Lower Limb — Flashcards

Gluteus _____ muscle is attached to the lateral surface of the greater trochanter.

The great saphenous vein courses superiorly from the _____, anterior to the medial malleolus, and up the medial aspect of the leg / thigh

Linea aspera gives attachment to the _____, intermuscular septa and the short head of biceps femoris. (muscle and fascia)

The common peroneal nerve splits into the deep peroneal nerve (supplying the _____ compartment) and the superficial peroneal nerve (supplying the lateral compartment)

_____ ligaments are also known as meniscotibial ligament.

The slings involved in _____ longitudinal arch are the peroneus longus and brevis muscles.

The _____ nerve travels with the popliteal artery through the popliteal fossa.

_____ division of obturator nerve supplies adductor magnus, obturator externus.

The saphenous nerve is _____ to the femoral artery in the adductor canal.

The blood supply of the femoral head is derived from an arterial ring (trochanteric anastomosis) around the neck of femur constituted by:-_____ arteries, which are the branches of profunda femoris artery.-Superior and inferior gluteal vessels (minor contributions).

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