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Biomechanics 2010

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Leonardo da Vinci   Functional anatomy  
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Giovanni Borelli   Father of Biomechanics (book: De Motu Animatum)  
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Edward J. Muybridge   Serial photographs; triggered multiple cameras in temporal sequence  
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Etienne-Jules Marey   Chronophotographs; Machine gun camera (improved on Muybridge's technique); put sensors on body  
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Anatomical Reference   Body parts involved in the movement and corresponding direction of movement  
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Key variables of kinematics   Position, velocity, acceleration  
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Linear motion (translation)   Rectilinear (straight path); curvilinear (curved path)  
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Angular motion (rotation)   Body moves about an axis of rotation  
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Sir Isaac Newton   Laws of motion  
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Newton's First Law of Motion   Law of Inertia: A body at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by a net external force  
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Newton's Second Law of Motion   Law of Acceleration: Sigma F=ma  
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Newton's Third Law of Motion   Law of Action-Reaction: For every action, there is a reaction equal in magnitude and opposite in direction  
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External forces acting on body   Gravity, Ground reaction force (normal force), Friction, Fluid forces (i.e. air resistance)  
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Internal forces acting on body   Muscle force: force generated by muscle contractions  
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Factors affecting muscle force   Muscle activation (neural input); physiological cross-sectional area; muscle length; velocity of contraction  
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Anatomical reference position   Palms facing forward; head forward; feet slightly separated; arms hanging relaxed at sides  
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Superior   Towards the head (trunk)  
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Inferior   Towards the feet (trunk)  
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Anterior   Towards front of body  
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Posterior   Towards back of body  
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Medial   Toward midline of body (horizontal directional term)  
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Lateral   Away from midline of body (horizontal directional term)  
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Proximal   Closer to trunk (limbs)  
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Distal   Father away from trunk (limbs)  
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Anatomical references planes   Sagittal, transverse, frontal  
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Sagittal plane   Left and right (line through nose and belly button)  
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Transverse (horizontal)   Superior and inferior (line parallel to unibrow)  
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Frontal   Anterior and posterior (line cuts shoulder in half)  
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Planar movements   Movement within a plane: movement is parallel to plane  
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Anatomical reference axes   Longitudinal, anteroposterior, transverse  
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Longitudinal axis   Transverse plane  
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Anteroposterior axis   Frontal plane  
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Transverse axis   Sagittal plane  
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Sagittal plane joint movements   Flexion/extension; plantar flexion/dorsiflexion  
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Flexion   Relative angle between 2 adjacent segments decreases  
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Extension   Relative angle between 2 adjacent segments increases  
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Hyperextension   Extension beyond anatomical position  
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Plantar flexion   Point toes down into ground (ankle joint movement)  
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Dorsiflexion   Point toes to the sky (ankle joint movement)  
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Frontal plane joint movements   Abduction/adduction; radial/ulnar deviation; inversion/eversion; left/right lateral flexion; elevation/depression  
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Abduction   Movement away from midline  
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Adduction   Movement toward midline  
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Radial deviation   Movement toward radial styloid (wrist)  
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Ulnar deviation   Movement toward ulnar styloid (wrist)  
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Inversion   Internal movement of foot at the subtalar joint; classic ankle sprain  
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Eversion   External movement of the foot at the ankle  
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Left/right lateral flexion   Leaning left/right at trunk or head; direction corresponds to the moving object  
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Elevation and depression   Shrugging shoulders  
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Transverse plane joint movements   Medial/lateral rotation; horizontal adduction/abduction; supination/pronation; left/right rotation  
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Medial (internal) rotation   Anterior surface rotates medially  
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Lateral (external) rotation   Anterior surface rotates laterally  
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Horizontal adduction   Movement towards midline (hug)  
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Horizontal abduction   Movement away from midline (release a hug)  
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Supination   Rotate thumb laterally (hold soup)  
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Pronation   Rotate thumb medially (dump soup)  
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Left/right rotation   Anterior surface movement (shake head no)  
