Relationships Flashcards
The erector spinae muscles are positioned ________ to the transversospinalis muscles.
superficial
The femoral nerve passes anterior to the hip joint and _________ to the inguinal ligament._
posterior (deep)
The external iliac (femoral) artery passes _________ to the inguinal ligament._
posterior (deep)
The femoral artery passes __________ to the sartorius muscle._
posterior (deep)
At the level of the inguinal ligament, the femoral artery is positioned ___________ to the femoral vein and ________ to the femoral nerve.
Lateral/medial
Within the femoral triangle, the iliopsoas muscle is positioned directly ___________ to the femoral nerve, artery and vein._
posterior (deep)
At the level of the femoral triangle, the pectineus muscle is positioned directly ___________ to the femoral nerve, artery and vein.
posterior (deep)
The lateral circumflex femoral artery passes ________ and ________ to the femur._
anterior and lateral
The medial circumflex femoral artery passes directly ________ to the pectineus muscle._
lateral
The medial circumflex femoral artery passes directly ________ to the iliopsoas muscle.
medial
The obturator nerve passes directly ________ to the superior pubic ramus.
inferior
The adductor brevis muscle is positioned _________ and _________ to the adductor longus and _________ to the adductor magnus muscle._
posterior and superior/ anterior
The profunda femoris artery is positioned ________ to the adductor magnus muscle.
anterior
_The medial perforating branches of the profunda femoris artery pass _______ and _______ to the femur (shaft).
medial and posterior
The gluteus maximus muscle is positioned ___________ to the gluteus medius muscle._
superficial
The gluteus medius muscle is positioned __________ to the piriformis muscle._
superior
The inferior gluteal artery and nerve pass directly _________ to the piriformis muscle._
inferior
The sciatic nerve is positioned _________ to the gluteus maximus muscle (see cross section) and passes _________ to the piriformis muscle (see 3D dissection)._
deep (anterior)/inferior
The gluteus medius muscle is positioned _________ to the gluteus minimus muscle._
superficial
The superior gluteal artery and nerve pass directly _________ to the piriformis muscle and _________ to the gluteus minimus muscle._
superior/ superficial
The piriformis muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the obturator internus (and gemelli muscles)._
superior
The sacrotuberous ligament passes _________ to the sacrospinous ligament._
posterior (superficial)
The obturator internus muscle passes ________ to the sacrospinous ligament._
inferior
The obturator internus muscle passes ________ to the sacrotuberous ligament.
anterior (deep)
The tendon of the obturator internus (and gemelli muscles) is positioned ________ to the quadratus femoris muscle.
superior
The tendon of the obturator internus muscle passes _________ to the femur (neck)._
posterior
The obturator externus muscle passes _________ to the femur (neck)._
posterior
The tendon of the obturator externus muscle is positioned directly ______ to the tendon of the obturator internus._
inferior
The sciatic nerve passes _______ to the obturator internus tendon, and gemelli and quadratus femoris muscles.
posterior
At a mid-thigh level, the sciatic nerve is positioned _______ to the femur (shaft) and ______ to the hamstring muscles.
posterior/deep
Within the popliteal fossa, the common peroneal nerve is positioned ______ to the tibial nerve._
lateral
The sural nerve passes ________ to the fibula (lateral malleolus)._
posterior
The tibial nerve passes ________ to the knee joint._
posterior
The popliteal artery is positioned ________ to the knee joint._
posterior
The tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle passes _______ to the tibia (medial malleolus)._
posterior
At the ankle, the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle is positioned ____________ to the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle._
posterior-lateral
At the ankle, the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle is positioned _________ to the tendon of the flexor hallucis longus muscle._
anterior-medial
Near the ankle, the tibial nerve is positioned ________ to the flexor hallucis longus muscle.
anterior-medial
_The tibial nerve passes _______ to the tibia (medial malleolus).
posterior
_Near the ankle, the posterior tibial artery is positioned ________ to the flexor digitorum longus muscle.
posterior-lateral
Near the ankle, the posterior tibial artery is positioned ________ to the flexor hallucis longus muscle.
anterior-medial
The posterior tibial artery passes __________ to the tibia (medial malleolus)._
posterior
The tendon of the peroneus brevis muscle passes ________ to the fibula (lateral malleolus).
posterior
The tendon of the peroneus longus muscle passes _________ to the fibula (lateral malleolus).
posterior
The common peroneal nerve passes directly _______ to the neck of the fibula._
superficial (lateral)
The anterior tibial artery and deep peroneal nerve are positioned ________ to the tibialis anterior muscle.
lateral
The anterior tibial artery and deep peroneal nerve are positioned ______ to the extensor hallucis longus muscle.
medial
_At the ankle, the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle is positioned ______ to the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus muscle.
medial
At the ankle, the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the tibialis anterior muscle._
lateral
At the ankle, the dorsalis pedis artery is positioned directly _______ to the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle.
lateral
The iliofemoral ligament passes _______ to the neck of the femur._
anterior