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BIO201 - Ch 10 - Muscular System Leg & Foot - Marieb/Hoehn - Rio Salado - AZ

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Name the deep fascia of thigh.   The fascia lata  
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The prime mover of thigh flexion is?   The iliopsoas  
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Buttock muscles do what?   Abduct the thigh  
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The sole knee extensor is the __.   Quadriceps femoris muscle - most powerful in body.  
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What is the most powerful muscle in the body?   The quadriceps femoris  
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What are the prime movers of knee flexion?   The hamstrings  
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Name the "ankle brackets" that hold tendons in place where they run to the foot.   Flexor, extensor, & fibular (peroneal) retinaculae - leg fascia.  
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Plantar flexion is most powerful movement of the __ because it lifts entire body weight.   anke (and foot)  
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The __ muscle "unlocks" the extended knee.   Popiletal  
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All muscles of anterior compartment of leg are?   Dorsiflexors of ankle - N=deep fibular nerve  
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"Shin splints" - painful inflammatory conditon of?   Muscles of anterior compartment of leg.  
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Prime mover of dorsiflexion.   Tibialis anterior  
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Muscle pair that shapes posterior calf.   Triceps surae (gastrocnemius & soleus)  
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Largest tendon of the body   Calcaneal/achilles tendon  
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Prime mover of ankle plantar flexion   Achilles/Calcaneal Tendon  
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Torticollis   "Wryneck" - twisting of neck & tilting to 1 side due to injury of sternocleidomastoid muscle on 1 side.  
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Injury to what causes torticollis?   Injury of sternocleidomastoid muscle.  
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Helps flex toes   Flexor digitorum brevis - I=Middle phalanx of toes 2-4, N=Medial plantar nerve (s2 &s3)  
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Abducts great toe   Abductor hallucis, O=calcaneal tuberosity, I=proximal phalanx of great toe, N=medial plantar nerve  
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Abducts & flexes little toe   Abductor digiti minimi, I=lateral side of little toe phalanx, N=Lateral plantar nerve (s2&s3)  
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Flexes great toe   Flexor hallucis brevis, N=Medial plantar nerve  
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Helps maintain transverse arch of foot   Adductor hallucis, N=Lateral plantar nerve (s2&s3)  
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Flexes little toe   Flexor digiti minimi brevis, N=Lateral plantar nerve  
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Intrinsic muscles of foot help to?   Flex, extend, abduct, and adduct the toes.  
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Anteror compartment of thigh   Extends leg  
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Medial compartment of legs   Adducts thigh  
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Posterior compartment of thigh   Flexes leg & extends thigh.  
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Posterior compartment of leg   Plantar flexes foot, flexes toes  
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Anterior compartment of leg of leg   Dorsiflexes foot, extends toes.  
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Lateral compartment of leg   Plantar flexes and everts foot  
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Hamstrings are innervated by?   Sciatic nerve  
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2 Muscles that extends knee & stabilized it.   Vastus lateralis & vastus medialis  
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Muscle that effect lateral flexion of vertebral colum - important postural muscle   Psoas Major, N=Ventral rami L1-L3  
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Known as the "tailor's muscle" because it helps effect cross-legged position.   Sartorius, N=Femoral nerve  
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