42 Questions
What is the alternative name of the Adductor Canal?
Subsartorial Canal
What is the location of the Adductor Hiatus?
Proximal to the medial supracondylar ridge
What is the primary artery of the lower limb?
Femoral artery
What is the origin of the cluster of small branches?
Femoral artery
What is the location of the Femoral artery?
In the lateral compartment of the femoral sheath
What is the function of the cluster of small branches?
Supply cutaneous regions of the upper thigh, the lower abdomen and the perineum
What lies and descends on the adjacent borders of the iliopsoas and pectineus muscles?
Femoral artery
What is the name of the gap between the aponeurotic adductor and the tendinous hamstrings attachments of the adductor magnus?
Adductor Hiatus
Which artery arises from the internal iliac artery and passes posteriorly through the parietal pelvic fascia?
Inferior Gluteal Artery
What is the origin of the arteries of the gluteal region?
Internal Iliac Artery
Which structure does the Inferior Gluteal Artery leave the pelvis through?
Greater Sciatic Foramen
What is the supply of the Internal Pudendal Artery?
Skin, External Genitalia, and Muscles in Perineal Region
Which nerve is the Inferior Gluteal Artery medial to?
Sciatic Nerve
Through which fascia does the Inferior Gluteal Artery pass?
Parietal Pelvic Fascia
What is the relationship between the Inferior Gluteal Artery and the piriformis muscle?
The Inferior Gluteal Artery leaves the pelvis inferior to the piriformis muscle
What is the supply of the Superior Gluteal Artery?
Gluteus Maximus, Obturator Internus, Quadratus Femoris
What is the profunda femoris artery?
The largest branch of the femoral artery
Where does the profunda femoris artery arise from?
The lateral or posterior side of the femoral artery
What is the main function of the profunda femoris artery?
To supply blood to the thigh
What artery helps the profunda femoris artery supply the adductor muscles?
Obturator artery
Where does the lateral circumflex femoral artery normally originate from?
The lateral side of the deep artery of the thigh
What is the main function of the medial circumflex femoral artery?
To supply blood to the neck and head of the femur
How many perforating arteries are there?
3-4 arteries
What muscle does the perforating artery pierce through to enter the posterior compartment?
Adductor magnus
Which arteries supply blood to the knee joint?
Circumflex fibular and recurrent branches from anterior tibial artery
What is the shape of the popliteal fossa?
Diamond-shaped
What is the function of the popliteal fossa?
Route for structures to pass from one region to another
Which muscle forms the upper medial boundary of the popliteal fossa?
Semitendinosus muscle
What is the main blood vessel that supplies the leg and foot?
Popliteal artery
Which nerve passes through the popliteal fossa?
Posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh
What is the termination point of the small saphenous vein?
Popliteal vein
Which lymph nodes are located in the popliteal fossa?
Popliteal lymph nodes
Which artery is the largest nutrient artery in the body?
Nutrient artery of fibula
Which branch of the fibular artery supplies the heel?
Lateral calcaneal branch
What is the function of the perforating branch of the fibular artery?
Pierces the interosseous membrane
Which artery connects with the anastomotic network of the vessel surrounding the knee?
Circumflex fibular artery
What is the characteristic of the lateral compartment of the leg?
It is the narrowest compartment of the leg
Which artery supplies the lateral compartment of the leg?
Fibular artery
What is the direction of the perforating branches of the anterior tibial artery in the lateral compartment?
Posteriorly
What is the direction of the perforating branches of the fibular artery in the lateral compartment?
Inferiorly
Where do the perforating branches of the fibular artery penetrate?
Posterior intermuscular septum
What is the connection of the branches on the dorsum of the foot?
Medial plantar artery
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