Cutaneous nerves of lower limb

lumbar plexus L2-L3

what is the origin of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve?

sensory (cutaneous)

what type of nerve is the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve?

passes through psoas major and then through the iliacus

through which nerve does the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve pass?

under the inguinal ligament, just medial to ASIS

where does the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve exit the pelvis

skin of the lateral thigh

what region does the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve innervate?

no, it is a separate branch of the lumbar plexus

is the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve part of the femoral nerve?

great saphenous vein

longest superficial vein in the body, located in the lower limb.

From the union of the dorsal vein of the great toe and the dorsal venous arch of the foot.

Where does the great saphenous vein originate?

femoral triangle

the great saphenous vein terminates at

superficial

is the great saphenous vein superifical or deep?

passes anterior to the medial malleolus

What is the relation of the great saphenous vein to the medial malleolus?

femoral vein

A deep vein of the lower limb that accompanies the femoral artery and drains blood from the leg and thigh.

adductor hiatus, as the continuation of fthe popliteal vein

Where does the femoral vein begin?

becomes the external iliac vein after passing deep to the inguinal ligament

Where does the femoral vein end?

great saphenous vein

what superficial vein drains into the femoral vein?

popliteal vein, deep femoral, and great saphenous

the femoral vein receives blood from the _____________, _________________, and ____________

deep femoral vein

what veins joins the femoral vein from the posterior thigh?

medial

the femoral vein lies _______ to the femoral artery within the sheath

the inguinal ligament

what structure does the femoral vein pass through to become the external iliac vein

femoral artery

the main artery of the lower limb, a continuation of the external iliac artery past the inguinal ligament.

at the inguinal ligament, where the external iliac artery becomes the femoral artery

where does the femoral artery begin

at the adductor hiatus, where it becomes the popliteal artery

where does the femoral artery end

deep femoral artery, superficial circumflex iliac artery, superficial epir

major branches of the femoral artery

nerve, artery, vein, lymphatics

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popliteal artery

what artery continues from the femoral artery after it passes through the adductor hiatus

deep femoral artery, a branch of the femoral artery

which artery supplies the posterior thigh