The femoral triangle is an anatomical space in the anterior upper thigh that contains several palpable structures. The major boundaries can be recalled with the mnemonic SAIL 1,2: From lateral to medial 1: The basic order can be recalled with the mnemonics seen here. Femoral triangle: It is a triangular depression located below the inguinal ligament in the upper 1/3rd of front of thigh. Learn about the femoral triangle, a wedge-shaped area in the anterior thigh that contains the femoral nerve, artery, vein and canal. Find out how to locate, palpate and access the femoral artery, and what are the common clinical conditions affecting the femoral triangle. Each of these is obviously enclosed in one, big femoral sheath. The femoral nerve lies outside the femoral sheath. A way of remembering the contents of the femoral triangle is the mnemonic NAVY – nerve, artery, vein y-fronts (as in briefs or pants, whatever, underwear for men). Nerve, artery, vein from lateral to medial.