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Functions of the skeletal system   Organ protection; weight bearing; lever system; mineral reservoir (Ca, P); Hematopoiesis (red blood cell formation)  
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Long bones   Shaft plus two expanded ends; all bones of limbs (except carpals, tarsals, and patella); used for leverage; outer layer-compact bone; inner layer-spongy bone  
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Trabeculae    
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Short bones   Roughly cuboid in shape; carpals (8) and tarsals (7); shock absorption and force dissipation; strength not mobility  
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Flat bones   Thin, flattened, and usually curved; skull, ribs, sternum, scapula, ilium; provide protection  
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Sesamoid bones   Short bone embedded within tendon or joint capsule; patella; alters muscle insertion angle; biomechanical advantage  
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Irregular bones   Weird shapes that fit none of the other categories; vertebrae; protection (spinal cord), flexibility, load dissipation  
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Bone structure   Tissue consisting of cells and a significant amount of extracellular matrix  
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Bone cells   Osteoblasts; osteocytes; osteoclasts  
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Osteoblast   Bone-building cell  
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Osteocyte   Mature bone cell  
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Osteoclast   Bone-digesting cell  
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Long bone structure   Shaft; expanded ends; epiphyseal disks  
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Diaphysis   Shaft of a long bone  
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Epiphyses   Expanded ends of a long bone  
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Growth plates   Epiphyseal disks of the long bone; cartilage separating epiphyses from diaphysis  
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Periosteum   Double-layered membrane covering the external surface of the entire bone, except for the joint surfaces of the epiphyses  
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Outer layer of a long bone   Fibrous connective tissue  
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Inner layer of a long bone   Osteoblasts  
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Endosteum   Covers internal bone surfaces of the long bone; contains both osteoblasts and osteocytes  
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Longitudinal bone growth   Occurs near the epiphyseal disk; osteoblast activity > osteoclast activity; plate ossifies around age 18-25  
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Circumferential bone growth   Continues throughout lifespan; widened medullary cavity  
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Mechanical loading of the bone   Compression (push both ends in); tension (pull both ends out); shear (cut in half); torsion (twist around a transverse axis); bending  
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Wolff's Law   The form of a bone being given, the bone elements place or displace themselves in the direction of functional forces and increase or decrease their mass to reflect the amount of functional forces; build up bones in response to a force (take away, lack of)  
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Osteoporosis   Disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue (i.e. trabecular bone); osteoclast activity > osteoblast activity; affects more women than men (loss of estrogen in menopause)  
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Joints   Exist wherever 2 or more bones meet; approx. 100; ALL human movement occurs about one or more joints  
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Classification of joints   Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial  
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Fibrous joints   Thick connective tissue; no movement; sutures-bone interlock (cranial bones); syndesmoses-bones held together by ligaments (distal tibiofibular: by ankle joint)  
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Cartilaginous joints   Slight movement; synchondroses (costal cartilage, epiphyseal plate); symphyses-dissipate forces (intervertebral disks, pubic symphysis)  
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Synovial (diarthroidal) joints   Free movement; ball and socket, condyloid, hinge, pivot, gliding, saddle  
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Ball and socket joint   Triaxial; flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, abduction/adduction; shoulder, hip  
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Condyloid joint   Biaxial; flexion/extension, internal/external rotation; knee  
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Hinge joint   Uniaxial; flexion/extension; elbow, ankle  
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Pivot joint   Uniaxial; supination/pronation; longitudinal axis; radioulnar joint  
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Gliding joint   No axes: glides between 2 flat bones; carpals, tarsals  
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Saddle joint   Biaxial; same as condyloid but greater ROM; thumb  
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Structure of a synovial joint   Articular (hyaline) cartilage; fibrous capsule; synovial membrane; ligaments  
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Articular (hyaline) cartilage   Smooth elastic tissue on ends of bone; mostly water; reduce wear, distribute load, absorb shock, low friction surface  
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Joint capsule   Fibrous capsule and synovial membrane  
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Fibrous capsule   Very fibrous collagen tissue used to hold bones together  
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Synovial membrane   Lines the joint cavity; secretes synovial fluid; lubricates and provides nutrition  
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Ligaments   Connect bone to bone; usually restrict ROM  
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Major bones of the upper extremity   Scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, carpals (8), metacarpals (5), phalanges (14)  
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Major joints of the upper extremity   Shoulder (glenohumeral); elbow (humeroulnar-elbow proper, proximal radioulnar); wrist (radiocarpal, distal radioulnar); metacapophalangeal (5 knuckles)  
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Shoulder joint bones   Acromion process; scapula, scapular spine; humerus  
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Shoulder joints   Glenohumeral joint; acromioclavicular joint, sternoclavicular joint, acromioclavicular, coracoclavicular  
