Final Flashcards
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What actions do the anterior compartment of the thigh do?
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Hip flexion
Knee Extension
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What action does the medial compartment of the thigh do?
A
Adductor
3
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What invests the LE?
A
Deep Fascia
4
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What separates the compartments of the thigh and what are those compartment?
A
Fibrous septa of the fascia lata & crural fascia
Anterior, medial & posterior
5
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Where does the fascia lata attach superiorly?
A
Inguinal ligament, pubic arch, body of pubis & pubic tubercle
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Where does the fascia lata attach laterally & posteriorly?
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Iliac crest
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Where does the fascia lata attach posteriorly to?
A
Sacrum, coccyx, sarcrotuberous ligament & ischial tuberosity
8
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What is an extremely strong, thickened lateral compartment of the fascia lata?
A
Iliotibial band
9
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What muscles does the iliotibal band enclose?
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Tensor fascia lata & Gluteus maximus
10
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Where does the IT band attach at distal?
A
Gerdy’s tubercle on the tibia
11
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What permits the passage of the great saphenous vein and where?
A
Saphenous opening
Inferior to medial part of the inguinal ligament
12
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What is the name of the deep fascia of the leg and what is it continuous with?
A
Crural fascia
Continuous with the fascia lata
13
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Which veins contain more valves? superficial or deep?
A
Deep
14
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What are the 2 major superficial veins?
A
Great & small saphenous veins
15
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What combines to give rise to the great saphenous veins?
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Dorsal vein of great toe & dorsal venous arch
16
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Where does the great saphenous vein empty into?
A
Femoral vein
17
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What combines to form the small saphenous vein?
A
Dorsal vein of the small toe & dorsal venous arch
18
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Where does the small saphenous vein empty into?
A
Popliteal vein
19
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What doe pulsations from arteries & compression from muscles aid in?
A
Venous return
20
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Why does perforating veins always allow blood from superficial to deep only?
A
Pierce the deep fascia and valves
21
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What are the boundaries of the femoral triangle?
A
Superiorly: Inguinal ligament
Medially: Adductor longus muscle
Laterally: Sartorius Muscles
Apex: Where sartorial m & adductor longus muscle cross
Roof: Fascia lata, subcutaneous tissue & skin
Floor: iliopsas & pectinous mm
22
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What are the contents of the femoral triangle?
A
Femoral N & branches
Femoral Sheath
Femoral A
Femoral V
Lymph Nodes
23
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What is the femoral sheath?
A
Funnel shaped fascial tube extending 4 cm inferiorly from inguinal ligament
24
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What is the femoral sheath a continuation of?
A
Transveralis fascia of abdominal wall & fascia covering the iliopsoas muscle
Blends with outer layer of femoral vessels (tunica adventitia)
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What does the femoral sheath allow?
Femoral vessels to glide easily beneath the inguinal ligament during movement of the hip (flex/ext)
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What are the three compartments of the femoral sheath & what is the contents?
Lateral: femoral artery
Intermediate: Femoral Vein
Medial: is the femoral canal (normally empty)
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What is the proximal opening into the femoral canal?
Femoral ring
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What are the boundaries of the femoral ring?
Laterally: Fascial partition b/w femoral canal & vein
Posteriorly: Superior ramus of pubis covered by pectinous m
Medially: Lacunar ligament
Anteriorly: Medial aspect of inguinal ligament
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What is the inguinal ligament and what it is formed by?
Retinaculum
Formed from aponeurosis of external oblique muscle of the anterior abdominal wall
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Fibers of the inguinal ligament that attach to the superior pubic ramus make up what?
Lacunar ligament
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Fibers of the inguinal ligament that attach most posterior & laterally projecting represent what?
Pectineal ligament
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What muscles make up the anterior compartment of the thigh?
Sartorius
Pectineus
Iliopsoas
Tensor of fascia lata
Quadriceps femoris
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All muscle in the anterior compartment of the thigh are innervated by the femoral nerve except?
Psoas major & Tensor fascia lata
34
What muscles make up the medial compartment of the thigh?
Gracilis
Adductor Longus
Adductor brevis
Adductor Magnus
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Branches of the obturator nerve innervate the muscles of medial compartment except?
Part of adductor Magnus
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What is the adductor canal?
Narrow fascial tunnel coursing about 15 cm long in the thigh, deep to middle 1/3 of sartorius muscle
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What does the adductor canal provide a passage way for?
