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AN15.1-5 | Introduction to Front & Medial side of thigh
Learning Objectives
- Describe and demonstrate the origin, course, relations, branches, and termination of important nerves and vessels of the anterior thigh — femoral nerve, femoral artery, and femoral vein (AN15.1)
- Describe and demonstrate major muscles of the anterior and medial thigh — their attachments, nerve supply, and actions (AN15.2)
- Describe and demonstrate the boundaries, floor, roof, and contents of the femoral triangle (AN15.3)
- Explain the anatomical basis of psoas abscess and femoral hernia (AN15.4)
- Describe and demonstrate the adductor canal with its contents (AN15.5)
INSTRUCTIONS
This module covers the anterior and medial thigh as a region. Read each section and cross-reference with your dissection notes. Note how the femoral triangle and adductor canal form a continuous vascular pathway from the groin to the knee.