Regional Structures

Question 1

What structures form the lateral boundary of the femoral sheath

Answer 1

iliopsoas, femoral nerve

Question 2

What muscle forms the medial border of the femoral sheath

Answer 2

Pectineus m.

Question 3

Which canal forms the superior border of the femoral sheath

Answer 3

Inguinal canal

Question 4

T/F the iliopsoas group and femoral nerve lie inside the femoral sheath

Answer 4

False, they lie outside the femoral sheath

Question 5

If there was a rupture or damage to the femoral sheath what structures would be impacted?

Answer 5

The femoral artery and vein

Question 6

How does the femoral vein branch out of the femoral sheath? and what protects it

Answer 6

It exits through the saphenous opening and the cribriform facia closes the opening

Question 7

If the medial border of the femoral triangle is damaged, which muscles would be impacted?

Answer 7

The adductor longus m.

Question 8

T/F the lateral border of the femoral triangle is made up of the lateral border of the Sartorius muscle and the medial border is made up of the medial border of the adductor longus

Answer 8

F, lateral border is made up of the medial border of the Sartorius and the medial border is made up of the lateral border of adductor longus

Question 9

The base of the triangle (superior border) is made up by what ligament

Answer 9

The inguinal ligament

Question 10

Damage to the femoral triangle would effect which structures?

Answer 10

The femoral artery, femoral vein, femoral nerve and deep femoral artery

Question 11

In which order from medial to lateral are the structures of the femoral triangle

Answer 11

Pectineus, femoral v., femoral a., femoral n. and iliopsoas

Question 12

Which two fascia make up the roof of the femoral triangle

Answer 12

Fascia lata and cribiform fascia

Question 13

Which muscles would be impacted if the floor of the femoral triangle were injured

Answer 13

iliopsoas, pectineus, adductor longus

Question 14

Which fascia surrounds the thigh?

Answer 14

The fascia lata

Question 15

What fascia closes the saphenous opening?

Answer 15

Cribiform fascia

Question 16

Where do the femoral vein and artery pass in order to get behind the knee?

Answer 16

In the adductor (subsartorial) canal

Question 17

What is the distal opening of the adductor canal?

Answer 17

The adductor hiatus

Question 18

The vastus medialis forms the ______ border of the adductor canal

Answer 18

lateral

Question 19

Adductor _____ and adductor _____ form the medial border of the adductor canal

Answer 19

magnus, longus

Question 20

The adductor canal is covered by the ________

Answer 20

Sartorius

Question 21

Superficial to the adductor canal lies the _____ muscle and the ______ fascia

Answer 21

Sartorius, subsartorial

Question 22

Damage to the adductor canal would impact which structures?

Answer 22

femoral artery, femoral vein, saphenous nerve

Question 23

The upper lateral border of the popliteal fossa is made up by the ____ ____ muscle and the upper medial border by the ________ and _________

Answer 23

biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus

Question 24

The lower lateral border of the popliteal fossa is made up of the ____ muscle and the ___ head of the gastrocnemius

Answer 24

plantaris, lateral head

Question 25

The lower medial border of the popliteal fossa is formed by one muscle only, which muscle?

Answer 25

Medial head of the gastrocnemius

Question 26

The floor of the popliteal fossa is formed by the surface of ____ and _____ _____ ligament

Answer 26

femur, oblique popliteal

Question 27

Which branch of the sciatic nerve that stays posterior lies in the popliteal fossa?

Answer 27

The tibial nerve

Question 28

From lateral to medial, list the contents of the popliteal fossa

Answer 28

Common peroneal nerve, tibial nerve, popliteal artery, genicular arteries, popliteal vein, small saphenous vein

Question 29

Which vein originates on the lateral foot that is found in the popliteal fossa

Answer 29

the small saphenous vein

Question 30

The rectus abdominis muscles originate from the _____ to the ________

Answer 30

pubic crest/symphysis to the xiphoid process

Question 31

The rectus abdominis covers which costal cartilages

Answer 31

5-7 costal cartilages

Question 32

What lies between the rectus abdominis muscles

Answer 32

tendinous inscriptions

Question 33

Which direction do the fibers of the external obliques go

Answer 33

downwards

Question 34

what are the superior and inferior boundaries of the external obliques

Answer 34

lower 8 ribs to the iliac crest/ linea alba

Question 35

The inguinal ligament is formed by the _____

Answer 35

aponeurosis of lower border of external obliques

Question 36

The external obliques interdigitates with the _____________ muscle

Answer 36

Serratus anterior

Question 37

The fibers of the internal obliques go _______

Answer 37

upwards

Question 38

What are the boundaries of the internal obliques

Answer 38

inguinal ligament, iliac crest to last 4 ribs (costal cartilages)

Question 39

What structure enters the inguinal ligament and picks up the fibers of internal oblique

Answer 39

the spermatic cord

Question 40

What muscle is an extension of the internal oblique

Answer 40

the cremaster muscle

Question 41

What are the boundaries of the transverse abdominis muscle

Answer 41

inguinal ligament, iliac crest to lower 6 costal cartilages

Question 42

What muscle constricts the abdominal viscera

Answer 42

the transverse abdominis muscle

Question 43

What thick tendinous line runs vertically down rectus abdominis m.

Answer 43

linea alba

Question 44

What are the 6 functions of the abdominal wall pfdmpv

Answer 44

protection forced expiration defecation micturition partuition vomiting

Question 45

what muscles do expiration

Answer 45

external obliques, internal obliques and transverse abdominis