Provides passage through the musculature for vessels to reach the popliteal fossa
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Where the does the proximal end of the adductor canal begin and what is the distal end?
Prox: Where sartorius muscles cross over the adductor longus muscle
Distal: Adductor hiatus
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What things pass through the adductor canal?
Femoral artery & veins
Femoral nerves
Saphenous N
Nerve to vastus medialis m
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What things pass through the adductor canal and then through the hiatus to the popliteal fossa?
Femoral artery & vein
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What is the name of the branch off the femoral artery?
Profunda femoris artery (deep artery of the thigh)
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What artery does the deep artery of the thigh give off?
Circumflex femoral arteries
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How does the posterior compartment of the thigh get blood?
Deep artery sends several perforating branches
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Does the posterior compartment have an artery coursing through it?
No
45
What is the transitional region from trunk to limb posteriorly?
Gluteal region
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What are 3 clinical correlation of Femoral triangle?
Cannulation of femoral A & V
Femoral hernia
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What is a hip pointer?
Contusion of iliac crest, usually anterior near ASIS & organ of sartorius muscle caused by collision
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What is a charley horse?
Muscle fibers tearing, hematoma in quadriceps causing localized pain
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Which muscle is the largest & most powerful adductor in the thigh?
Adductor Magnus
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What are the three parts of adductor magnus?
Minimus, adductor & hamstring parts
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Where is the adductor portion of adductor Magnus attached and what can it do?
Attached along entire length of linea aspera of femur & inferiorly onto medial supracondylar ridge
Can flex the thigh
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What are the difference between the hamstring portion of adductor Magnus & the rest of the muscle?
Attachment: Attached to ischial tuberosity to adductor tubercle
Nerve Supply: Tibial division of sciatic nerve
Main Action: Extend the thigh
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True or False: Hamstring portion does not fulfill all the criteria to be a true hamstring
True
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What is a pulled groin?
Stretching injury (strain of adductor muscles/and or tearing of their proximal attachments
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Within the proximal thigh what nerves travel from the abdominal wall & send branches to innervate the skin?
Subcostal, iliohypogastric & ilioinguinal nerves
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What muscle does the genitofemoral nerve pierce & where does it go?
Psoas Major
- Descends on the surface of the muscles to the inguinal region
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Where does the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve emerge & where does it travel?
- Emerges Superolateral to femoral nerve from deep to lateral edge of psoas muscle
- Travels laterally to anterolateral thigh by cousin deep to most lateral part of inguinal ligament
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What does the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve innervate?
Anterolateral thigh
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How does the obturator nerve reach the medial thigh?
Travels through obturator foramen
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What muscle does the femoral nerve originate within?
Psoas Major
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Where does the femoral nerve travel?
Lateral to pass major on surface of lilacus muscle, then deep to middle of inguinal ligament & into thigh
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What does the femoral nerve innervate?
Iliac muscle
Anterior compartment muscle of thigh
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What is the farthest reaching branch of the femoral nerve & what does it innervate?
Saphenous nerve
Cutaneous innervation to medial leg & medial aspect of proximal foot
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What is the gluteal region bounded by?
Superiorly: Iliac Crest
Medially: Intergluteal cleft
Inferiorly: Gluteal fold
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What bones form the aceatublum?
All 3 pelvic bones (ilium, ischium & pubis)
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How is the femur oriented and why?
Obliquely to put knees more adjacent & inferior to trunk
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What are the prominent feature of the femur?
Head, neck, greater & lesser trochanter & large condyles
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What is the angle of inclination?
Obtuse angle b/w basic of femoral neck & femoral shaft
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What does the angle of inclination of the femur have to do with mobility?
Arrangement allows for greater mobility of hip joint by placing head & neck of femur more perpendicular to acetabulum
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Due to the angle of inclination how can the muscles be oriented?
Rotator muscle oriented laterally
Abductors placed superiorly (freeing lateral surface of femur for attachment of knee extensors)
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The articulation of what forms the anterior sacroiliac joint?
Auricular surfaces of sacrum & ilium have irregular surfaces of which interlock
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Why is the anterior sacroiliac joint unique?
Synovial joint with very little mobility
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What are the thin anterior fibers of the capsule?
Anterior sacroiliac ligaments
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What surrounds the posterior sacroiliac joint?
Posterior sacroiliac ligaments
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What are the posterior sacroiliac ligaments?
