ANTERIOR THIGH
- Skin and superficial fascia
- Cutaneous nerves
- Cutaneous vessels
- Great or long saphenous vein
- Deep fascia and it's modifications
| Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| articularis genus | femur | suprapatellar bursa | femoral artery | femoral nerve | pulls suprapatellar bursa during extension of knee | ||
| sartorius | दीर्घतमा | superior to anterior superior iliac spine | medial side of upper tibia in pes anserinus | flexes, laterally rotates, and abducts thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg | |||
| quadriceps femoris | ऊरु चतुःशिरस्का | combined rectus femoris and vastus muscles | patella and tibial tuberosity via patellar tendon | extends knee, flexes hip (rectus femoris only) | hamstring | ||
| rectus femoris | समऔर्विका | anterior inferior iliac spine and exterior surface of bony ridge which forms iliac portion of acetabulum | knee extension; hip flexion | ||||
| vastus lateralis | पार्श्व बृहदिका | greater trochanter, intertrochanteric line, and linea aspera of femur | extends knee | ||||
| vastus intermedius | मध्य बृहदिका | anterior surface of femur | |||||
| vastus medialis | अभिमध्य बृहदिका | anteromedial surface of femur |
FEMORAL TRIANGLE
- See : FEMORAL TRIANGLE
DISSECTION TUTORIALS
