All the structures are inside femoral sheath except
Correct Answer: Femoral nerve
Description: FEMORAL SHEATH Funnel-shaped sleeve of fascia enclosing upper 3-4cm of femoral vessels. Anterior wall of sheath formed from fascia transversalis Posterior wall formed by fascia iliaca.Inferiorly the sheath merges with the connective tissue around femoral vessels.The femoral sheath is asymmetrical. Its lateral wall is veical, and the medial wall is oblique. Sheath is divided into 3 compaments.1.Lateral/aerial compament: femoral aery and femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve.2.Intermediate/venous compament:femoral vein.3.Medial/lymphatic compament:Also known as femoral canal.Contents:1. Lymph node of Cloquet / Rosenmuller. The lymph node drains glans penis in males and clitoris in females.2. Lymphatics 3. Areolar tissue. {Reference: BDC 6E vol 2 ; pg 47}
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