Thigh Flashcards
1
Q
What are the borders of the femoral triangle?
A
- inguinal ligament
- adductor Longus
- psoas major
2
Q
What does the femoral triangle contain in order from lateral to medial?
A
(NAVL)
- femoral Nerve
- femoral Artery
- femoral Vein
- deep inguinal Lymph nodes
3
Q
What are the borders of the adductor canal?
A
- Vastus medialis
- adductor longus
- adductor Magnus
- sartorius
4
Q
What does the adductor canal contain?
A
- femoral artery
- femoral vein
- saphenous nerve
- nerve to vastus medialis
5
Q
Attachments of the sartorial muscle?
A
Attachments:
- ASIS and superior half of notch inferior to ASIS
- superior medial tibia ( pes anserinus)
6
Q
Action of the sartorius?
A
Action:
- flexes the thigh at the hip
- adducts thigh
- laterally rotates thigh
- flexes leg at knee
7
Q
What nerve innovates the sartorius?
A
Innervation:
- femoral nerve
