Lower Extremity Flashcards
Muscles of the Thigh
ANTERIOR - FLEXORS
POSTERIOR - EXTENSORS
MEDIAL - ADDUCTORS
ANTERIOR THIGH MUSCLES
FEMORAL NERVE
Flexors - thigh
Extensors - leg
Iliopsoas Tensor Fascia Lata Sartorius Pectineus Quadriceps Femoris *Rectus femoris *Vastus lateralis *Vastus medialis *Vastus intermedius
MEDIAL THIGH MUSCLES
OBTURATOR NERVE
Adducts the thigh
Adductor longus
Adductor brevis
Adductor magnus
Gracilis
POSTERIOR THIGH MUSCLES
SCIATIC NERVE
common origin - ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY
“HAMSTRING” muscles
Extensors of the thigh at the hip joint
Flexors of the leg at the knee joint
Semitendinosus Semimembranosus Biceps femoris *long head - TIBIAL *short head - COMMON PERONEAL Adductor magnus - dual innervation *hamstring - sciatic *adductor - obturator
Boundaries of FEMORAL TRIANGLE
superior - INGUINAL LIGAMENT
medial - ADDUCTOR LONGUS
lateral - SARTORIUS
floor - ADDUCTOR LONGUS, PECTINEUS, ILIOPSOAS
Contents of FEMORAL TRIANGLE
NAVEL
femoral Nerve and its branches
femoral sheath and its contents
femoral Artery and its branches
femoral Vein and its tributaries
Funnel shaped fascial tube formed by inferior prolongation of iliopsoas and transversalis fascia of the abdomen
FEMORAL SHEATH
ant - FEMORAL ARTERY
intermediate - FEMORAL VEIN
medial - FEMORAL CANAL
The most lateral structure within the femoral sheath
FEMORAL ARTERY
The most lateral structure within the femoral triangle
FEMORAL NERVE
