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What are the 3 muscles that boarder the Femoral Triangle? (Mnemonic = SAIL)

A 
Sartorius (lateral)
Adductor longus (medial)
Inguinal Ligament (superior boarder)
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What 3 muscles make up the floor of the femoral triangle?

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Iliopsoas (later)
Adductor Longus (medial)
Pectineus (medial between iliopsoas and adductor longus)
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What does the femoral triangle contain? In order from medial to lateral (Mnemonic = NAVY)

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Femoral Nerve, Femoral Artery, Femoral Vein, Inguinal Lymph Nodes

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What is the retro-inguinal space?

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A space between the inguinal ligament and pelvis.

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What two compartments make up the retro-inguinal space?

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Muscular and vascular compartments

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What is found in the muscular compartment of the retro-inguinal space of the femoral triangle?

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Iliopsoas muscle and femoral nerve

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What is found in the vascular compartment of the retro-inguinal space?

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Femoral Artery, Femoral vein, Inguinal lymph nodes

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What is the iliopectinal arch?

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it divides the muscular and vascular compartments of the retro-inguinal space

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Where is the adductor canal?

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Middle third of thigh, approximately 15cm long.

Begins at distal end (apex) of femoral triangle

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What are the boarders of the adductor canal?

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vastus medialis,
adductor longus,
adductor magnus,
sartorius

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What does the adductor canal contain?

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femoral artery,
femoral vein,
saphenous nerve,
nerve to vastus medialis

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Where does the adductor canal end?

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adductor hiatus

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What divides the retro-inguinal space into muscular and vascular compartments?

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The iliopectineal arch

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What is the name of the space between the inguinal ligament and the pelvis?

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The retro-inguinal space

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What is the proximal attachment of semitendinosus?

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Ischial tuberosity

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What is the proximal attachment of biceps femoris?

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Ischial tuberosity, linea aspera and lateral supracondylar line

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When a segment of a limb is shortened following a fracture of a long bone this is known as:

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Foreshortening

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What is the distal attachment of articularis genu?

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The superior aspect of the knee joint

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19
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Which spinal nerves are most important for the quadricep muscles?

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L3 and L4

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What travels in the muscular compartment of the retro-inguinal space?

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Femoral nerve

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21
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Where do femoral fractures occur most frequently?

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The neck of the femur

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What is the proximal attachment of gracilis?

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Body and inferior ramus of pubis

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Aponeurotic fibres from which muscle form the lateral patellar retinaculum?

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Vastus lateralis

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Which adductor is the weakest?

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Gracilis

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Which part of adductor magnus may flex the thigh?
Adductor part
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How many of the quadricep muscles extend the leg at the knee
4
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What is the proximal attachment of rectus femoris?
AIIS and ilium superior to acetabulum
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Which muscle attaches to the head of the fibula?
Biceps Femoris
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Which muscle attaches to the adductor tubercle?
Adductor magnus
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How long is the adductor canal?
15cm
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What is the distal attachment of vastus intermedius?
Base of patella (tibial tuberosity via patella ligament)
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Which nerve innervates semitendinosus?
Tibial division of sciatic nerve
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If the knee is flexed, what will the semimembrinosis do?
medially rotate the leg
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Which muscle pulls the synovial membrane of the knee joint superiorly during extension of the leg at the knee?
Articularis genu
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How many nerves usually pass through the adductor canal?
2
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Which muscle attaches to the intertrochanteric line?
Vastus medialis
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Does Saratorius adduct the thigh
no
38
does the obturator nerve pass through the adductor canal
no
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Where does the adductor canal end?
At the adductor hiatus
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If the knee is flexed, what is an action of the biceps femoris on the leg
laterally rotates leg if knee is flexed
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What is the proximal attachment of pectineus?
Superior pubic ramus
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What is the proximal attachment of vastus lateralis?
Greater trochanter and lateral lip of linea aspera
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Which nerve innervates vastus medialis?
Femoral
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Which part of adductor magnus may extend the thigh?
Hamstring part
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Which muscle attaches to the inferior, anterior shaft of the femur?
Articularis genu
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Which muscles attach to the linea aspera
Vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and adductor longus
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A comminuted fracture involves
bone fragments
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How many joints does rectus femoris cross
2
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What are the functions of biceps femoris (remember knee extended and knee bent)
Flexion of leg at knee, extension of thigh at hip and laterally rotates leg if knee flexed
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Which hamstring muscle attached to the femur?
Biceps femoris
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What is the proximal attachment of the hamstring part of adductor magnus?
Ischial tuberosity
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What is the distal attachment of biceps femoris?
Head of fibula
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Which muscle attaches to the pectineal line?
Pectineus
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Which nerve innervates biceps femoris?
Tibial and common fibular divisions of sciatic nerve
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Which of the following is part of the floor of the femoral triangle?
Pectineus
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What is an action of semimembranosus?
Flexes the leg at the knee
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Which of the following is one of the borders of the adductor canal?
Sartorius
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Which of the following is a border of the femoral triangle?
Sartorius
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What is the proximal attachment of vastus intermedius?
Anterior and lateral surfaces of femoral shaft
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Which muscles attach to the pes anserinus?
Sartorius, gracilis and semitendinosus
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What is the distal attachment of sartorius?
Superior medial tibia
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Which nerves innervate adductor magnus?
Posterior division of obturator nerve and sciatic nerve
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Which nerve innervates sartorius?
Femoral nerve
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What are actions of semitendinosus?
Extends the thigh at the hip, flexes the leg at the knee and medially rotates the leg at the knee if the knee is flexed
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Which nerve innervates semimembranosus
Tibial division of sciatic nerve
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Which nerve innervates adductor longus?
Anterior division of obturator nerve
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Where does the adductor canal begin?
At the distal end of the femoral triangle

BMS172 - anatomy lower limb (13 decks)

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