Lower limb: lab checklists

Introduction to lower limb
Objectives:
By the end of this lab students are expected to be able to identify the following structures:

A- Bones
? HIP:
? Ilium (Anterior superior iliac spine, iliac crest, iliac tubercle, Greater sciatic notch)
? Pubis (Superior/Inferior ramus, Pubic tubercle, Symphesis pubis)
? Ischium (Ischial spine, Ischeal tuberosity, Lesser sciatic notch)
? Important landmarks
? Acetabulum/acetabular notch
? Obturator foramen
? Sacrotuberous/Sacrospinous ligaments
? Greater/lesser sciatic foramina

? Femur
? Upper end
? Head / Fovea capitis/ Neck
? Greater and lesser trochanters
? Intertrochanteric line (anterior) /Intertrochanteric crest (posterior)
? Shaft
? Lower end
? Lateral and medial condyles

? Patella
? Tibia & Fibula
? Upper end/ Shaft/ Lower end

? Tarsus (Talus/ Calcaneus)
? Metatarsus & Phalanges

B- JOINTS (Hip/ Knee/ Ankle)

C- REGIONS (Gluteal/ Thigh/ Knee/ Leg/ Ankle/ Foot)

D- CUTANEOUS NERVES
? Saphenous Nerve
? Sural Nerve
? Superficial Peroneal Nerve
? Deep Peroneal Nerve

E- SUPERFICIAL VEINS
? Great (long) Saphenous Vein
? Small (Short) Saphenous Vein
? Dorsal venous arch
? Popliteal vein

F- LYMPHATICS
? Superficial Inguinal Group of Lymph Nodes