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Lower Limb Anotomy

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What is the function of adductor Hallucis ? Adducts the great toe, Flexes the Great Toe
What is the Origin of Psoas Major ? Transverse processes & Lumbar vertebrae T 12 - L5
What does the Lumbar Spinal Nerve Innervate? Psoas Major
What 2 muscles insert into the lesser trochanter? Psoas Major, Iliacus
List the 6 muscles that are innervated by the femoral Nerve Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Sartorius, Vastus Medalis, Vastus intermedius.
Name the 3 muscles of the 1st layer of the foot Abductor Hallucis, Flexor Digitorum Brevis, Abductor Digit Minimi
What is the general function of all 4 layers of muscles of the foot? Support the arch
Name the 3 mucles that make up the Pes Anserine insertion Gracillis, Sartorius, Semitendonosis
What 3 muscles are innervated by the Sup. Gluteal N. Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Minimus, Tensor fasca lattae
What innervates the gluteus Maximus? Inferior Gluteal N.
Name the deep external rotators of teh hip, from sup. to inf. Piriformis, Gemellis Sup. Obturator internus, Gemelles inferior, Obturator externus, Quadratus femoris
What is the origin of abductor longus? Inferior pubic crest, lat. pubic symphsis
What is the origin and function of Tensor Fascia Lattae? Iliac crest, ASIS
What is the insertion of all 4 anterior thigh muscles? Tibial tuberosity, patellar lig. patella, quadraceps tendon.
what is the origin, insertion and function of pectineus? Origin: sup. ramus of pubis Insertion: lesser trochanter to linea aspera and pectineal line Function: adducts and flexes thigh at hip
What is the longest muscle in the body? Sartorius
What muscle has the longest tendon in the body? Plantaris
What is the origin of Sartorius? ASIS
What is another name for adductor magnus ? 4th hamstring
What is the function of tibalis ant. ? Dorsi flex and inverts foot
What is the function of bicep femoris? flexes leg at knee, extends and lat. rotates at hip.
What is the hip hiker muscle? Quadratus Lumborum
What nerve runs along the deep ext. rotators? Siatic N.
What is the origin and insertion of adductor brevis? origin:body of pubis, inf. pubic ramus Insertion: post. surface of proximal femur and upper 1/3rd of linea aspera
what nerves innervates fibularis tertius? Deep fibular
whats the origin, insertion, innervation and function of gastrocnemius? origin: med. & lat condyles of femur insertion: post. calcaneus via calcaneal tendon innervation: tibial nerve function: plantar flexion
what is the insertion of soleus? calcaneus through achilles tendon
what is the action of popliteus? med. & lat rotates the femus when standing and unlocks the knee
what is the origin and insertion of flexor hallucis longus? origin: post 2/3 of fibula and interossius membrane insertion: plantar surface of distal phalanx of great toe
whats the origin, insertion and innervation of rectus abdominus? origin: pubic crest and pubis symphysis insertion: cartilage of ribs 5-7 and xiphiod process innervation: thoracic spinal nerves
whats the reverse mucles action of rectus abdominus? flexes pelvis on vertebral column
whats the action of external obliques? bilaterally : compresses the abdomin and compresses vertebral coloumn unilaerally: flexes vertebral coloum and rotates
whats the origin and insertion of transverse abdominus? origin: iliac crest, inguinal lig. lumbar fascia and cartilages of ribs 5-10 insertion: xiphiod process, linea alba and pubis
what is the action of pectineus? flexes and adducts thigh at hip
what is the origin and insertion and innervation of gracilis? origin: body & inf. ramus of pubis insertion: pes anserinus innervation: obturator nerve
whats the origin of both semitendonosus and semimembranosus? ischial tuberosity
what is the action of both semitendonosus and semimembranosus? flexes leg t knee, extends thigh at hip joint
What is another name for the ankle bone? lateral malleolus
What is the name of the membrane located between the fibula and tibia? interossius membrane
What are the names of the metatarsals of the foot distal to proximal? medial, intermidiate and lateral cuneiforms, cuboid and navicular
what is the name of the ankle joint? talocrural joint
Tibia Articulates with the _________ bone? Talus
What is the heel bone? Calcaneous
Wht is the name of the impression on the head of the femur? Fovea
Name the branches of the Linea aspera? spiral line into the intertrochanteric line, pectineal line and gluteal line
What are the 3 lines of the posterior iliac fossa? posterior gluteal line, anterior gluteal line and inferior gluteal line
What muscle originates from the anterior gluteal line? gluteus minimus
What muscles originates from both anterioir and posterior gluteal lines? Gluteus medius
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