Dissection of anterior and medial aspects of thigh
Nerve supply to vastus lateralis muscle
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Dissection of anterior and medial aspects of thigh
Nerve supply to vastus lateralis muscle
The rectus femoris (10) has been cut off close to its origin. The vastus lateralis has been dissected.
- Pectineus muscle
- Femoral artery
- Muscular branch of femoral nerve (to vastus intermedius)
- Muscular branch of femoral nerve (to vastus medialis)
- Adductor longus muscle
- Femoral vein (cut off)
- Sartorius muscle (cut off and reflected medially)
- Saphenous nerve
- Iliacus muscle
- Rectus femoris muscle (cut off)
- Tensor fasciae latae muscle
- Upper pointer: Ascending branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery Lower pointer: Transverse branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery
- Descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery
- Muscular branch of femoral nerve (to vastus lateralis muscle)
- Vastus lateralis muscle
- Vastus intermedius muscle
- Vastus medialis muscle