Superficial Anterior Thigh

Question 1

Inguinal ligament attachments

Answer 1

ASIS to the pubic tubercle

Question 2

The muscles that feed into the IT band

Answer 2

gluteus maximus and TFL

Question 3

The saphenous opening

Answer 3

aperture in the fascia lata just inferior to the medial end of the inguinal ligament. allows great saphenous vein to pass from the superficial fascia to the deep fascia to connect with femoral vein

Question 4

deep veins typically follow ____

Answer 4

arteries

Question 5

superficial veins

Answer 5

found in subcutaneous tissue and drain into the deep veins

Question 6

the superficial veins form 2 major channels…

Answer 6

the great saphenous vein and the small saphenous vein

Question 7

see slide 7

Answer 7

see slide 7

Question 8

what veins does the great saphenous receive?

Answer 8

superficial external pudendal, superficial epigastric, superficial circumflex iliac, lateral femoral cutaneous and accessory saphenous

Question 9

Saphenous nerve

Answer 9

vulnerable to injury when the vein is collected surgically. it is used for coronary bypass surgery (the valves are reversed for this in order not to obstruct blood flow.

Question 10

the small saphenous vein runs with which nerve?

Answer 10

sural nerve (behind the lateral malleolus)