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Most medial thigh and superior
Triangular
"It's close to your pecker" |
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O Shaped
More mobile than the medial meniscus |
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Sits on medial tibial condyle
C shaped
firmly attached |
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| Posterior Cruciate Ligament |
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Attaches to medial epicondyle of the femure
Arises from tibial intercondylar eminence |
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| Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
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Arises from anterior tibial intercondylar eminence
attaches to medial part of the lateral femoral condyle
In front of the PCL |
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| Lateral Collateral Ligament of the Knee |
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Ligament on lateral side of the knee
pencil-like
attaches to head of the fibula |
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| Medial Collateral Ligament of the Knee |
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Ligament on the medial side of the knee
Broad and flattened out |
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| Tibial Nerve and Common Peroneal Nerve |
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Sciatic nerve splits
Tibial nerve runs with popliteal vessels toward the tibia
Common proneal nerve runs laterally to the fibula |
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| Popliteal Artery and Vein |
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| After emerging from the adductor hiatus, the femoral vein and artery names change |
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| Muscle deep to the Semitendonosus muscle |
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| Long and Short Heads of the Biceps Femoris |
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Runs somewhat across the thigh from midgluteal region laterally to the head of the fibula (long head)
Short head diverges from the same point on the fibula and runs more medially |
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Triangle made of 5 different structures
Laterally - Sartorius
Medially - adductor longus
Superiorly - inguinal ligament
Floor - Pectineus
Roof - Fascia Latae
Femoral vein, artery, nerve lie in the triangle |
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| Very deep to the pectineus |
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Lateral to the gracilis muscle and deep to the adductor brevis
Attaches to adductor tubercle of the medial femral epicondyle
Femoral bundle passes through adductor hiatus, which is located on this muscle |
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| Sandwiches adductor brevis |
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Deep to adductor longus
sandwiched by obturator nerve |
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Long strap like muscle
Attaches to medial proximal tibia |
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Medial to pectineus
Thick muscle in groin |
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| Patellar Ligament (Tendon) |
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| Continuation of the quadriceps tendon after it has passed over and around the patella (knee cap) |
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4 Muscles
Rectus Femoris - most superficial of quads
Vastus Lateralis - most lateral of quads
Vastus Medialis - most medial of quads
Vastus Intermedius - between lateralis and medialis |
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Runs from anterior superior Iliac crest to the medial proximal tibia
band that runs diagonally and superficially |
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Strong ligament that goes from iliac crest medially
Divides External Iliac vessels from femoral |
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| External Iliac Artery and Vein |
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Blood supply for lower limb
Become femoral artery and vein after passing beneath the inguinal ligament |
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| Femoral Artery, Nerve, and Vein |
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Located in femoral triangle
Very large, then branch
Dive deep through the adductor hiatus of the adductor magnus
NAVL |
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Medial side of thigh
Much smaller than the femoral vein |
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Muscle of upper thigh
Attached to iliac crest and iliotibial tract |
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Large muscle in upper gluteal region
Most superficial
Attaches to the iliac crest and the iliotibial tract |
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Innervate and supply the gluteus maximus
Emerge inferior to piriformis and attach to underside of gluteus maximus |
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| Large nerve on posterior side of gluteal and thigh |
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| Superior and deep to gluteus maximus |
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deep to gluteus maximus and medius
Separated from medius by superior gluteal nerve, artery, and vein |
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deep to gluteus maximus
Pear shaped |
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| Superior and Inferior Gemellus and tendon of Obturator Internus |
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Inferior to Piriformis
often hidden by the sciatic nerve
Superior to Inferior - Superior Gemellus, Tendon of Obturator Internus, and Inferior gemellus |
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Deep to gluteus maximus
Runs from ischial tuberosity to intertrochanteric fossa of the femur |
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| Large ligament running from sacrum to ischial tuberosity |
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Smaller ligament runs from sacrum to spinous process of the ischium
Deep to sacrotuberous ligament |
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Leaves femoral artery laterally, just inferior to the inguinal ligament
posterior and medial to femoral nerve |
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Long and triangular muscles in the upper thigh
Just lateral of pectineus |
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| Round, solid piece in the front |
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| Superior Articular Process |
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| Superior processes where the Inferior Articular Processes of the above vertebrae articulate with the lower vertebrae |
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| Inferior Articular Process |
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| Inferior processes where the Superior Articular Processes of the lower vertebrae articulate with the superior vertebrae |
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| Thin walls of bone between the transverse processes and the spinous process |
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| Boney pieces that connect the body of the vertebrae to the other side (look like feet) |
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| Process that juts out the back of the vertebrae |
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| Processes that jut out to the side of the vertebrae |
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| Notch on the Superior side of the lamina. When paired with the Inferior Vertebral Notch, forms the intervertebral foramen |
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| Notch on the inferior side of the lamina. When paired with the Superior Vertebral Notch, forms the intervertebral foramen |
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| Hole between vertebrae formed by the Superior and Inferior Vertebral Notches |
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| Hole formed by the lamina and pedicles. When the vertebrae are stacked, the series of vertebral foramina become the vertebral canal |
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| Canal formed in the vertebral column by the series of vertebral foramina |
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| Cartilaginous Discs between the vertebrae |
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| Superior Surface of the Sacrum |
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Body of the first sacral vertebrae - rounded body at top of sacrum
Sacral Promontory - superiormost ridge on the sacrum, on the body of the first sacral vertebrae
Alae - Wings of the sacrum
Superior Articular processes - Processes that articulate with the inferior articular processes of the superior vertebrae |
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| Holes in the sacrum seen from the anterior side |
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| Auricular Surface of the Sacrum |
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| Surface on the sacrum where the Ilia meet the sacrum |
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| Posterior Sacral Foramina |
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| Holes in the sacrum seen from the posterior side |
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| Canal on the posterior side where the spinal cord passes through and exits through the Sacral Hiatus |
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Iliac Crest - Curved top of the Ilium, composed of the anterior superior Iliac spine, anterior inferior iliac spine, posterior superior iliac spine, and the greater sciatic notch
Iliac fossa - includes the Suricular surface (where the sacrum and Ilium meet) as well as the Iliac tuberosity, the rough area behind the Auricular Surface |
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body - strong medial portion
pubic crest - Upper crest of pubis bone
Pubic Tubercle - lump in front of pubis
Superior Ramus - top arm of pubis
Inferior Ramus - bottom arm of pubis |
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Ischial Spine - Point directly below greater Sciatic Notch
Lesser Sciatic notch - Notch directly below the Ischial spine
Ischial Tuberosity - large lump on bottom of Ischium, what you sit on |
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