Laboratory Identifications and Relations -- Anterior Thigh

Structural Basis of Medical Practice -- Human Gross Anatomy

The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Note: This guide is not exhaustive.  The intent is to highlight relations observed through dissection.
  1. Great Saphenous V. - medial posterior knee
  2. Superficial epigastric v. - intermediate to sup. pudental v. and sup. circumflex iliac v., roof of femoral triangle
  3. Superficial (external) pudendal v. - medial course toward "pudendal" region
  4. Superficial circumflex iliac v. - relation to anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
  5. Lateral femoral cutaneous n. - ASIS, sartorious, inguinal lig (entrapment)
  6. Iliotibial tract - insertion of tensor fascia lata
  7. Anterior femoral cutaneous n. - piercing fascia lata along sartorious
  8. Superior cornu saphenous hiatus - superficial epigastric v.
  9. Inferior cornu saphenous hiatus - inferior and posterior relation to great saphenous v.
  10. Superficial inguinal lymph nodes vertical group - great saphenous v.
  11. Femoral v. - relations within femoral sheath
  12. Lacunar ligament - medial to femoral ring, ant/med to pectineal lig., post/med to inguinal lig.
  13. Femoral n. - deep to iliacus fascia, muscular lacuna
  14. Femoral a. - femoral triangle superficial to femoral v.
  15. Medial femoral circumflex a. - floor of femoral triangle, pectineus and iliopsoas
  16. Lateral femoral circumflex a. transverse branch - lateral border femoral triangle, deep to rectus femoris, vasti?
  17. Lateral femoral circumflex a. ascending branch - vasti?
  18. Lateral femoral circumflex a. descending branch - vasti?
  19. Profunda femoris a. - floor of femoral triangle, pectineus and adductor longus, posterior to adductor longus, anterior?
  20. First and second perforating aa. - adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor brevis, femur (lat or med)?
  21. Anterior division obturator n. - anterior to adductor brevis, posterior?
  22. Posterior division obturator n. - posterior to adductor brevis, anterior?
  23. Nerve to vastus medialis - adductor canal?, adductor hiatus?
  24. Saphenous n. - adductor canal, adductor hiatus?
  25. Descending genicular a. - adductor canal, adductor hiatus?
  26. Long tendon adductor magnus - adductor tubercle, adductor hiatus (med or lat)?
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