The thigh

Question 1

what are the boundaries of the femoral triangle

Answer 1

inguinal ligament,
sartorius muscle
adductor longus muscle

Question 2

what does the femoral triangle contain

Answer 2

emoral nerve and the femoral sheath, which envelops the femoral artery and vein and medially situated lymph nodes and vessels

Question 3

what is the femoral canal

Answer 3

The femoral canal is the medial portion of the sheath and contains lymphatics and connective tissue.

Question 4

describe how a femoral hernia happens

Answer 4

The abdominal contents may find their way into the femoral triangle forming a femoral hernia. It would be deep to the fascia lata, and may not be felt until quite a large amount of gut has protruded into the thigh

Question 5

describe what the femoral hernia looks like

Answer 5

The hernia would be seen as a swelling below the pubic tubercle (an inguinal hernia would be above the pubic tubercle)

Question 6

who are femoral hernias more common in

Answer 6

females

Question 7

what is shentons line

Answer 7

Shenton’s line can be seen on radiograph of the hip where the lower margin of the femoral neck appears as a continuous line with the iliopubic ramus

Question 8

what happens when shentons line looks discoutninus

Answer 8

fracture of the femoral neck

Question 9

why does hip joint pain sometimes manifest as pain in the knee

Answer 9

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There are branches of the femoral, obturator, sciatic and gluteal nerves that supply the hip joint, some branches of the same nerves also supply the knee join