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Unit 2_The Thigh Flashcards

1
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What is a subcutaneous tissue that includes a superficial fatty layer, deep membranous layer, deep investing layer, or Fascia Latae, which is condensed laterally to form the IT band?

A

Fascia of the thigh

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What does the obturator nerve of the anterior branch provide cutaneous innervation to?

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Medial thigh

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What does the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve (S1-S3) provide cutaneous innervation to?

A

Inferior Cluneal Nerve Branches

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What provides circulation to the lower extremity?

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Aorta –>

Common Iliac Artery –>

External Iliiac Artery –>

Femoral Artery

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What is the distal continuation of the External Iliac Artery?

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Femoral Artery

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What branches make up the Femoral Artery Branches?

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Superficial Epigastric Artery

Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery

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When does the External Iliac Artery turn into the Femoral Artery?

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After it passes the Inguinal ligament

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What artery branches make up the deep femoral artery branches?

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Lateral Femoral Circumflex artery

Medial Femoral Circumflex artery

Four Perforating arteries (perforate Adductor Magnus muscle)

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What artery arises from the internal iliac artery, exits through the obturator canal and supplies the medial compartment of the thigh?

A

Obturator artery

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What are veins of the thigh?

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External iliac vein (deep)

Deep vein of thigh (deep)

Femoral vein (deep)

Great saphenous vein (superficial)

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What superficial vein begins on the dorsum of the foot, courses anterior to the Medial Malleolus, passes through fossa ovalis (saphenous opening) and terminates in the Femoral Vein?

A

Great Saphenous Vein

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What superficial vein is commonly harvested for a coronary bypass graft?

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Great Saphenous vein

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What lymph node is an example of an Inguinal lymph node?

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Cloquet’s Node

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What superficial vein begins on the Lateral Dorsum of the foot, courses posterior to the Lateral Malleous and terminates in the Popliteal vein?

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Small Saphenous vein

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What are the muscle compartments of the thigh?

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Anterior Compartment (Extension of the knee)

Medial Compartment (Adduction of the knee)

Posterior Compartment (Flexion of the knee)

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16
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What muscle compartment are the following included in?

Sartorius

Pectinius (most anterior adductor)

Iliacus

Psoas Major

A

Anterior Compartment (Extension of the knee)

17
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What muscle compartment are the following included in?

Quadriceps Femoris (4 heads)
Rectus Femoris

Vastus Medialis

Vastus Lateralis

Vastus Intermedius

A

Anterior Compartment (Extension of the knee)

18
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What muscle compartment are the following included in?

Gracilis

Adductor Longus

Adductor Brevis

Adductor Magnus (Pubofemoral portion)

Obturator externus

A

Medial Compartment (Adduction of the knee)

19
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What muscle is sometimes considered part of the adductor group and sometimes considered to be part of the gluteus muscles? This muscle is also an external rotator with the gemellus superior and inferior, piriformis, and quadratus femoris.

A

Obturator externus

20
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What muscle compartment are the following included in?

Hamstrings
Biceps Femoris (Long head, Short head)

Semimembranosus

Semitendinosus

Adductor Magnus (Ischiocondylar portion)

A

Posterior Compartment (Flexion of the knee)

21
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What ligament includes fascia of the external abdominal oblique muscles?

A

Inguinal Ligament

22
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What are the following structures borders of?

Inguinal ligament

Sartorius muscle

Iliopsoas muscle

Pectineus muscle

A

Femoral Triangle

23
Q

What are the following structures included in?

Femoral Nerve

Femoral Artery

Femoral Vein

Femoral Canal & ring (“Empty”)

Lymphatics

“NAVEL”

A

Femoral Triangle

24
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What includes a deep inguinal ring, inguinal ligament and superficial inguinal ligament for structures, arteries and vessels to get to the testicles?

A

Inguinal Canal

25
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What is inferior to the inguinal ligament, includes a femoral ring and sheath for structures, arteries, veins to get through?

A

Femoral Canal

26
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What results when intestines are pushed out through the Inguinal Canal?

A

Inguinal Hernia

27
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What results when intestines are pushed through the Femoral Canal?

A

Femoral Hernia

28
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What is a freeway through the thigh where the Sartorius crosses the adductor longus and ends at adductor hiatus? This structure is a passageway for structures traveling down the thigh and formed by the Subsartorial Fascia.

A

Adductor Canal (Subsartorial-Hunter)

29
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Where is the end of the adductor canal, adductor hiatus, found?

A

In the adductor magnus muscle

30
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What structure includes the following:

Femoral artery and vein

Deep lymphatic vessels

Saphenous nerve (branch of femoral nerve)

Nerve to Vastus medialis (branch of femoral nerve)

Termination in adductor hiatus

A

Adductor Canal (Subsartorial Canal)

31
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What innervates the Anterior Compartment (extension) muscles of the thigh?

A

Femoral Nerve

Except:

Pectineus: Femoral nerve 91% of the time

Psoas Major: Anterior rami L2-L4

Tensor Fascia Lata: Superior gluteal nerve

32
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What innervates the Medial Compartment (adductor) muscles of the thigh?

A

Obturator Nerve

Oblique Fibers of the Adductor Magnus: Obturator Nerve

33
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What innervates the Posterior Compartment (flexion) (Hamstrings) muscles?

A

Sciatic Nerve

Except:
Biceps femoris short head: Common Fibula component of the Sciatic nerve

All others including vertical fibers of the Adductor Magnus: Tibial component of the Sciatic nerve

34
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What turns into the Saphenous nerve, includes the terminal branch of the femoral nerve, and provides sensory to the medial side of the leg and foot?

A

Femoral Nerve

35
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What nerve passes deep to the inguinal ligament?

A

Femoral Nerve

36
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What nerve passes thru the obturator canal, splits around the adductor brevis to form an anterior branch (courses anterior to the adductor brevis) and a posterior branch (passes through the obturator externus)?

A

Obturator Nerve

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