Anterior And Medial Thigh Flashcards

1
Q

What joint classification is the knee joint?

A

Synovial joint

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2
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What movements does the knee joint allow?

A

Flexion/extension, some medial/lateral rotation

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3
Q

What are the anterior thigh muscles?

A

Iliopsoas, sartorius, quadriceps

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4
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What forms the iliopsoas?

A

Iliacus and psoas major

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5
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What is the main function of the iliopsoas?

A

Hip flexion, weak lateral rotation

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6
Q

What are the borders of the sartorius?

A

From ASIS to anteromedial tibia

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7
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What is the function of the sartorius?

A

Hip flexion, lateral rotation and abduction, weak knee flexion

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8
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What are the four heads of the femur that create the quadriceps femoris?

A

Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis

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9
Q

Which head of femur crosses the hip joint?

A

Rectus femoris

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10
Q

What is the function of the quadriceps?

A

Knee extension, hip flexion

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11
Q

What are the muscles of the medial thigh?

A

Hip adductors, adductor magnus

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12
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Which muscles are hip adductors?

A

Pectineus (from pubis to pectineal line)
Adductor longus (from pubis to linea aspera)
Adductor brevis (from pubis to linea aspera)
Gracilis (from pubis to anteromedial tibia)

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13
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What are the two parts of the adductor magnus?

A

Adductor and hamstring

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14
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What is the function of the adductor?

A

Hip adduction, lateral rotation and weak flexion

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15
Q

What is the function of the hamstring?

A

Hip extension

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16
Q

Which muscles compose the pes anserinus?

A

Sartorius, gracilis, semitendinosus

17
Q

What is the motor innervation of the obturator externus, adductor longus, brevis & magnus, gracilis and pectineus?

A

Obturator nerve

18
Q

What is the motor innervation of the sartorius, quadriceps and pectineus?

A

Femoral nerve

19
Q

Arterial supply to the anterior and medial thigh comes from where?

A

Branches of deep femoral artery

20
Q

What are the borders of the femoral triangle?

A

Superior: Inguinal ligament
Lateral: Sartorius
Medial: Adductor longus
Floor: Pectinus and iliopsoas

21
Q

What is the order from lateral to medial of the neurovascular structures in the femoral triangle?

A

NAVIL

22
Q

What is a femoral hernia?

A

Bulge in femoral triangle that can move in and out with activity

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