Lab Manual NCs Flashcards

1
Q

What separates anterior and posterior compartments of the thigh?

A

Medial intermuscular septum

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2
Q

What separates the posterior and anterior compartments of the thigh?

A

Lateral Intermuscular septum

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3
Q

What is the deep fascia of the thigh?

A

Fascia lata

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4
Q

What nerve has branches that supply most of the cutaneous innervation to the anterior thigh?

A

femoral nerve

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5
Q

What nerves supply the upper aspect of the skin of the thigh?

A

ilioinguinal and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

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6
Q

Where does the great saphenous vein enter the thigh?

A

posterior to the medial femoral condyle at the knee

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7
Q

Where does the great saphenous vein terminate?

A

in the femoral vein

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8
Q

T or F: some of the tributaries of the great saphenous vein connect to veins of thorax and axilla to create collateral circulation between superior and inferior vena cavae

A

True

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9
Q

When might collateral circulation of great saphenous to the thorax and axilla be important?

A

When venous return through the liver is blocked

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10
Q

What is found 3-4cm inferior to the medial attachment of inguinal ligament to the pubic tubercle?

A

saphenous opening

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11
Q

What is the site of femoral hernias?

A

saphenous opening (most common in females)

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12
Q

What are the superior attachments of the fascia lata?

A

inguinal ligament, iliac crest, sacrotuberous ligament, ischial tuberosity, ischiopubic ramus, symphisis pubis

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13
Q

What does the fascia lata form as it thickens laterally?

A

Iliotibial tract

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14
Q

What muscles insert on the iliotibial tract?

A

gluteus maximus, tensor fasciae latae

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15
Q

What do the intermuscular septa attach on?

A

linea aspera

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16
Q

What does the fascia lata thicken to form at the knee?

A

lateral and medial retinacula of patella

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17
Q

What does the fascia lata continue as in the leg?

A

crural fascia

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18
Q

Which quadriceps muscle crosses both the hip and knee joint?

A

Rectus femoris

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19
Q

What three muscles insert on the pes anserinus?

A

sartorius, gracilis, semitendinosus

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20
Q

What is located within the quadriceps tendon?

A

The patella

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21
Q

What inserts on the lesser trochanter in the floor of the femoral triangle?

A

iliopsoas

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22
Q

What surrounds the femoral artery and vein?

A

femoral sheath

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23
Q

What forms the boarders of the femoral triangle?

A

inguinal ligament, sartorius, and medial border of adductor longus

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24
Q

What is the floor of the femoral triangle composed of?

A

iliopsoas, pectineus, and adductor longus

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25
Q

T or F: the femoral N., artery and vein pass superficial to the inguinal ligament

A

False

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26
Q

T or F: the fascia lata is an extension of the transversalis fascia from the trunk that extends deep to the inguinal ligament

A

False - this describes the FEMORAL sheath

27
Q

What is contained in the lateral compartment of the femoral sheath?

A

femoral artery

28
Q

What is contained in the middle compartment of the femoral sheath?

A

femoral vein

29
Q

What is contained in the medial compartment of the femoral sheath?

A

lymph nodes and fat

30
Q

What is the primary source of motor innervation to the anterior thigh?

A

Femoral N

31
Q

What is contained in the adductor canal?

A

femoral a/v.
saphenous n. (cutaneous)
nerve to vastus medialis

32
Q

What important branches arise from the the deep femoral artery?

A

medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries

33
Q

What artery arises from the deep lateral aspect of the femoral artery?

A

profunda femoris

34
Q

what nerve passes between psoas major and iliacus?

A

femoral N.

35
Q

What is the relationship of the femoral vein and artery as they pass through the adductor canal?

A

the vein is now posterior to artery

36
Q

Where does the adductor canal begin?

A

at the midpoint of the thigh where the sartorius muscle crosses the adductor longus muscle

37
Q

What forms the roof of the adductor canal?

A

sartorius muscle and fascia

38
Q

What is the medial border of the adductor canal?

A

adductor longus and magnus

39
Q

What is the lateral border of the adductor canal?

A

vastus medialis medialis muscle and fascia

40
Q

What marks the end of the adductor canal?

A

the adductor hiatus

41
Q

What artery runs posterior to adductor longus?

A

deep femoral

42
Q

What artery passes deeply in the groove between pectineus and iliopsoas?

A

medial circumflex femoral artery

43
Q

What vessels course deep to the sartorius?

A

femoral artery and vein

44
Q

What muscles are contained in the medial (adductor) compartment of the thigh?

A

pectineus, gracilis, adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, obturator extenus muscles

45
Q

What muscle lies between the anterior and posterior branches of the obturator nerves and vessels?

A

adductor brevis

46
Q

What are the boundaries of the greater sciatic foramen?

A

the greater sciatic notch, sacrotuberous ligament, sacrospinous ligament

47
Q

How do vessels enter the gluteal compartment?

A

the greater sciatic foramen

48
Q

What foramen allows communication between the gluteal region and the perineum?

A

the lesser sciatic foramen

49
Q

What are the boundaries of the lesser sciatic foramen?

A

Lesser sciatic notch, sacrospinous ligament (superior), sacrotuberous ligament (dorsal)

50
Q

What are the boundaries of the greater sciatic foramen?

A

Greater sciatic notch, sacrtuberous ligament (dorsal), sacrospinous ligament (inferior)

51
Q

What are the two attachment points of the sacrotuberous ligament?

A

ischial tuberosity and sacrum

52
Q

What nerves pass under piriformis and over oburator internus, and inferior a superior gemellus?

A

Inferior gluteal, sciatic, pudendal n., posterior femoral cutaneous n.

53
Q

What is the primary extensor of the hip joint?

A

gluteus maximus

54
Q

What muscle is directly deep to gluteus maximus?

A

gluteus medius

55
Q

What muscle is directly deep to gluteus medius?

A

gluteus minimus

56
Q

What nerves and vessel pass superiorly to pirformis and lies in the fascial plane between gluteus maximus and gluteus medius?

A

superior gluteal vessels and nerve

57
Q

What muscle takes up the majority of the greater sciatic foramen?

A

piriformis

58
Q

What passes through the lesser sciatic foramen?

A

pudendal n., obturator internus

59
Q

T or F: the major nerves and vessels of the leg enter through the lesser sciatic foramen

A

False, they enter through the greater sciatic foramen

60
Q

What are the two nerves that make up the sciatic n?

A

tibial and common fibular ns.

61
Q

Where does the sciatic nerve enter the posterior compartment of the thigh?

A

inferior to quadratus femoris

62
Q

Under what muscle does the sciatic nerve travel under in the thigh?

A

biceps femoris long head

63
Q

What descends medially relative to the sciatic n?

A

posterior femoral cutaneous n.

64
Q

What is the most medial structure to cross the ischial spine?

A

Pudendal n. (pudendal vessels = more lateral)

n. to obturator internus and sup. gemellus = most lateral