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The largest artery (leading away from the heart) in the body runs along the femur bone, in your leg. Checking the femoral pulse in this artery can tell you if someone with a faint pulse is still with us.

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What happens if you get near a nerve giving an buttocks injection?

The femoral nerve.


Why femoral nerve lies outside from femoral triangle?

The femoral sheath is a downward prolongation of abdominal fascial lining into the lower limbs. It covers the femoral vessels and lymphatics for about 1.5 inches into the thigh. But the femoral nerve, which is the principal nerve of lower limb, lies outside this sheath. The reason is that the major nerves lie outside the fascial envelope.


How are messages from the femoral nerve sent to the brain?

Messages from the femoral nerve are sent to the brain through a series of electrical impulses. These impulses travel along the nerve fibers of the femoral nerve until they reach the spinal cord, where they are then transmitted up to the brain via the spinal cord's sensory pathways. Once in the brain, the messages are interpreted and processed to produce a response or sensation.


Can a needle injected to far into the t-12 - L-1 which you know hit nerves damage the femoral nerve?

If a needle inserted too far at the T12-L1 level hits nerves, it is possible to damage the femoral nerve as it originates from the lumbar nerve roots. Symptoms of femoral nerve damage may include weakness in the thigh or difficulty walking. It is important to seek medical attention if you suspect nerve damage.


What nerve is tested for patellar reflex?

The Femoral nerve. Wikipedia: Striking the patellar tendon with a tendon hammer just below the patella stretches the quadriceps muscles in the thigh. This stimulates stretch sensory receptors (i.e. muscle spindles) to trigger an afferent impulse in a sensory Ia-nerve fiber of the femoral nerve which synapses (without interneurones) at the level of L4 in the spinal cord, completely independent of higher centres.

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What nerve controls quadriceps muscle group?

Femoral nerve


What major nerves serve the anterior thigh?

The major nerves that serve the anterior thigh are the femoral nerve and the obturator nerve. The femoral nerve innervates the quadriceps muscles, while the obturator nerve innervates the adductor muscles of the thigh.


What major nerves arise from the sacral?

The nerves that arise from the lumbar plexus are femoral, obturator, lateral femoral cutaneous, genitofemoral, illoinguinal and illohypogastric nerve. As part of lumbosacral plexus, it is the nervous plexus that is found in the lumbar region.


What structure pass through the adductor subsartorial canal?

femoral artery and femoral vein, saphenous nerve and nerve to vastus medialis


What is the root value of femoral nerve?

l2l3l4


What nerves control the quadriceps?

The femoral nerve.


What happens if you get near a nerve giving an buttocks injection?

The femoral nerve.


What major nerve serves the posterior leg and thigh?

the posterior femoral nerve.


Why femoral nerve lies outside from femoral triangle?

The femoral sheath is a downward prolongation of abdominal fascial lining into the lower limbs. It covers the femoral vessels and lymphatics for about 1.5 inches into the thigh. But the femoral nerve, which is the principal nerve of lower limb, lies outside this sheath. The reason is that the major nerves lie outside the fascial envelope.


Why femoral nerve lie outside femoral triangle?

The femoral nerve lies outside the femoral triangle because it originates from the lumbar plexus and travels deep to the inguinal ligament before entering the thigh. This positioning allows it to provide motor and sensory innervation to the anterior compartment of the thigh, while the femoral triangle primarily contains the femoral artery, vein, and lymphatics. The anatomical separation helps protect the nerve from potential injury during surgical procedures or trauma in the region.


Where is the femoral location?

The femur is the thigh-bone. The femoral nerve, artery and vein run between the groin and the knee.


Where to strike someone in the legs for self defence?

Femoral Nerve.