Ant. Thigh ms
what muscle...
- innervated by ant. rami L1/2/3
- flexes thigh at hip; hip stabilization; can help with trunk flexion
psoASS major
list all the muscles of the medial thigh
- adductor magnus (adductor and hamstring part)
- adductor longus
- adductor brevis
- gracilis
- obturator externus
which muscles:
- extend thigh, flex leg and rotate it medially when knee flexed
- are innervated by tibial division sciatic nerve
semitendinosus and semimembranosus
where does the popliteal vein end and what does it become?
- adductor hiatus
- femoral vein
what is most superior in the nerve, vein, artery in the popliteal fossa
tibial nerve
pectineus ms is innervated by ______ nerve, and may get a branch from _____ nerve
femoral; obturator
the obturator nerve innervates all the muscles of the medial thigh except...
what is this ms innervated by?
- hamstring part of adductor magnus
- tibial branch of sciatic nerve
which muscle:
- is NOT biarticular
- does NOT extend thigh
- is NOT innervated by tibial division sciatic nerve
short head biceps femoris
what vessel joins femoral vein below inguinal ligament at saphenous hiatus in fascia lata?
great saphenous
what is the lateral sural cutaneous nerve a branch of?
common fibular
what muscle is known as the tailor's muscle?
sartorius
what muscle...
- adducts thigh; flexes leg; medial leg rotation
- innervated by obturator n.
gracilis
the semitendinosus ms is 1/2 tendinous from what point down?
2/3
what vessel receives profunda femoris, great saphenous vein, and other tributaries in the femoral triangle?
femoral vein
which nerve is NOT from the lumbar plexus?
- ilioinguinal
- branch of genitofemoral
- posterior femoral cutaneous
- lateral femoral cutaneous
post. femoral cutaneous
in addition to extending the leg at the knee joint, this muscle steadies hip jt and helps iliopsoas flex hip
rectus femoris
what is the most superior of the muscles of the medial thigh ?
obturator externus
which muscle has a proximal attachment to linea aspera and lateral supracondylar line of femur
short head biceps femoris
what are some branches of the profunda femoris artery?
medial and lateral circumflex femoral
what is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus?
what is its terminal cutaneous branch?
- femoral n.
- saphenous n.
what...
- is a derivative of vastus intermedius
- pulls synovial membrane superiorly when extend the knee, keeping folds of membrane
out of the way
articularis genu
what muscle of the medial thigh lies behind the pectineus?
what lies deep to that?
- adductor longus
- adductor brevis
what ligament splits the biceps femoris tendon at the fibular head
fibular collateral ligament
what arteries form the genicular anastomoses?
- lateral superior genicular a.
- lateral inferior genicular a.
- medial superior genicular a.
- medial inferior genicular a.
- middle genicular a.
what nerve supplies cutaneous innervation to the skin of the heel of the foot?
tibial n.