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The front of the thigh

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Femoral triangle (Scarpa ’ s triangle)

Dr.Amjad shatarat Is a triangular depressed area located in the upper part of the medial aspect of the thigh immediately below the inguinal ligament.

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C o n t e n t s o f t h e

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1 - Terminal part of the femoral nerve and its branches. 2 - The femoral sheath!!! 3 - The femoral artery and its branches. 4 - The femoral vein and its tributaries. 5 - Deep inguinal lymph nodes 6 - femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve 7 - lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh

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2 - Intermediate compartment (venous)^ Dr.Amjad (^) shatarat 3 - Medial compartment (lymphatic)

occupied by the lymph vessels

1 - Lateral compartment (arterial)

occupied by the femoral vein

occupied by the femoral

artery and femoral branch

of the genitofemoral nerve

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 Is the small medial compartment for the lymph vessels. 1.3 cm In length. just admits the tip of the little finger. Note: the femoral ring is wider in femals because of their wider pelvis and therefore, femoral hernia is commoner in femals than in males The femoral septum (is a condensation of extraperitoneal tissue), closes the ring. Its upper opening is called the femoral ring. Dr.Amjad shatarat F e m o r a l c a n a l

Dr.Amjad shatarat Anteriorly: the inguinal ligament Medially: the sharp free edge of the pectineal part of the inguinal

ligament,termed the lacunar ligament

(Gimbernat ’ s ligament)

laterally—the femoral vein

Posteriorly — the pectineal ligament

(of Astley Cooper), which is the thickened periosteum along the pectineal border of the superior pubic ramus and which continues medially with the pectineal part of the inguinal ligament. The boundaries of the femoral canal (ring) are:

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lacunar ligament (Gimbernat ’ s ligament)

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A protrusion of abdominal parietal peritoneum down through the femoral canal to form hernial sac The neck of the hernial sac is located below and lateral to the pubic tubercle In femoral hernia While in the inguinal hernia The neck of the hernial sac is located above and medial to the pubic tubercle Femoral hernia Dr.Amjad shatarat Read only Inguinal hernia will be explained to you in details next year in the GI system

Transverse section through the middle of the right thigh as seen from above anterior Dr.Amj a d shatarat is an intermuscular cleft situated on the medial aspect of the middle third of the thigh beneath the sartorius muscle It commences above at the apex of the femoral triangle and ends below at the opening in the adductor magnus. In cross section it is triangular, having Adductor (Subsartorial) Canal 2 / 18 / 2020

Dr .Amja d shatarat The adductor canal contains 2 - The femoral vein 3 - The saphenous nerve 4 - The terminal part of the obturator nerve 5 - The deep lymph vessels 2 / 18 / 2020