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Thigh Quiz Questions Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 muscles that boarder the Femoral Triangle? (Mnemonic = SAIL)

A 
Sartorius (lateral)
Adductor longus (medial)
Inguinal Ligament (superior boarder)
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2
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What 3 muscles make up the floor of the femoral triangle?

A 
Iliopsoas (later)
Adductor Longus (medial)
Pectineus (medial between iliopsoas and adductor longus)
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3
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What does the femoral triangle contain? In order from medial to lateral (Mnemonic = NAVY)

A

Femoral Nerve, Femoral Artery, Femoral Vein, Inguinal Lymph Nodes

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4
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What is the retro-inguinal space?

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A space between the inguinal ligament and pelvis.

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5
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What two compartments make up the retro-inguinal space?

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Muscular and vascular compartments

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6
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What is found in the muscular compartment of the retro-inguinal space of the femoral triangle?

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Iliopsoas muscle and femoral nerve

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7
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What is found in the vascular compartment of the retro-inguinal space?

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Femoral Artery, Femoral vein, Inguinal lymph nodes

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8
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What is the iliopectinal arch?

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it divides the muscular and vascular compartments of the retro-inguinal space

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9
Q

Where is the adductor canal?

A

Middle third of thigh, approximately 15cm long.

Begins at distal end (apex) of femoral triangle

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10
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What are the boarders of the adductor canal?

A

vastus medialis,
adductor longus,
adductor magnus,
sartorius

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11
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What does the adductor canal contain?

A

femoral artery,
femoral vein,
saphenous nerve,
nerve to vastus medialis

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12
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Where does the adductor canal end?

A

adductor hiatus

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13
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What divides the retro-inguinal space into muscular and vascular compartments?

A

The iliopectineal arch

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14
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What is the name of the space between the inguinal ligament and the pelvis?

A

The retro-inguinal space

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15
Q

What is the proximal attachment of semitendinosus?

A

Ischial tuberosity

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16
Q

What is the proximal attachment of biceps femoris?

A

Ischial tuberosity, linea aspera and lateral supracondylar line

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17
Q

When a segment of a limb is shortened following a fracture of a long bone this is known as:

A

Foreshortening

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18
Q

What is the distal attachment of articularis genu?

A

The superior aspect of the knee joint

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19
Q

Which spinal nerves are most important for the quadricep muscles?

A

L3 and L4

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20
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What travels in the muscular compartment of the retro-inguinal space?

A

Femoral nerve

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21
Q

Where do femoral fractures occur most frequently?

A

The neck of the femur

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22
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What is the proximal attachment of gracilis?

A

Body and inferior ramus of pubis

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23
Q

Aponeurotic fibres from which muscle form the lateral patellar retinaculum?

A

Vastus lateralis

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24
Q

Which adductor is the weakest?

A

Gracilis

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25
Q

Which part of adductor magnus may flex the thigh?

A

Adductor part

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26
Q

How many of the quadricep muscles extend the leg at the knee

A

4

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27
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What is the proximal attachment of rectus femoris?

A

AIIS and ilium superior to acetabulum

28
Q

Which muscle attaches to the head of the fibula?

A

Biceps Femoris

29
Q

Which muscle attaches to the adductor tubercle?

A

Adductor magnus

30
Q

How long is the adductor canal?

A

15cm

31
Q

What is the distal attachment of vastus intermedius?

A

Base of patella (tibial tuberosity via patella ligament)

32
Q

Which nerve innervates semitendinosus?

A

Tibial division of sciatic nerve

33
Q

If the knee is flexed, what will the semimembrinosis do?

A

medially rotate the leg

34
Q

Which muscle pulls the synovial membrane of the knee joint superiorly during extension of the leg at the knee?

A

Articularis genu

35
Q

How many nerves usually pass through the adductor canal?

A

2

36
Q

Which muscle attaches to the intertrochanteric line?

A

Vastus medialis

37
Q

Does Saratorius adduct the thigh

A

no

38
Q

does the obturator nerve pass through the adductor canal

A

no

39
Q

Where does the adductor canal end?

A

At the adductor hiatus

40
Q

If the knee is flexed, what is an action of the biceps femoris on the leg

A

laterally rotates leg if knee is flexed

41
Q

What is the proximal attachment of pectineus?

A

Superior pubic ramus

42
Q

What is the proximal attachment of vastus lateralis?

A

Greater trochanter and lateral lip of linea aspera

43
Q

Which nerve innervates vastus medialis?

A

Femoral

44
Q

Which part of adductor magnus may extend the thigh?

A

Hamstring part

45
Q

Which muscle attaches to the inferior, anterior shaft of the femur?

A

Articularis genu

46
Q

Which muscles attach to the linea aspera

A

Vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and adductor longus

47
Q

A comminuted fracture involves

A

bone fragments

48
Q

How many joints does rectus femoris cross

A

2

49
Q

What are the functions of biceps femoris (remember knee extended and knee bent)

A

Flexion of leg at knee, extension of thigh at hip and laterally rotates leg if knee flexed

50
Q

Which hamstring muscle attached to the femur?

A

Biceps femoris

51
Q

What is the proximal attachment of the hamstring part of adductor magnus?

A

Ischial tuberosity

52
Q

What is the distal attachment of biceps femoris?

A

Head of fibula

53
Q

Which muscle attaches to the pectineal line?

A

Pectineus

54
Q

Which nerve innervates biceps femoris?

A

Tibial and common fibular divisions of sciatic nerve

55
Q

Which of the following is part of the floor of the femoral triangle?

A

Pectineus

56
Q

What is an action of semimembranosus?

A

Flexes the leg at the knee

57
Q

Which of the following is one of the borders of the adductor canal?

A

Sartorius

58
Q

Which of the following is a border of the femoral triangle?

A

Sartorius

59
Q

What is the proximal attachment of vastus intermedius?

A

Anterior and lateral surfaces of femoral shaft

60
Q

Which muscles attach to the pes anserinus?

A

Sartorius, gracilis and semitendinosus

61
Q

What is the distal attachment of sartorius?

A

Superior medial tibia

62
Q

Which nerves innervate adductor magnus?

A

Posterior division of obturator nerve and sciatic nerve

63
Q

Which nerve innervates sartorius?

A

Femoral nerve

64
Q

What are actions of semitendinosus?

A

Extends the thigh at the hip, flexes the leg at the knee and medially rotates the leg at the knee if the knee is flexed

65
Q

Which nerve innervates semimembranosus

A

Tibial division of sciatic nerve

66
Q

Which nerve innervates adductor longus?

A

Anterior division of obturator nerve

67
Q

Where does the adductor canal begin?

A

At the distal end of the femoral triangle

BMS172 - anatomy lower limb (13 decks)

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