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AN 2. During a hockey game, a player was accidentally kicked by another player's skate and sustained a laceration on the medial surface of her left thigh, close to her knee. A rounded, cord-like tendon was cut by the injury, and swelling of the leg incurred. The patient had difficulty in flexing her leg at the knee and experienced pain when this motion was attempted. a. What tendon was likely cut? (1) b. What is the relationship between this tendon and the medial condyle of the femur? (1) What is the proximal attachment (origin) and distal attachment (insertion) of the muscle of this tendon? (2) c. How do you test the muscle this tendon belongs to? What would you not be able to palpate upon flexion if this muscle was not functioning? (Use anatomical terminology in your description)(2) d. Which large subcutaneous blood vessel is located in close proximity to this tendonat the region of injury? (1) e. f. Which nerve innervates this muscle? (1)

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A) Name of tendon of muscle is Sartorius

B) Tendon of muscle is medial to medial condyle of femur.

C) Origin of muscle- Anterior superior ileac spine

Insertion of muscle- superiomedial site of tibia

D) To test the muscle, flex the knee. During flexion of knee it medially rotate the leg and flex it. During flexion one can palpate its tendon.

E) Great shaphenous vein is near to its tendon near to knee.

F) Nerve inervation by- Femoral Nerve.

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