External continuations of deeper interosseous ligaments
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What are interosseous ligaments?
Strong fibers that connect the tuberoses of sacrum & ilium
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What does the orientation of the interossus ligament do to the ilia?
Pulls it inward when body weigh drives sacrum downward
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What do the iliolumbar ligaments do?
Strengthen lumbrosacral joints by spanning from transverse process of L4,5 to ilium
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Where does the sacrotuberous ligament run?
Posterior ilium & lateral sacrum & coccyx to ischial tuberosity
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Where does the sacrospinous ligament run?
From lateral sacrum & coccyx to ischial spine
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What force does the sacrospinous & sacrotuberous ligament resist?
Anterior/Inferior rotation of sacrum from body weight
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What is the greater sciatic foramen an opening for?
Structures entering or leaving the pelvis
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What is the lesser sciatic foramen an opening for?
Structures entering or leaving the perineum
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What is the name of the part on the femur that is not covered with articular cartilage>
Central area called the fovea
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What attaches to the fovea?
ligament of femoral head (ligament teres)
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Why are the surfaces of the femoral head not congruent when standing upright?
B/c acetabulum faces anteriorly, laterally & inferiorly
- Angle of femoral neck & head
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What part of the femoral head is exposed when standing upright?
Anterior portion
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Where is the lunate surface of the acetabulum and what does it cover?
Covered with cartilage at the periphery, covers the rim
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What is the acetabular notch?
Inferiorly the lunate surface of the acetabulum is deficient this makes the acetabular notch
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What is the labrum & what does it do?
Lip of cartilage
Extends off the rim to keep socket & adds about 10% more surface area to acetabulum
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What is the transverse acetabular ligament & what does it span?
Inferior continuation of labrum & spans the notch
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What is the acetabular fossa?
Deepest, most central part of acetabulum
- Formed mainly by ischium
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What are the movements of the hip joint?
Flexion- Extension
Adduction- Abduction
Medial - Lateral Rotation
Cirumduction
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Where does the capsule of the hip attach to?
Proximally: From acetabular rim & transfers acetabular ligament
Anteriorly: Intertrochanteric line
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T/F: There is an attachment of the capsule to the femur posteriorly
F
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What are the 3 intrinsic ligament that support the hip joint?
Iliofemoral ligament
Pubofemoral ligament
Ischiofemoral ligament
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Where does the iliofemoral ligament span & what does it prevent?
Spans AIIS & acetabular rim to intertrochanteric line
Prevents hyperextension of hip by screwing the femoral head into the acetabulum
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Where does the pubofemoral ligament span & what does it prevent?
- Spans from obturator crest (of pubic bone) to blending with capsule & iliofemoral ligament
- Prevents hyperabduction but also tightness during extension
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Where does the ischiofemoral ligament span and what does it limit?
Posterior, Spans from ischial part of acetabular rim to neck of femur, medial to greater trochanter
- Not as strong as other but limits hyperextension
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Of the intrinsic ligaments of the hip joint, which is the weakest?
Ischiofemoral ligament
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What is the main blood supply of the hip?
Medial circumflex femoral artery
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What does the medial circumflex femoral artery arise from and where?
Arises from deep femoral artery near the neck of the femur
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Where do penerating branches of the deep femoral artery pierce the capusle?
Posterior side
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If the medial circumflex artery was damaged would the femoral head be able to get enough blood?
No because the artery to the femoral head is not significant enough to sustain it
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Where does the artery to the femoral head arise from?
Obturator artery
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What is the similarities of the superficial gluteal muscles?
- Proximal attachment to Ala & margins of the ilium
- Mainly extend, abduct & medially rotate
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What is the similarities of the deep gluteal muscles?>
- Smaller
-Distal attachments on or near the intertrochanteric crest of femur
- Laterally rotate & stabilize hip joint by steading femoral head in acetabulum
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What is the most superficial gluteal muscle and what is the attachments?
- Gluteus maximus
- Attached posterior to posterior gluteal line on ilium & along sacrum, coccyx, & sacrotuberous ligament
- Most fibers insert into ITB, some directly onto gluteal tuberosity
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When is the gluteus maximus most active?
Extending thigh from flexed position
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What are the actions of gluteus maximus?
Extending thigh from flexed position
Laterally rotate
Steady thigh going from sitting to standing
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True or false: Glutues maximus is active when standing upright
False
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What are the shared attachments and actions of gluteus maximus & minimus?
