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Human Anatomy: Pelvis/Perineum and Lower Limb > Thigh and Gluteal Region > Flashcards

Thigh and Gluteal Region Flashcards

1
Q

What muscles attach to greater trochanter?

Lesser trochanter?

A

Greater: rotators, hip joint muscles
Lesser: flexors

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2
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What type of bone is the knee cap?

A 
sesamoid bone (develops within a tendon)
Patella develops within:
--tendon of rectus femoris
--tendon of quadriceps femoris
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3
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Location of tibia and fibula

A

Tibia: medial
Fibula: lateral

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4
Q

What leg bone has lateral and medial condyles?

A

tibia

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5
Q

Ant and post cruciate ligaments attach to what part of what bone?

A

Intercondylar eminence of tibia

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6
Q

Medial malleolus on what bone?
Lateral?
What are malleoli for?

A

Medial: tibia
Lateral: fibula
Malleoli: for attachment to ankle bones

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7
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Bone that fits into space b/w 2 malleoli

A

talus

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8
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Ankle bone is…

A

calcaneus

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9
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Bones in row after talus and calcaneus

A

cuboid (lateral) and navicular (medial)

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10
Q

How many cuneiforms? Location?

A

3 cuneiforms

Located b/w navicular and metatarsals

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11
Q

How many metatarsals? What part of foot do they make?

A

5 metatarsals

make up sole of foot

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12
Q

How many phalanges make up big toe?

Other toes?

A

2 for big toe

3 for rest of toes

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13
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Fascia of thigh (b/w hip and knee)

A

fascia lata

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14
Q

Thickened region of fascia lata on lateral side of thigh

A

Iliotibial tract

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15
Q

Muscle associated with iliotibial tract

A

tensor fascia lata

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16
Q

Fascia below knee called

A

Deep fascia of knee or

Crural fascia

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17
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Innervation of compartments of thigh

A

Ant: femoral n
Medial: obturator n
Post: sciatic n

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18
Q

Superficial veins of thigh

A

Great saphenous v (runs down medial side of leg, ends up on dorsal aspect of foot)
Small saphenous v (runs down back of leg, goes into knee via popliteal fossa)

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19
Q

Great saphenous v drains to…

A

femoral v

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20
Q

Femoral triangle

A

where femoral NAV enter ant compartment of thigh

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21
Q

Borders of femoral triangle

A

inguinal ligament (top)
sartorius (laterally)
Adductor longus (medially)
Iliopsoas, pectineus (floor)

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22
Q

Saphenous opening

A

break in fascia lata

where great saphenous v joins with femoral v

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23
Q

Flexors of hip

A

Pecitneus
Iliopsoas
Sartorius

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24
Q

Actions of iliopsoas

A

flexor of hip

if hip is fixed, flexes trunk fwd

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25
Q

Actions of sartorius

A

flexes hip joint
flexes knee joint
allows you to cross your legs

26
Q

Extensors of knee

A

Quadriceps femoris

  • -rectus femoris
  • -vastus lateralis
  • -vastus medialis
  • -vastus intermedias (behind rectus femoris)
27
Q

Quadriceps femoris attach to…

A

front of tibia via quadriceps tendon

28
Q

Quadriceps tendon formed from…

Inserts on…

A

Tendon is fusion of tendons from all of the quadriceps muscles
Inserts on patella

29
Q

Patellar ligament

A

extension of quadriceps tendon

attaches patella to tibia at tibial tuberosity

30
Q

What muscles contribute to pes anserinus?

A

Gracilis
Semitendinous
Sartorius

31
Q

Femoral sheath includes

A

Femoral a, v

Lymphatics to thigh

32
Q

Location of femoral nerve in relation to femoral sheath

A

lateral to femoral sheath

33
Q

Adductors of thigh

A 
Adductor longus
Adductor brevis
Adductor magnus
Gracilis
Obturator externus
34
Q

Functions of gracilis

A

accessory knee flexor

adducts thigh

35
Q

Functions of Obturator externus

A

laterally rotates thigh, adducts thigh

36
Q

Muscles of compartments of thigh…
Ant
Medial
Post

A

Ant: flexors of hip joint and extensors of knee
Medial: adductors of thigh
Post: extensors of hip and flexors of knee (opp of ant)

37
Q

Functions of adductor magnus

A

adductor of thigh

flexes knee

38
Q

Blood vessels of medial compartment of thigh

A

Branches of femoral a:

  • -profunda femoris a
  • -lat and med circumflex femoral aa
39
Q

Femoral a passes through what opening to get to back of knee?
What is the artery called now?

A

Passes through adductor hiatus, now called popliteal a

40
Q

Femoral a path

A

runs down medial side of thigh under sartorius muscle

41
Q

Adductor hiatus is in what muscle?

A

Adductor magnus

42
Q

Popliteal a splits into

A

tibial (ant and post)

fibular

43
Q

Adductor canal

A
  • -space b/w ant and medial compartments capped by sartorius

- -conduit for femoral a, v, and branches of n

44
Q

Sartorius nerve runs in what location?

Branch of?

A

Runs in adductor canal

Branch of femoral n

45
Q

What ligaments make up the hip joint?

A

Iliofemoral (front)

Ischiofemoral (back

46
Q

Iliofemoral ligament inserts…

A

at trochanteric line (b/w greater and lesser trochanters)

47
Q

What ligament attaches head of femur to acetabulum?

A

Ligament of head of femur

48
Q

Blood supply to hip joint

A 
Obturator a (has a small branch that runs in the ligament of head of femur) 
Circumflex aa (lat and medial femoral)
49
Q

What muscles of gluteal region insert on greater trochanter?

A 
gluteus medius
gluteus minimis
piriformis
obturator internus
sup gemellus
inf gemellus
50
Q

Origin and insertion of quadratus femoris

A

tibial tuberosity

ant inf iliac spine

51
Q

What is the action of quadratus femoris?

A

lateral rotation

52
Q

What muscles are involved in abduction/medial rotation?

A

gluteus medius and minimis

53
Q

What muscles are involved in abduction/lateral rotation?

A

piriformis
obturator internus
sup an dinf gemellus

54
Q

Sciatic nerve exits b/w what muscles?

A

piriformis

sup gemellus

55
Q

Variations of sciatic path

A
  1. below piriformis (normal)
  2. pierces piriformis
  3. common fibular passes sup to piriformis, tibular passes inf to piriformis
56
Q

What nerve runs along with sciatic nerve?

A

Post cutaneous nerve of thigh

57
Q

Muscles of hamstrings

A

biceps femoris (short and long heads)
semimembranous
semitendinous

58
Q

Insertion of long head of biceps femoris

A

ischial tuberosity

59
Q

Linea aspera

muscles that originate on it

A

ridge on post femur for attachment of muscles

  • -vastus medialis
  • -vastus lateralis
  • -adductor magnus
  • -adductor longus
  • -adductor brevis
  • -short head of biceps
60
Q

Blood supply to hip joint

A

obturator a

lat and medial circumflex femoral aa

61
Q

Blood supply to gluteal region

A

sup and inf gluteal aa

62
Q

Veins of leg

A

great saphenous

small saphenous

Human Anatomy: Pelvis/Perineum and Lower Limb (4 decks)

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