Lower Limb — Flashcards

The structure related to the _____ surface of proximal femur is the intertrochanteric line.

Hint: anterior/posterior

The _____ extends from the lateral femoral condyle to the anterior tibia.

_____ is the point where the tendon of flexor hallucis longus passes deep to the tendon of flexor digitorum longus to reach the medial side of sole of foot.

Action of pyriformis is _____ of the thigh in extension and abduction of the thigh in the flexed position

_____ epiphyseal vessels supplying the femur head derive their nutrition from the foveolar artery, which is a branch of the obturator artery

Hint: lateral/medial

Boundaries of popliteal fossa:Superomedially: _____Superolaterally: Biceps femorisInferomedially: Medial head GastrocnemiusInferolaterally:Lateral Head Gastrocnemius

The _____ nerve (L2-L4 (nerve roots)) provides:- sensory innervation to the anterior thigh and medial leg- motor innervation to the quadriceps, iliopsoas, pectineus, and sartorius

The _____ layer of the sole consists of plantar and dorsal interossei and the tendons of tibialis posterior and peroneus longus

Cruciate ligaments of the knee are _____capsular & extrasynovial

The structures passing through the tarsal tunnel (deep to the flexor retinaculum) from medial to lateral (Mnemonic: **T**o **D**ump **A** **V**ery **N**asty **H**o): 1. _____ 2. Flexor digitorum longus 3. Posterior tibial vessels 4. Tibial nerve 5. Flexor hallucis longus