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Knee/Lower Leg/Ankle
KNH 244 Quiz 3 (Lower Extremities)
Term | Definition |
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Vastus Lateralis - origin | Intertrochanteric line |
Vastus Lateralis - insertion | Tibial Tuberosity |
Vastus Lateralis - action | Knee ext. |
Vastus Intermedialis - origin | upper 2/3 of femur |
Vastus Intermedialis - insertion | tibial tuberosity |
Vastus Intermedialis - action | knee ext. |
Vastus Medialis - origin | Linea aspera |
Vastus Medialis - insertion | tibial tuberosity |
Vastus Medialis - action | knee ext. |
Gastronemius - origin | posterior femoral condyles |
Gastronemius - insertion | calcaneus |
Gastronemius - action | knee flexion and plantar flexion |
soleus - origin | upper 1/3 posterior tibia/fibula |
soleus - insertion | calcaneus |
soleus - action | plantar flexion |
tibialis posterior - origin | post. lat. tibia and medial fibula |
tibialis posterior - insertion | navicular tuberosity |
tibialis posterior - action | plantar flex. and foot inversion |
Tibialis Anterior - origin | lat. tibial condyle |
Tibialis Anterior - insertion | Plantar surface of 1st metatarsal and cuneiform |
Tibialis Anterior - action | dorsiflexion/ foot eversion |
Peroneus Longus - origin | fibular head |
Peroneus Longus - insertion | lateral aspect of 1st metatarsal |
Peroneus Longus - action | plantar flexion / foot everion |
Peroneus Brevis - origin | distal 2/3 of lateral fibula |
Peroneus Brevis -insertion | base of 5th metatarsal |
Peroneus Brevis - action | plantar flexion / inversion |
Peroneus Tertius - origin | distal 1/3 of fibula |
Peroneus Tertius - insertion | dorsal surface of 5th metatarsal |
Peroneus Tertius - action | dorsiflexion / eversion |