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Rotator cuff   Prevents your arm from launching off (in throwing, etc.); supraspinatus, subscapularis, infraspinatus, teres minor  
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Shoulder flexion   Anterior deltoid, pectoralis major, biceps brachii  
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Shoulder extension   Latissimus dorsi, triceps brachii  
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Shoulder adduction   Pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi  
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Shoulder abduction   Intermediate deltoid  
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Shoulder scapular stabilization   Trapezius  
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Elbow joint bones   Humerus, radius, ulna  
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Elbow joints   Humeroulnar joint (true elbow joint), proximal radioulnar joint  
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Elbow flexion   Biceps brachii, brachialis  
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Elbow extension   Triceps brachii  
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Supination/pronation   Radioulnar joint; supinator/pronator quadratus  
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Wrist joints and bones   Radius, ulna, carpals; radiocarpal joint  
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Wrist flexion   Flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi radialis  
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Wrist extension   Extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi radialis longus  
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Ulnar deviation   Flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi ulnaris  
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Radial deviation   Flexor carpi radialis, extensor carpi radialis longus  
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Hand joints and bones   Metacarpals, phalanges; metacarpophalangeal joints (5 knuckles)  
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Metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal flexion   Flexor digitorum superficialis  
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Metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal extension   Extensor digitorum  
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Segments of the Spinal Column   Cervical (7), thoracic (12), lumbar (5), sacrum (5), coccyx (4)  
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Movement segment (vertebrae)   2 adjacent vertebrae + 1 intervertebral disk  
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Articulations of the spinal cord   2 transverse processes, 1 spinous process; Muscle attachment sites  
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Lordosis   Too much lumbar curve  
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Kyphosis   Too much thoracic curve  
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Trunk flexion   Rectus abdominus, psoas major  
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Trunk extension   Erector spinae group  
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Lateral flexion/rotation   Internal and external oblique  
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Major bones of the lower extremity   Pelvis; femur; tibia; fibula; patella; tarsals (7): talus, calcaneous; metatarsals (5); phalanges (14)  
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Major joints of the lower extremity   Hip, knee, ankle, subtalar, metatarsophalangeal  
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Pelvic girdle   Ilium, pubis, ischium  
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Ball and socket joint of the hip   Acetabulum + femoral head; highly mobile  
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Ligaments of the hip joint   Iliofemoral, pubofemoral, ischiofemoral  
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Iliofemoral ligament   Limits hyperextension, hyperadduction  
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Pubofemoral ligament   Limits hyperextension, abduction  
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Ischiofemoral ligament   Limits hyperextension, hyperadduction  
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Hip flexion   Iliopsoas (groin), rectus femoris (part of quads), sartorius ("Tailor's muscle")  
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Hip extension   Gluteus maximus, hamstrings (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris)  
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Hip abduction   Gluteus medius (role in bipedal gait)  
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Hip adduction   Adductor magnus, adductor longus, adductor brevis  
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Hip pointer (ultimate)   Iliac crest fracture  
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Knee joint bones   Femur, femoral condyles, menisci, patella, tibial plateaus, tibia  
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Knee joint ligaments   Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL); lateral collateral ligament (LCL), medial collateral ligament (MCL)  
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Cruciate ligaments   Limit anterior/posterior sliding (of the tibia with respect to the femur); ACL, PCL  
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Collateral ligaments   Limit abduction/adduction; LCL, MCL  
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Knee extensors   Quadriceps (vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, rectus femoris)  
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Knee flexors   Hamstrings (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris), gastrocnemius, sartorius  
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Ankle joint parts   Fibula, tibia, medial malleolus, lateral malleolus (malleoli limit inversion/eversion), talus  
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Dorsiflexion (ankle)   Tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus  
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Plantar flexion (ankle)   Gastrocnemius, soleus  
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Subtalar joint bones   Talus, calcaneous, metatarsals, phalanges  
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Subtalar ligaments   Lateral collateral ligament (limits inversion), deltoid ligaments (limits eversion)  
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Inversion (subtalar)   Tibialis anterior  
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Eversion (subtalar)   Peroneus longus  
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Metatarsophalangeal flexion   Flexor digitorum longus  
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Metatarsophalangeal extension   Extensor digitorum longus  
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