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30 Cards in this Set
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What 3 bones make up the hip bone?
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1. illium
2. ischium 3. pubis |
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Sacrospinous ligament
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Connects the sacrum/ coccyx to the ischial spine
-Converts the greater sciatic notich into a great sciatic foarmen |
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Sacrotuberous ligament
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connects sacrum/coccyx to the ischial tuberosity
- connects the lesser sciatic notch into a lesser sciatic foramen |
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What is the linea aspera
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A raised ridge on the posterior aspect of the femur
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What is the largest sesmoid bone in the body?
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The patella
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What does the femoral n. innervate
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anterior compartment of the thigh
-flexes thigh and extends leg |
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Where does the femoral n. run?
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under the inguinal ligament int the femoral triangle
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What does the Sciatic n. innervate
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The posterior thigh and all of the leg and foot
-extends the thigh and flexes the leg |
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What does the obturator n. innervate?
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innervates the medial compartment of the thigh
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What is the obturator n. accompanied by in the obturator foramen?
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the obturator a. a branch of the internal illiac a.
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What does the sciatic n. form and turn into ?
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The tibial n. and the common fibular n.
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What is the gluteal m. enclosed by?
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tendonous fascia
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What is snapping hip syndrome?
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IT band tendonitis-repetitive friction over the greater trochanter during flexion and extension
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What is the inguinal ligament?
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The lower edge aponeurosis of abdominal m.
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Where does the inguinal ligament run?
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between the illium and the pubis
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What marks the boundary between the abdomen and the thigh
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The inguinal ligament
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What is the blood supply of the gluteus medius and minimus m.?
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The superior gluteal n. and blood vessels via sciatic foramen (sup to piriformis m)
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What is the blood supply of the gluteus maximus m?
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the inferior gluteal n. and blood vessesl via the sciatic foramen (inf to piriformis)
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What are the branches that innervate the gluteal muscle
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superior gluteal n.
- inferior gluteal n. - n. to periformis m. - posterior cutaneous n. of thigh - n. to Quadratus femoris & Inferior gemellus - n. Obturator internus m. & Superior gemellus m. |
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What structures pass through the greater sciatic foramen?
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-piriformis m.
-superior gluteal n., a., .v. -inferior gluteal n., a., v. -sciatic n. -post. cutaneous n. of thigh -pudendal n. -internal pudendal a. |
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What structures pass through the lesser sciatic foramen?
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pudendal n. and internal pudendal a.
-obturator internus m. |
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Piriformis syndrome
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-pain in butt while sitting
-irritation of sciatic n. at piriformis m. between the schium and greater trochanter if tight |
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Damage to sup gluteal n. results in?
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dipping gait on the contralateral side of the injured n.
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Trendelenberg sign
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when the hip tilts downward during gait
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What nerve can become damaged during gluteal injections?
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the gluteal n.
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What is the blood supply of the posterior thigh?
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No major blood vessel
- perforating branches of the profunda femoris a. form anastamosis |
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Because the hip joint is a DEEP ball and socket..
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you have increased stability but less mobility
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What are the ligaments of the hip joint capsule?
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1. iliofemoral ligament
2. pubofemoral ligemtn 3. ischialfemoral ligament |
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All three ligaments of the hip joint do what??
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Limit medial rotation
prevent overflexion and overextension |
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Where are fractures common?
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At the neck of the femur
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