Muscle
This powerful hip extensor is innervated by the inferior gluteal nerve and attaches to the iliotibial tract.
Gluteus maximus
This nerve passes under the inguinal ligament and supplies the quadriceps and sartorius.
Femoral n.
This artery is the primary blood supply to the femoral head and is at risk during hip fractures.
Medial circumflex femoral artery
This triangular space contains NAVEL from lateral to medial.
Femoral Triangle
This Y‑shaped ligament prevents hyperextension of the hip and attaches to the intertrochanteric line.
iliofemoral ligament
This muscle originates from the ASIS and performs hip flexion, abduction, and external rotation — the “sword” muscle.
Sartorius
This nerve travels through the obturator canal and innervates the adductor longus, brevis, and magnus, gracilis, obturator externus.
Obturator n.
This artery becomes the popliteal artery after passing through the adductor hiatus.
Femoral artery
This canal carries the femoral artery, femoral vein, and saphenous nerve beneath the sartorius.
Adductor canal
This ligament limits hip abduction and runs from the pubic ramus to the joint capsule.
Pubofemoral ligament
This deep external rotator exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen and is a landmark for gluteal nerves.
Piriformis
This cutaneous nerve of the thigh is prone to compression under tight belts, causing meralgia paresthetica.
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
This artery provides the acetabular branch that travels through the ligament of the head of the femur.
Obturator artery
This fossa behind the knee contains the tibial nerve, common fibular nerve, and popliteal vessels.
popliteal fossa
This ligament spirals posteriorly and helps “screw” the femoral head into the acetabulum.
Ischiofemoral ligament
This muscle inserts on the lesser trochanter and is a major hip flexor often responsible for lumbar tension.
Iliopsoas
This nerve exits the pelvis inferior to piriformis and innervates gluteus maximus.
Inferior gluteal nerve
This artery runs deep to the sartorius within the adductor canal.
Femoral artery
This space is bordered by the piriformis superiorly and is the exit point for the sciatic nerve.
Greater sciatic foramen
This knee ligament blends with the medial meniscus and is commonly injured in valgus stress.
Medial collateral ligament
This medial thigh muscle is the only adductor that also crosses the knee joint.
Gracilis
Your patient presents with weakness of hip extension and abduction, weakness of knee flexion and altered sensation of the posterior thigh and leg. Which of the following structures could contribute to all of the above symptoms?
* Sciatic Nerve
* Gluteus Maximus
• Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
• Sacral plexus
This artery supplies the lateral thigh and is a branch of the deep femoral artery.
Lateral circumflex femoral artery
This opening in the adductor magnus allows the femoral artery to transition into the popliteal artery.
Adductor hiatus
This intracapsular knee ligament prevents anterior translation of the tibia.
Anterior cruciate ligament