Femur

• What are the branches of the femoral artery shown in the image?

  Anterior cutaneous branches
• What are the branches of the femoral artery shown in the image?

  Anterior cutaneous branches
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Saphenous nerve (branch of femoral)
• What functions do the branches of the femoral nerve supply?

  Sensation and muscle control
• What is the relationship of the femoral nerve to the muscles of the femur?

  It is nestled between the muscles
• What are the branches of the femoral artery shown in the image?

  Anterior cutaneous branches
• What is the role of the obturator nerve?

  It innervates the inner leg muscles
• What is the name of the artery shown in the image?

  Femoral artery
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Saphenous nerve (branch of femoral)
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Femoral nerve
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Femoral nerve
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Saphenous nerve (branch of femoral)
• What analogy is used to describe the relationship between the femoral nerve and sciatic nerve?

  Two branches growing from the same tree trunk
• What are the key sensory and motor functions of the femoral nerve?

  • Sensory: Front and inner thigh skin
  • Motor: Knee extension, hip flexion
• What is the anatomical location of the femoral nerve?

  It is on the front of the leg
• From which plexus does the femoral nerve originate?

  Lumbar plexus
• What does the femoral nerve control in terms of movement?

  It controls sensation and movement
• What is the name of the artery shown in the image?

  Femoral artery
• What is the role of the obturator nerve in the thigh?

  • Supplies adductor muscles
  • Anterior division: innervates adductor brevis and gracilis
  • Posterior division: innervates adductor magnus and adductor longus
  • Located on the inner thigh
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Femoral nerve
• Why is the femoral nerve important for leg function?

  It enables feeling and movement in the leg
• What is the name of the artery shown in the image?

  Femoral artery
• What is the significance of the femoral nerve being the largest branch from the lumbar plexus?

  It indicates its major role in thigh functions
• What are the functions of the adductor muscles innervated by the obturator nerve?

  • Squeeze legs together
  • Assist in leg movement
• With which nerve does the sciatic nerve share common roots?

  Femoral nerve
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Femoral nerve
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Femoral nerve
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Femoral nerve
• Which surfaces of the thigh are supplied by the femoral nerve?

  Front and inner surfaces
• What is the primary role of the femoral nerve?

  To supply the thigh region
• What is the sciatic nerve compared to in the text?

  A big branch on a tree
• How does the femoral nerve travel in the body?

  It travels down the thigh
• What does the obturator nerve help the inner leg muscles do?

  It helps them perform their functions
• What is the name of the artery shown in the image?

  Femoral artery
• Does the sciatic nerve directly innervate the femur?

  No, it does not directly innervate it
• What is the name of the artery shown in the image?

  Femoral artery
• What is the name of the nerve shown in the image?

  Saphenous nerve (branch of femoral)
• What is the primary function of the femoral nerve?

  It serves sensory and motor functions
• What is the largest nerve in the body?

  Sciatic nerve
• Where do the sciatic and femoral nerves originate?

  In the lumbar plexus