Thigh I and II Flashcards
What is the femoral angle of inclination?
126 degree angle of the head connected to the shaft of the femur.
This angle is less in females than in males due to the larger female hip size.
The genital branches of the genitofemoral (L1, L2) and the ilioinguinal nerves (L1) supply what areas in the thigh
Emerge from the superficial ring and supply the proximal thigh with most of the branches going to the genital region.
The femoral branch of the genital femoral (L1,L2) supplies what regions of the thigh?
Supplies the skin over the femoral triangle.
Th medial cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve supplies what regions of the thigh?
Supplies the skin of the medial thigh
Intermediate cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve supplies what region in the thigh?
Supplies the skin of the distal anterior thigh.
The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (L2, L3) enters the thigh where and supplies what region of the thigh?
Enters the thigh just medially to the ASIS supplying the lateral thigh just laterally to the intermediate cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve.
Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve (S1,S2,S3) supplies what portion of the thigh?
Supplies the posterior thigh and popliteal region.
Where does the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve originate from?
It originates from the sacral plexus and is composed of nerves S1,S2,S3
The great saphenous vein tranverses through what opening to drain into what vein?
The great saphenous vein transverses through the saphenous opening in the fasciae latae and dumps into the femoral vein.
Superiorly the fasciae latae is attached to the?
Inguinal ligament, parts of teh hip bone, sacrum coccyx, and scarpas fascia and the sacrotuberous ligament.
Inferiorly, the fasiae latae is continuous with what fasciae?
The fasciae latae of the leg becomes continuous with the crural fascia of the leg.
What nerves innervate pectineus?
Femoral and obturator nerves
What nerve controls all of the muscles within the anterior compartment of the leg?
The femoral nerve
What nerve controls all of the muscles within the medial compartment of the leg?
The obturator nerve
What nerve controls the posterior compartment of the leg?
The tibial nerve, except for the short head of the biceps femoris.
What is the action of the anterior compartment of the leg?
Flexors of the hip and extensors of the knee
What is the action of the medial compartment of the leg?
These are the adductors
What is the action of the posterior compartment of the thigh?
These are hip extendors and knee flexors.