- Posterior ilium, greater trochanter
- Abduct & medially rotate thigh
- Keep Pelvis level when the contralateral limb is in swing phase
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True or False: Tensor Fascia lata functions as medius & minimus do
True
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What are the attachments of the tensor of fascia lata?
Prox: ASIS & anterior iliac crest
Distal: Gerry's tubercle
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All smaller gluteal muscles can abduct the flexed thigh except?
Quadratus femoris
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What is the roll of the smaller muscles of the gluteal region?
Lateral rotators of thigh
Steady femoral head in acetabulum
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What nerves supply the skin of the butt?
Clunial nerves
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True or False: Superior & middle clonal nerves are anterior rami coming from upper lumbar & sacral levels
False- Posterior Rami
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Where do the deep gluteal nerves arise from?
Sacral plexus (L4-S3)
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What do all the deep gluteal nerves pass through?
Greater sciatic foramen
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All the deep gluteal nerves pass through the greater sciatic foramen and emerge inferior to piriformis muscle except?
Superior gluteal nerve
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Where doe the superior gluteal nerve emerge from to innervate what?
- Above piriformis
- Innervate gluteus medius, gluteus minimus & tensor of fascia lata
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What does the inferior gluteal nerve innervate?
Gluteus maximus
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What does the nerve to quadratus femoris innervate?
inferior gemellus & quadratus femoris
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What does posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh innervate?
Large area of skin including:
- inferior half of butt
- Posterior thigh
- Popliteal fossa
- Lateral perineum
- Upper medial thigh
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What nerve does the posterior cutaneous nerve give off?
Inferior clonal nerve
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What does the pudenal nerve innervate in the gluteal region & posterior thigh?
Nothing
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Where does the pudenal nerve go and how does it get there?
Most medial nerve that dives back into the pelvis through the lesser sciatic foramen
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What does the nerve to obturator internus innervate in gluteal region?
Superior gemellus & obturator internus
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The nerve to obturator internus ends up where and how does it get there?
Pelvis through inferior sciatic foramen
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What provides the main blood supply to the pelvis?
Internal iliac artery
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Where doe the external iliac artery course?
Stay anterior, pass through femoral canal to supply lower extremity structures
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What arteries of the gluteal region emerge through the greater sciatic foramen?
Superior gluteal artery
Inferior gluteal artery
Internal pudendal artery
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The superior gluteal emerges (blank) to piriformis whereas inferior gluteal artery emerges (blank) to piriformis?
Superior
Inferior
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What is the name of the artery that gives off the artery to the sciatic nerve?
Inferior gluteal artery
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What does the inferior gluteal artery supply?
Glut max
obturator internus
quadratus femoris
superior part of hamstring
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What two arteries often participate with anastomoses around the hip?
Superior & inferior gluteal arteries
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What does the internal pudendal artery course with and where does it go & what does it supply?
Pudenal nerve
Goes back into pelvis through lesser sciatic foramen
Supply perineal skin, external genitalia & perineal muscles
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Deep artery of thigh gives off branches to posterior thigh called? What do they penetrate?
Perforating branch
Aponeurotic aspect of adductor Magnus
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What criteria must a muscle meet to be considered a true hamstring?
- Prox attachment to ischial tuberosity
- Span & act on 2 joints: (extend thigh & flex leg)
- Innervated by tibial division of sciatic nerve
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Does short head of bicep femoris meet any criteria to be a hamstring?
No
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Where doe the sciatic nerve typically emerge?
From pelvis inferior to piriformis muscle through the greater sciatic foramen
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Within sciatic nerve large sheath it is really 2 separate nerves named what?
Tibial nerve & common fibular nerve
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Does the sciatic nerve innervate anything in the gluteal region?
No
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Of the posterior thigh what does the tibial part innervate?
Hamstrings & hamstring part of adductor magnus
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Of the posterior thigh what does the common fibular part innervate?
SHort head of biceps femoris
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Everything inferior to the knee is innervated by branches of the sciatic nerve except for one exception which is?
Saphenous nerve
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What are the 3 main divisions of the thorax?
Mediastinum: central compartment, housing all thoracic contents except lungs
Paired Lateral pulmonary cavities: Occupied by lungs
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What bones make up the thoracic cage?
- 12 pairs of ribs & associated costal cartilages
- 12 thoracic vertebrae & intervening IVD
- Sternum
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What is the primary function of the thoracic cage?
