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AN15.1-5 | Front & Medial side of thigh — Glossary
Glossary — Front & Medial side of thigh
Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.
| Term | Where Introduced |
|---|---|
| Femoral hernia | Why This Matters |
| Psoas abscess | Why This Matters |
| Femoral artery | Why This Matters |
| Femoral nerve block | Why This Matters |
| Saphenous nerve | Why This Matters |
| quadriceps femoris | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| iliopsoas | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| Iliacus | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| Psoas major | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| primary hip flexor | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| Rectus femoris | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| only bi-articular head | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| Vastus medialis | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| VMO | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| Vastus lateralis | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| Vastus intermedius | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| femoral nerve (L2, L3, L4) | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| knee extension | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| Sartorius | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| lateral boundary of the femoral triangle | Muscles of the Anterior Thigh |
| adductor group | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4) | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| Pectineus | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| Adductor longus | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| Adductor brevis | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| Adductor magnus | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| Gracilis | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| adduction of the hip | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| adductor hiatus | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| Obturator nerve | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| Clinical | Muscles of the Medial Thigh (Adductors) |
| femoral triangle | The Femoral Triangle |
| Boundaries: | The Femoral Triangle |
| Superiorly (base) | The Femoral Triangle |
| Laterally | The Femoral Triangle |
| Medially | The Femoral Triangle |
| Floor | The Femoral Triangle |
| Roof | The Femoral Triangle |
| Contents | The Femoral Triangle |
| NAVEL | The Femoral Triangle |
| outside | The Femoral Triangle |
| Femoral sheath and canal: | The Femoral Triangle |
| femoral sheath | The Femoral Triangle |
| femoral canal | The Femoral Triangle |
| below and lateral to the pubic tubercle | The Femoral Triangle |
| Femoral nerve | Femoral Nerve and Femoral Artery |
| muscular lacuna | Femoral Nerve and Femoral Artery |
| NOT within the femoral sheath | Femoral Nerve and Femoral Artery |
| Anterior division | Femoral Nerve and Femoral Artery |
| Posterior division | Femoral Nerve and Femoral Artery |
| Profunda femoris (deep femoral artery) | Femoral Nerve and Femoral Artery |
| adductor canal | The Adductor Canal (Hunter's Canal) |
| Anterior wall / roof | The Adductor Canal (Hunter's Canal) |
| Lateral wall | The Adductor Canal (Hunter's Canal) |
| Posteromedial wall | The Adductor Canal (Hunter's Canal) |
| Extent | The Adductor Canal (Hunter's Canal) |
| Contents: | The Adductor Canal (Hunter's Canal) |
| Femoral vein | The Adductor Canal (Hunter's Canal) |
| Clinical significance: | The Adductor Canal (Hunter's Canal) |
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