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46 Cards in this Set
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What courses through the adductor canal?
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femoral vein and artery, saphenous nerve.
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Where do the superficial veins of the thigh and gluteal region drain into?
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Into the great saphenous vein which eventually drains into the femoral vein
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The superior and inferior gluteal arteries lie inferior and superior to what muscle?
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piriformis
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When does the femoral artery become the popliteal artery?
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When the femoral artery passes through the adductor hiatus.
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Femoral artery supplies what part of the thigh compared to the profunda?
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Femoral gives blood to the anterior compartment, while the profunda gives blood to the anterior, medial, posterior compartments of the thigh.
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What is the origin of the piriformis muscle?
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Anterior surface of the sacrum.
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Where do the gemellus superior, gemellus inferior, quadratus femoris all originate?
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The body of the ischium.
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Where does the quadratus femoris insert?
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The intertrochanteric crest.
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Where does the iliopsoas insert?
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The lesser trochanteric crest.
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What is the tensor fascia lata innervated by?
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The superior gluteal nerve.
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What is the only quadricep muscle that crosses the hip joint?
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The rectus femoris.
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What is the only medial muscle that is innervated by the femoral nerve?
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The pectineus.
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Where does the iliopsoas insert?
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the lesser trochanter
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What are the actions of the sartorius?
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abducts, flexes, and laterally rotates the thigh
flexes and medially rotates the leg |
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What courses through the adductor canal?
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Femoral Artery and vein, saphenous nerve.
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What are the sacral portion nerves?
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Common Gluttons for Punishment They Said
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What are the differences in function between the superficial and deep portions of the posterior lower leg muscles?
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Superficial is strictly plantarflexion of foot while the deep does plantarflexion and supination.
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What happens with Anterior compartment syndrome?
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Increased pressure in the lower leg anterior compartment which results in foot drop and loss of sensation in the 1st web space.
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What is plantaris fascitis?
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inflammation of the aponeurosis near the medial calcaneal tuberosity
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What tendon is most flush with the sustentaculum tali?
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Flexor Hallicus Longus
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What muscle's tendon passes through the groove of the cuboid bone?
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The peroneus longus.
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What muscle only medially rotates the thigh as well as flexes it?
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The tensor fascia lata
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Rupture of the fovea capitis femoris could lead to a rupture of what artery?
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obturator artery
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If the popliteal artery is blocked, how could blood reach the foot?
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Through the lateral femoral circumflex descending branch.
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What's the keystone tarsal for the lateral longitudinal arch?
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The cuboid.
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The iliopsoas inserts on what?
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The lesser trochanter.
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The spring ligament traverses from what to what?
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sustentaculum tali to navicular
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The main function of the planter interossei are?
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Adduction of the digits.
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What is the most common ligament to injure in an ankle sprain?
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Anterior talofibular.
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The quadratus femoris shares a nerve with what other muscles?
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The gemullus inferior and quadratus femoris.
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The obturator internus shares nerves with what other muscles?
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Gemullus superior.
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The adductor canal is bounded posteromedially by what?
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The adductor longus and magnus.
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How can you tell the age of a fetus?
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Look at the distal end of the femur.
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For bone grafting, you would get the bone from where?
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The ilium.
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The superficial epigastric artery is a branch from what artery?
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Femoral
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What connects to the fovea femoris capitis?
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The ligamentum capitis femoris.
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What is the acetabular labrum made out of?
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fibrocartilage
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What forms the femoral sheath?
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Tranversalis fascia and iliacus fascia
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What nerves comprise the femoral nerve?
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Medial and Intermediate femoral cutaneous, saphenous nerve
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Which tendon are the sesamoid bones in the foot located?
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The flexor hallucis brevis
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What ligaments are important for the mid-tarsal joint?
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The spring (calcaneonavicular), bifurcate, short plantar, long plantar
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What are the functions of the deep posterior group of muscles of the leg?
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Plantarflexion and supination
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What test is used to examine a ruptured achilles tendon?
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The Thompson Test
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The medial calcaneal artery is associated with what artery? Same for the lateral?
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The tibial artery and peroneal artery respectively.
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Tarsal tunnel syndrome involves compression of what nerve?
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Tibial nerve or one of its branches
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What are the four compartments of the foot?
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lateral, medial, central, interosseous
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