Protective of thoracic & abdominal contents
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What are the 3 parts of the sternum?
manbrium
body
xiphoid process
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What is the name of the junction between the manubrium & body?
Manubiostenal joint or sternal angle
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Articulation of what 3 bones make up the xiphisternal joint?
7th rib attaching at junction of body & xipohiod process
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What represents the inferior limit of the thoracic cavity?
Xiphoid process
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The facets on the head of ribs articulate with vertebrae of same numerical level & one superior except?
1st rib articulates with T1 & ribs 10-12 with their respective vertebrae
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Which ribs attach to the sternum directly via their costal cartilages?
True ribs 1-7
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False ribs articulate to what via their costal cartilages?
Next superior rib
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Where do floating ribs end?
Abdominal musculature
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Which ribs are false ribs?
8-10
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which ribs are floating ribs?
11-12
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What are costal grooves?
Concavities on the inferior, internal borders of ribs for intercostal nerves & vessels
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Where are intercostal spaces present and what are they named for?
B/w each successive rib & named for superior rib
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What is the costovertebral joints?
b/w head of ribs & vertebral bodies
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What is the costotransverse joint?
b/w tubercle of ribs & transverse process of thoracic vertebrae
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What is the costochondral joint?
b/w ribs & costal cartilage
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What is the sternocostal joint?
b/w costal cartilage & sternum
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What joints of thorax are synchondroses?
All costochondral joint
1st rib/manubrium (1st sternocostal joint)
Xiphisternal joint
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Where do symphyses occur in the thorax?
Posteriorly b/w thoracic vertebral bodies
Anteriorly at manubriosternal joint
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What are the boundaries of the superior thoracic aperture?
Posteriorly: Vertebrae T1
Laterally: 1st rib & their costal cartilage
Anteriorly: Superior border of manubrium
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What structures pass through superior thoracic aperture?
Trachea, esophagus, nerves & vessels that supply/drain the head, neck & upper extremity
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What are the boundaries of the inferior thoracic aperture?
Posteriorly: T12 vertebrae
Posterolaterlly: 11th & 12th pairs of ribs
Anterolaterally: costal margins, made up of costal cartilages 7-10
Anteriorly: Xiphisternal joint
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What covers the inferior thoracic aperture?
diaphragm
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What abdominal viscera lay superior to the plane of the inferior thoracic apenture?
liver, stomach, spleen
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How do the external intercostal run?
Inferoanteriorly b/w successive ribs b/w tubercles & costochondral junctions
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When are the eternal intercostal most active?
Inspiration, maintaining the tone of muscles & elevating the ribs during forced inspiration
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What are the external intercostal continuous with?
External oblique muscles
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How do the internal intercostals run and what are they continuous with?
Inferoposteriorly
Continuous with internal oblique muscles
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When are internal intercostal most active?
Expiration
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What do intercostal nerves & vessels travel between?
Internal intercostals & innermost intercostals
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Where do the transverse thoracic muscles run and what is their action?
- 4-5 slips of muscle deep on anterior wall from diploid process & body of sternum running to costal cartilages
- Help w/ inspiration & proprioceptive role
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What is transverse thoracic muscles continuous with?
Transverse abdominis layer inferiorly
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Where do the subcostal muscles run & what is their action?
- Span 2-3 ribs oriented inferoposteriorly
-Depress ribs
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What is the primary muscle of inspiration?
Diaphragm
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What are the 3 hiatus in the diaphragm?
Inferior vena cava, aorta & espousal
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Where do internal thoracic arteries & vein run?
internal anterior thoracic wall, running on either side of the sternum
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What does the internal thoracic artery divide into?
Musculophrenic & superior epigastric
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What artery supplies the first 6 intercostal spaces?
Anterior intercostal arteries
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What artery supply intercostal spaces 7-9 & the diaphragm?
Musculophrenic
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What artery supplies anterior abdominal wall supplying muscles?
Superior epigastric
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What does the pulmonary cavities contain?
Lungs & pleura
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What separates the pulmonary cavities and what does it contain?
Mediastinum & all other thoracic structures
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What lines the entire thoracic wall?
Endothoracic fascia
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What does the end-thoracic fascia cover?
Apices of lungs superior to 1st rib
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How many lobes the right lung have?
3
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What is the pleural sleeve?
