Clinical Anatomy of the Lower Limb

Question 1

What are the boarders of the femoral triangle?

Answer 1

• Superior - inguinal ligament.
• Lateral boarder - medial boarder of sartorius.
• Medial boarder - medial boarder of adductor longus.
• Base - Pectineus, illiopsoas and adductor longus.
• Roof - fascia lata

Question 2

What are the contents of the femoral triangle?

Answer 2

Femoral nerve, artery, vein and femoral canal which contains the deep lymph nodes.

Question 3

What are the boarders of the femoral canal?

Answer 3

• Medial boarder = lacunar ligament.
• Lateral boarder = femoral vein.
• Anterior boarder = inguinal ligament.
  Posterior boarder = pectineus

Question 4

What are the three boarders for the adductor canal?

Answer 4

• Anteromedial - sartorius.
• Lateral - vastus medialis
• Posterior - Adductor longus and adductor magnus

Question 5

What are the contents of the adductor canal?

Answer 5

Femoral artery, femoral vein, nerve to vastus medialis and saphenous nerve

Question 6

What are the boarders for the popliteal fossa?

Answer 6

Superomedial - semimembranous.
Superolateral - biceps femoris.
Inferomedial - medial head of gastrocnemius
Inferolateral - lateral head of gastrocnemius and plantaris

Question 7

What are the contents of the popliteal fossa?

Answer 7

Popliteal artery, popliteal vein, tibial nerve and common fibular nerve