Thigh: Serial Cross Sections

Sartorius muscle Fascia lata

Profunda femoris (deep
femoral) artery and vein Branches of femoral nerve
Pectineus muscle Femoral artery and vein
lliopsoas muscle Adductor longus muscle
Rectus femoris muscle Great saphenous vein

Vastus medialis muscle Obturator nerve (anterior branch)

Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve Adductor brevis muscle

Vastus intermedius muscle Obturator nerve
(posterior branch)
Femur
Gracilis muscle
Vastus lateralis muscle
Tensor fasciae latae muscle Adductor magnus muscle

lliotibial tract Posterior femoral

cutaneous nerve
Gluteus maximus muscle
Semimembranosus muscle
Sciatic nerve
Semitendinosus muscle
Vastus medialis muscle Biceps femoris muscle (long head)

Rectus femoris muscle

Medial intermuscular septum of thigh
Vastus intermedius muscle Sartorius muscle
Vastus lateralis muscle Nerve to vastus
medialis muscle
Iliotibial tract in adductor
Saphenous nerve canal
Lateral intermuscular
septum of thigh Femoral artery and vein

Biceps Short head Great saphenous vein

femoris Adductor longus muscle
muscle Long head
Gracilis muscle
Semitendinosus muscle
Adductor brevis muscle
Semimembranosus muscle
Profunda femoris (deep femoral) artery and vein
Adductor magnus muscle

Rectus femoris tendon Posterior intermuscular septum of thigh

Vastus intermedius muscle Sciatic nerve

lliotibial tract Vastus medialis muscle

Vastus lateralis muscle
Sartorius muscle
Articularis genus muscle Saphenous nerve and descending genicular artery
Lateral intermuscular
septum of thigh Great saphenous vein

Femur Gracilis muscle

Adductor magnus tendon
Biceps femoris muscle
Popliteal vein and artery
Common
fibular nerve Semimembranosus muscle
Tibial nerve Semitendinosus muscle

Plate 496 Hip and Thigh

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