Lower Limb

Question 1

dWhat are the contents of the adductor canal

Answer 1

Saphenous nerve
Superficial femoral artery
Superficial femoral vein

Question 2

What are the borders of the adductor canal

Answer 2

Laterally: Vastus Medialis
- Posteriorly: Adductor longus, adductor magnus
Roof: Satorius

Question 3

What is the landmark which marks the injection site of a pudendal nerve block

Answer 3

Ischial spine

Question 4

What is the nerve root of the superior gluteal nerve

Answer 4

L4, L5, and S1

Question 5

What is the nerve roots of the inferior gluteal nerve

Answer 5

L5, S1 and S2

Question 6

Which nerve provides sensory innervation of the posterior thigh and popliteal fossa?

Answer 6

Posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh (S1,2,3,4)

Question 7

Through which foramen does the pudendal nerve exit?

Answer 7

Lesser sciatic foramen

Question 8

Which structures pass through the lesser sciatic foramen?

Answer 8

obturator internus muscle’s tendon, nerve, and the internal pudendal vessels and pudendal nerve

Question 9

Which structures pass through the greater sciatic foramen

Answer 9

• Sciatic nerve
• Piriformis muscle
• Inferior gluteal vessels
• Deep lateral rotators of the hip
• posterior cutaneous nerve of the hip