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20 Cards in this Set
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SARTORIUS: Origin |
Anterior superior iliac crest |
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SARTORIUS: Insertion |
Upper part of the medial surface of the tibia |
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SARTORIUS: Nerve supply |
Femoral nerve |
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SARTORIUS: Action |
flexes the thigh. flexes the leg and laterally rotates the thigh |
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BICEPS FEMORIS: Origin |
Long head from ischial tuberosity of the pelvis. Short head from lower part of linea aspera. |
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BICEPS FEMORIS: Insertion |
Head of the fibula |
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BICEPS FEMORIS: Nerve supply |
Sciatic nerve or common peroneal nerve |
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BICEPS FEMORIS: Action |
Flexes the knee. Extends the hip. |
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SEMITENDINOSUS: Origin |
ischial tuberosity |
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SEMITENDINOSUS: Insertion |
Medial surface of shaft of tibia superiorly |
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SEMITENDINOSUS: Nerve supply |
Sciatic nerve |
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SEMITENDINOSUS: Action |
Flexes the knee. Extends the hip. Medial rotator of a flexed knee |
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SEMIMEMBRANOUSUS: Origin |
ischial tuberosity |
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SEMIMEMBRANOUSUS: Insertion |
The tibia. Groove at the back off the medial condyle |
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SEMIMEMBRANOUSUS: Nerve supply |
sciatic nerve |
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SEMIMEMBRANOUSUS: Action |
Flexes the knee. Extends the hip. Medial rotator of flexed knee |
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POPLITEUS: Origin |
Femur, lateral condyle inside capsule of knee joint |
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POPLITEUS: Insertion |
Tibia, popliteal line on posterior surface |
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POPLITEUS: Nerve supply |
Tibial nerve |
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POPLITEUS: Action |
Unlocks knee by laterally rotating the femur. Can flex the knee joint weakly. |
