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ITM AP2 T.1 actions
actions of muscles for AP2 test 1
Question | Answer |
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gluteus maximus | extension of femur at hip; lateral rotation of extended hip |
gluteus medius | abduction, medial rotation of femur at hip ( anterior fibers) |
gluteus minimus | abduction; medial rotation of femur at hip |
six deep lateral rotators | lateral rotation of femur at hip |
psoas major | flexion of femur at hip joint; if thigh is fixed, flexion of trunk at hip joint |
iliacus(iliopsoas) | flexion of femur at hip joint: if thigh is fixed, flextion of trunk at hip joint |
tensor fasciae latae | prevents collapse of extended knee in ambulation; assits abduction, medial rotation, flexion of femur at hip and extension of knee |
sartorius | assists flexion, abduction, lateral rotation of femur at hip, assists flexion, medial rotation of knee ( tailor position) |
rectus femoris | extension of knee; assists flexion of femur at hip |
vastus medialis | extension of knee |
vastus lateralis | extension of knee |
vastus intermedius | extension of knee |
gracilis | adduction of femur at hip; assists flexion and medial roatation of flexed knee |
biceps femoris | long head: extension of hip; both heads; flexion of knee, lateral rotation of flexed knee |
semitendinosus | extension of hip, flexion of knee |
semimembranosus | medial rotation of flexed knee, extension of hip |