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The knee joint and thigh muscles

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What are the bones of the knee complex? Femur, Tibia, and patella
What are the articulations of the knee complex? Medial tibiofemoral, lateral tibiofemoral, and patellofemoral
What are the hip Flexors/knee extensors of the anterior thigh? Quadriceps femoris, Sartorius, and Pectineus
What are the Adductors in the medial thigh? Adductor longus, Adductor brevis, Adductor magnus, Gracilis
What are the extensors of the posterior thigh? Hamstrings
What makes up the bulk of the anterior thigh? Quadriceps Femoris
The 4 parts of the quadriceps Muscle are... rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius
The only quadriceps muscle that crosses both the hip and the knee joints is? Rectus Femoris
the longest muscle in the body Sartorius
What increases the leverage of the quadriceps so that it can exert more torque? the patella
The patella slides_____ when knee flexes and _____ when knee extends. Inferior, superior
What action does the quadriceps achieve? knee extension and rectus femoris especially achieves hip flexion
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