Anterior Thigh/Leg

Question 1

Major veins in the leg

Answer 1

Anterior: Greater Saphenous Vein

Posterior: Small Saphenous Vein

Question 2

Function, Muscles and Innervation of the muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh.

Answer 2

Flexion of thigh and extension of leg (femoral n.)

Quadriceps Muscles (4)
Sartorius

Question 3

Function, Muscles and Innervation of the muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh.

What other important thing is present in this compartment

Answer 3

Adduction of thigh (obturator n.)

• Adductor longus muscle
• Adductor brevis muscle
• Gracilis muscle
• Adductor magnus muscle

DEEP FEMORAL ARTERY and VEIN are also present here.

Question 4

Function, Muscles and Innervation of the muscles of the posterior compartment of the thigh.

What other important thing is present in this compartment?

Answer 4

Extension of thigh and flexion of leg (sciatic n.)

• Short/Long heads of biceps femoris muscles
• Semimembranosus muscle
• Semitendinosus muscle

SCIATIC NERVE is also present here.

Question 5

What are the boundaries of the femoral triangle?

Answer 5

• laterally by the Sartorius muscle
• superiorly by inguinal ligament
• medially by the medial edge of adductor longus muscle
• floor= iliopsoas, pectinueus and adductor longus muscles

Question 6

Contents of the femoral triangle.

Answer 6

NAVL:

femoral Nerve (terminal part)
femoral Artery
femoral Vein
deep inguinal Lymph nodes

Question 7

What are the branches from the profunda femoris?

Answer 7

Perforating arterioles and the descending branch of the profunda femoris

Question 8

Popliteal fossa

Answer 8

Diamond-shaped space behind knee. Bounded by:

(1) Biceps femoris
(2) Semimembranosus
(3) Gastrocnemius medial head
(4) Gastrocnemius lateral head

Question 9

Main contents of the popliteal fossa

Answer 9

• tibial and common fibular nerves

- popliteal artery and vein

Question 10

Function of muscles in anterior compartment leg.

What else is here?

Answer 10

Dorsiflexion of foot and extension of toes (deep fibular n.)

• Tibialis anterior muscle
• Extensor hallucis longus muscle
• Extensor digitorum longus muscle
• Fibularis tertius

Anterior tibial artery and vein/ deep fibular nerve

Question 11

Function of the Lateral compartment of the leg

What else is here?

Answer 11

Eversion of foot (superficial fibular n.)

Fibularis longus muscle
Fibularis brevis muscle

Superficial fibular nerve

Question 12

Function of the muscles within the posterior compartments of the leg

Answer 12

Plantar flexion and inversion of foot, flexion of toes (tibial nerve)

Question 13

Muscles of the deep posterior compartment of the leg

Answer 13

Tibialis posterior muscle
Flexor digitorum longus muscle
Flexor hallucis longus muscle

Question 14

Muscles of the superficial posterior compartment

Answer 14

• Soleus
• Plantaris tendon
• Gastrocnemius (lateral and medial heads)

Question 15

What is the terminating artery of the anterior tibial?

Answer 15

The dorsal pedis artery

Question 16

What two arteries does the posterior tibial artery split into?

Answer 16

• Medial plantar a.

- Lateral plantar a.