Anatomy: Anterior And Medial Thigh

Front 1

What is the function of the anterior compartment of the thigh?

Back 1

Extensor compartment

Front 2

What connect the superficial veins with deep veins?

Back 2

Perforating veins or anastomotic veins

Front 3

What type of veins become vericose?

Back 3

Superficial

Front 4

Where is the saphenous vein ALWAYS located?

Back 4

In front of the medial malleolus

Front 5

What nerve innervates the anterior compartment of the thigh?

Back 5

Femoral

Front 6

What is the function of the medial compartment of the thigh?

Back 6

ADduction

Front 7

What innervates the medial compartment of the thigh?

Back 7

Obterator Nerve

Front 8

What is the function of the posterior compartment of the thigh?

Back 8

Extension of thigh and flexion of the knee

Front 9

What innervates the posterior compartment of the thigh?

Back 9

Sciatic Nerve

Front 10

What forms the superior border of the sublinguinal space?

Back 10

Inguinial ligament

Front 11

Where does the patella ligament attach?

Back 11

Tibial tuberosity

Front 12

Where does the saphenous vein terminate?

Back 12

Femoral vein

Front 13

What nerve roots make up the femoral nerve?

Back 13

L2,3,4

Front 14

What nerve roots make up the obturator nerve?

Back 14

L2,3,4

Front 15

What nerve roots does the lumbar plexus consist of?

Back 15

T12, L1,2,3, 1/2 4

Front 16

What nerve supplies the hamstring part of the adductor magnus?

Back 16

Sciatic nerve

Front 17

What divisions make up the femoral nerve?

Back 17

posterior divisions

Front 18

What divisions make up the obterator nerve?

Back 18

anterior divisions

Front 19

What type of nerves are the femoral and obterator?

Back 19

Somatic

Front 20

What nerve roots make up the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve?

Back 20

L2, 3

Front 21

What is the function of the sartorius?

Back 21

Flexes and laterally rotates the hip joint, flexes and medially rotates knee (sit crosslegged)

Front 22

Where would avulsion of the sartorius occur?

Back 22

Anterior Superior Illiac Spine

Front 23

What are the 4 heads of the quadratus femoris?

Back 23

Rectur femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius

Front 24

Besides extension of the leg, what else does the rectus femoris do?

Back 24

Flexes the thigh

Front 25

Where do all 4 heads of the quads insert and how do they do it?

Back 25

Into the tibial tuberosity via the patellar ligament

Front 26

Where would the rectus femoris be avulsed?

Back 26

Anterior Inferior Illiac Spine

Front 27

What are the 3 main factors that contribute to Osgood Schlatters?

Back 27

1. Between 10-15
2. Involved in youth sports
3. In a growth spurt

Front 28

What doe the patella tendon reflex test?

Back 28

Nerve roots L2,3,4 and the femoral nerve (leg should extend)

Front 29

Where does the femoral nerve emerge?

Back 29

below the inguinal ligament

Front 30

What forms the medial border of the femoral triangle?

Back 30

Adductor longus

Front 31

What forms the lateral border of the femoral triangle?

Back 31

Sartorius

Front 32

What does the femoral triangle contain?

Back 32

Femoral Nerve, Femoral Artery and branches, Femoral Vein and inguinal lymph nodes

Front 33

What is NOT enclosed in the femoral sheath?

Back 33

Femoral Nerve

Front 34

What is the femoral artery a continuation of?

Back 34

External Iliac Artery (Iliac above inguinal ligament)

Front 35

At what point does the femoral artery become the popliteal artery?

Back 35

As it courses through the Adductor canal and passes through the Adductor Hiatus (an intermuscular cleft in the adductor magnus muscle)

Front 36

What are the two branches of the deep femoral artery?

Back 36

Meidal and Lateral circumflex femoral arteries

Front 37

What artery provides major branches to the head and neck of the femur?

Back 37

Medial circumflex femoral artery

Front 38

What is enclosed in the femoral sheath?

Back 38

Femoral artery and Femoral Vein and Femoral Canal (NOT THE FEMORAL NERVE!)

Front 39

What is the function of the gracilis?

Back 39

Adductor of the thigh

Front 40

What is the saphenous nerve a branch of?

Back 40

Femoral

Front 41

What does the Iliopsoas do?

Back 41

Flexor of hip joint

Front 42

What do the pectineus muscle do?

Back 42

Flexes and adducts

Front 43

What helps to make the hip joint so stable?

Back 43

Labrum of Acetabulum

Front 44

What ligament of the hip prevents hyperextension?

Back 44

Illiofemoral. It is the strongest ligament of the body

Front 45

What forms the trochanteric anastomoses?

Back 45

Medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries via retinacular arteries Gluteal arteries (superior and inferior)

Front 46

What would it be if the lower limb was laterally rotated and shorter?

Back 46

Femur neck fx (possible damage to the medial circumflex femoral artery); fall bc they fracture their femur due to osteoperosis

Front 47

What type of hip dislocation is the most common?

Back 47

Posterior

Front 48

What if the limb is medially rotated and shorter?

Back 48

Posterior dislocation of the hip

Front 49

What is due to failure of the acetabulum to deepen during development; femoral head rides up on the iliac wing?

Back 49

Congenital hip dislocation

Front 50

What nerve does the patellar tendon reflex test?

Back 50

Femoral (L2-L4)

Front 51

What is a groin pull?

Back 51

Damage to the proximal attachments of the muscles in the anteromedial thigh