Thigh: Medial Compartment Flashcards
1
Q
Muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh
A
Adductor longus Adductor brevis Adductor magnus Gracilis Obturator externus
2
Q
Where does the femoral artery become the popliteal artery?
A
Adductor hiatus (in the adductor magnus)
3
Q
Function of the medial compartment of the thigh
A
Adduction of the thigh
4
Q
Innervation of the medial compartment of the thigh
A
Obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4) Tibial nerve (from sciatic nerve, hamstring part of adductor magnus