Superficial structures lower limb

Question 1

Anterior femoral region

Answer 1

1) Gr saphenous vein:
-passes up medial side on anterior thigh
-then thru saphenous opening (opening in deep fascia cov femoral triangle
-terminates in femoral vein
**Drains blood from ant+medial leg(crural reg)
og ant+post thigh(femoral reg)

*Tributaries:
a) ext pudendal veins (ext. genitals)
b) superficial epigastric V (adj. p abd.wall)
c) spf. c.flex iliac V (abd.wall over inguinal ligg)

Question 2

Anterior femoral region frh

Answer 2

Br of femoral Artery (br for adj. regions of trunk + ext genitals)

a) ext. pudendal aa
b) spf. epigastric a
c) spf. c.flex iliac a

Question 3

Anterior femoral region frh

Answer 3

innervation of skin and subq tissue=

a) ant. cutaneous br of femoral N (anteriorly)

b) lateral cut. femoral N (laterally)

c) femoral br of genitofemoral N (medially, upper p. of limb)

d) cutaneous br of obturator N (medially, lower p. of limb)

e) ilioinguinal N og genital br of genitofemoral N
(ext. genital organs)

f) iliohypogastric N (gluteal reg-lateral p)

Question 4

Saphenous hiatus (opening)

Answer 4

A opening in fascia lata below inguinal ligg
-it’s overpalled by fascia cribrosa (p. of fascia lata)
-great saphenous V opens in femoral V

Question 5

Anterior genual (knee) region

Answer 5

1) Gr saphenous vein:
-passes up medial side knee
-acc. by saphenous Nerve

2) Descending genicular A:
-From femoral A, just before passing thru adductor hiatus

3) Saphenous N-infrapatellar br
-pierces sartorius + fascia lata. It innervates skin in front of patella

4) saphenous N
-br of femoral N
-leaves adductor canal