Lower Limb — Flashcards

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

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

Knee joint is a _____ synovial joint consisting of tibiofemoral and patellofemoral articulations.

Hint: simple/complex

The _____ and adductor magnus belongs to the medial compartment of the thigh.

Hint: muscle

The distal end of the iliotibial tract is attached to the _____ tubercle present on the lateral condyle of the tibia

Branches of femoral artery are:Superficial _____Superficial circumflex iliacSuperficial external pudendalDeep external pudendal Muscular branchesProfunda femoris arteryDescending genicular artery

The _____ extends from the medial femoral condyle to the posterior tibia.

The _____ is a deep fascial investment of the whole thigh musculature.

The adductor canal is _____ in cross-section and is bounded:Anterolaterally by vastus medialisPosteromedially by adductor longus and adductor magnusAnteromedially by sartorius and the roof by a dense fascia (extending from vastus medialis to the medial edge of adductor longus and magnus muscle.)*what are the contents?

Inversion and eversion movement takes place mainly at the _____, calcaneocuboid, and talonavicular joints.