Exam (elaborations) NBCE

Where does the sciatic nerve exit the pelvis? sciatic foramen What does the sciatic nerve branch into? tibial and common fibular What nerves go through the lesser sciatic foramen? Puedendal n, Internal puedendal artery/vein, n. to obturator internus Superior gluteal nerve is made up of what spinal levels? L4-S1 Inferior gluteal nerve is made up of what spinal levels? L5-S2 True Pelvis below pelvic brim, holds pelvic organs false pelvis above pelvis brim, holds abdominal contents At what level does the abdominal aorta bifurcate? L4 What structures are in the popliteal fossa? popliteal artery/vein, common fibular n, tibial n What structures are in the adductor canal? femoral artery, femoral vein, saphenous n., n. to vastus medialis What does the sural nerve supply? post/lat calf and lat. foot What does the sural n. run with? lesser saphenous nerve What are the boundaries of the femoral triangle? inguinal lig, adductor longus, sartorius, pectineus/psoas (floor) What are the contents of the femoral artery, nerve and vein, lymph nodes 7/12/25, 10:32 PM NBCE - General Anatomy 2/1 2 femoral triangle? What structure in the IVD is a remnant of the notochord? Nucleus Pulposis T4 Dermatome is level with what? nipple T10 dermatome is level with what? umbilicus 7/12/25, 10:32 PM NBCE - General Anatomy 3/1 2 T1-T6 Dorsal Rami medial branches = intrinsic back muscles, then cutaneous, lateral branches = purely motor (erectors) T7-T12 Dorsal Rami medial branches = purely motor (erectors), lateral branches = intrinsic back muscles, then cutaneous What are the abdominal quadrants? RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ What are the abdominal regions? R/L hypochondriac, RL lumbar, RL iliac, epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric What are the layers of the skin? Basale, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum (lucidum only found in thick skin) what nerve supplies the T12 dermatome? subcostal n. what 2 nerves supply the L1 dermatome? ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric Where do osteocytes live? lacunae T/F. Haversian canals have a horizontal orientation. false, vertical orientation Volkman's canals perpendicular orientation, connect haversian canals