Reflection of pleura where all tubular structures enter/exit the lung
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What compromises the root?
Actual structures passing into & out of the lung at the hilum
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What are the strucutres of the root of the lung?
Bronchus, pulmonary artery, Superior & inferior pulmonary veins
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What is the pulmonary ligament?
Double layer pleural structure continuons with sleeve but inferior to root
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What is the lingula?
Inferior, anterior projection of the superior lobe that tucks around the apex of the heart
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What is found on the left lung in regards to impression?
Cardiac notch
Cardiac impression
Grooves for aortic arch & descending aorta
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Where does the trachea begin, terminate & into what?
Begin: inferior to cricoid cartilage
Terminate: Level of sternal angle into right & left main bronchi
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Where does the trachea ascend & enter?
Anterior to esophagus entering superior mediastinum
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What is the transverse thoracic plane?
Horizontal plane running from sternal angle anteriorly to T4-T5 IV disc
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What is the inferior mediastinum subdivided into?
Anterior, middle & posterior compartments
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What makes up the mediastinum?
Pericardium & contents
Contents:
- Pericardial sac
- Heart
- Cardiac nerve plexus
- Roots of great vessels (Ascending aorta, SVC/IVC & pulmonary trunk
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What are the 2 layers of the pericardium? And what do they blend into?
External fibrous Pericardium --> tunica adventitia of great vessels superiorly & central tendon of diaphragm inferiorly
Parietal layer--> become visceral layer of serous pericardium
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What innervated the pericardium?
Cardiac nerve plexus
-Autonomic fibers from vagus nerve
- Sympathetic nerves
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What supplies general sense to pericardium?
Phrenic nerve
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What supplies blood to pericardium?
Pericardiophrenic artery
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What forms the base of the heart?
Left atrium (some right)
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What forms the apex of the heart?
inferolateral part of left ventricle
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What are the 4 surfaces of the heart?
Anterior (Sternocostal)--> right ventricle
Diaphragmatic --> left ventricle
Right Pulmonary --> right atrium
Left pulmonary --> left ventricle
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What are the 4 borders of the heart?
Right--> right atrium
Inferior --> main right ventricle
Left Border --> left ventricle (little bit of left auricle)
Superior --> right & left atria & auricles
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What are the component of the abdominal wall?
-Musculoaponeurotic walls
- Diaphragm
- Pelvic floor muscles
- Lumbar section of vertebral
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What bounds the anterolateral abdominal wall?
Superiorly: Cartilages of 7th-10th ribs & diploid process
Inferiorly: Inguinal ligament & superior margins of anterolateral aspect of pelvic girdle
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What does the linea semilunaris represent?
lateral limit of rectus sheath
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What are the component of rectus sheath?
External abdominal oblique & aponeurosis + Internal abdominal oblique & aponeurosis + Transverse abdominal & aponeurosis
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What does the abdominal aorta branch into that supplies the abdominal wall?
Posterior intercostal artery
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What does the external iliac/femoral artery branch into that supplies the abdominal wall?
superficial epigastric, circumflex iliac & inferior epigastric
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What is the inguinal canal formed to permit ?
Descent of testes
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What are the lateral & medial crura ?
Parts of external oblique aponeurosis which surround superficial inguinal ring
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What is the inguinal falx (conjoint tendon)?
Medial reinforcement of posterior wall of inguinal canal formed by fused aponeuroses of internal oblique & transverse abdomens
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What are lateral umbilical folds?
Inferior epigastric a. & v
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What are the meidal umbilical folds>
obliterated umbilical arteries
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What is the medial umbilical fold (single) ?
obliterated urachus
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What are the boudaries of the inguinal triangle?
Medially: rectus abdominis
Inferiorly: Inguinal ligament & inferior epigastric artery & vein
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What is the deep inguinal ring in?
Transverse abdominal muscle lateral to vessels
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What structures does the iliohypogastric innervate?
- Skin over iliac crest
- Upper inguinal & hypogastric regions
- Superolateral quadrant of buttock
- Internal oblique
- Transverse abdominal muscles
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What does the ilioinguinal innervate?
- Skin of lower inguinal region
- Mons pubis/labia majora
- Adjacent medial thigh
Inferiormost internal oblique & transverse abdominal muscles
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What does the genitofemoral nerve pierce & split into?
Psoas major
Femoral & genital branch
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What type of innervation does the parietal part of the peritoneum receive?
Somatic
