendon, midline of the fibula and penetrates deep fascia, empties into the popliteal vein in the popliteal fossa.
What are the deep veins of the lower limb?
Anterior tibial vein, medial and lateral plantar veins, posterior tibial and fibular veins, join popliteal vein in popliteal fossa.
Where does the femoral vein pass?
Deep to the inguinal ligament to become the external iliac.
What is the lymph drainage of the lower limb?
The superficial lymph follows the saphenous veins and drains to the superficial inguinal lymph nodes and popliteal lymph nodes. The deep lymph follows the deep veins and drains to the deep lymph nodes and the lumbar lymphatic trunks.
What are the nerve roots of the cutaneous nerves innervating the skin of the lower limb?
T12 or L1
Which never roots supply lateral external rotation of the hip?
L1 and L5
Which never roots supply medial internal rotation of the hip?
L1, L2, L3
Which never roots supply adduction of the hip?
L1, L2, L3, L4
Which never roots supply abduction of the hip?
L5, S1
Which never roots supply inversion of the ankle?
L4, L5
Which never roots supply eversion of the ankle?
L5, S1
Which never roots supply dorsiflexion of the phalanges?
L5, S1
Which never roots supply plantar flexion of the phalanges?
S1, S2
Which never roots supply hip extension?
L4, L5
Which never roots supply hip flexion?
L2, L3
Which never roots supply knee extension?
L3, L4
Which never roots supply keep flexion?
L5, S1
Which never roots supply ankle dorsiflexion?
L4, L5
Which never roots supply ankle plantarflexion?
S1, S2
What causes compartment syndrome?
Trauma to muscles or vessels such as burns, blunt trauma, or intense use may cause haemorrhage or oedema. Because the boundaries of the compartments by the fascia lata are strong the intracompartmental pressure will build causing compression of nerves and vessels in that compartment. Structures distal to this may become ischaemic and numb.
How do varicose veins arise?
Valves in the great saphenous vein are incompetent due t dilation and rotation, causing blood to flow inferiorly.
What are the roots of the femoral nerve?
L2-L4
What are the phases of the gait cycle?
Stance phase- heel strike and push off, loading response as foot is flattened and mid stance. Heel off, pressing, toe off.
Swing phase- initial and midswing, terminal swing.
What are the functions of the anterior thigh muscles?
Flexors of the hip and extensors of the knee
What is the action of the pectineus?
Superior rams of pubis to femur, femoral nerve and part of obturator, medial rotation and adduction of the thigh.
What is the action of the iliopsoas?
Flexor at the hip, attached T12 to L5 and innervated from L1, L2 and L3
What is the action of sartorius?
Stretches across the hip and knee joint from ASIS to medial tibia and flexes at the knee, flexes hip, abducts and medially rotates. Femoral nerve, L2, L3.
Which muscles make up the quadriceps femurs and what is the innervation?
Vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius and rectus femoris. Innervated by the femoral nerve, L2, L3, L4.
What is the action of quadriceps femoris?
Flexion of the thigh at the hip joint and extension of the leg at the knee joint.
Where does the quadriceps femurs attach distally?
Quadriceps femoris tendon which becomes the patellar ligament.