Hip & Thigh Muscles

Front 1

gluteus maximus attach.

Back 1

attachment 1- Posterior pelvis & sacrum
attachment 2- iliotibial tract and posterior proximal femur

Front 2

gluteus maximus ACTION

Back 2

Extends and rotates hips

Front 3

LESSER GLUTEALS INCLUDE

Back 3

Gluteus minimus
Gluteus medius

Front 4

Gluteus Minimus/medius attach.

Back 4

attachment 1-Lateral surface of iliac blade

attachment 2- greater trochanter

Front 5

LESSER GLUTEALS ACTION

Back 5

Abducts and medially rotates hip

Front 6

Tensor Fasciae Latae ACTION

Back 6

Maintains knee extended and abducts hip

Front 7

Tensor Fasciae Latae Attach.

Back 7

Attachment 1- Anterior external iliac crest
Attachment 2- Iliotibial tract

Front 8

LATERAL ROTATOR GROUP MUSCLES

Back 8

-Piriforimis
-Auperior & Inferior Gemeli
-Obturator Internus
-Quadratus Femoris

Front 9

Lateral Rotator Group Attach.

Back 9

Attachment 1- Posterior sacrum and Ischium
Attachment 2- Greater Trochanter
(QF to intertochanteric crest)

Front 10

LAteral Rotator Group actions

Back 10

Laterally Rotates hip
Stabilizes hips

Front 11

Iliopsoas Muscles

Back 11

-Psoas Major
-Iliacus

Front 12

Iliopsoas Attach.

Back 12

-P.M. Lumbar Vertabrae
- Iliacus- Illiac Fossa

Front 13

Illiopsoas action

Back 13

Flexes Medially and Laterally Rotates Hip

Front 14

Hamstring MUSCLES

Back 14

-Biceps Femoris (Short and Long Head)
-Semitendinosus
-Semimembranosus

Front 15

Hamstring Muscle Attach

Back 15

Attachment 1- Ischial Tuberosity
(BF short head attaches to inferior linea aspera)
Attachment 2- B.F- head of fibula
Semis- Proximal medial Tibia

Front 16

Hamstring Muscle Actions

Back 16

B.F- Laterally flexes and rotates hip (Long head extends hips)

Semis- Flexes and medially rotates knee, extends hip

Front 17

Satorius attach.

Back 17

attachment 1-ASIS- anterior superior iliac spine
attachment 2- proximal medial tibia

Front 18

Satorius action

Back 18

flexes, abducts, laterally rotates thigh at hip &

flexes, medically rotates knee

Front 19

Muscles of Quadricpes Femoris

Back 19

-rectus femoris
-vestus medialis
-vastus intermedius
-vastus lateralis

Front 20

Quadriceps Femoris Attach.

Back 20

Attachment 1- Femoral shaft and linea aspera- RF- AIIS
Attachment 2- Patella

Front 21

Muscles of Abductor Group

Back 21

-pectineus
-obturator externus
-adductor longus
-adductor brevis
-adductor magnus
ischiocondylar
hamstrings
adductor part

Front 22

adductor muscles attachment

Back 22

attachment 1- pubis (AM ischial tuberostiy)
attachment 2- femoral shaft, linea aspera
(AM medical epicondyle of femur)

Front 23

Femoral Triangle

Back 23

Top- Inguinal canal
lateral side- Satorius
medial Side- Adductor longuss

Front 24

semimembranous is ___ to semitendonosus

Back 24

deep

Front 25

Vasti comes out from ___

Back 25

anterior inferior illiac spine

Front 26

Quadriceps have __ heads and are innervated by __

Back 26

4,
femoral nerve

Front 27

What muscles are the only true extensors

Back 27

quadriceps

Front 28

longest muscle of the body are--?

Back 28

satorius

Front 29

Illiospoas attach to __ and __ the hip

Back 29

Lesser trochanter and flex the hip

Front 30

Medial thigh

Back 30

adductor muscles

Front 31

What muscle in the medial compartment also has a hamstring like features?

Back 31

ischiocolyndar part,
adductor magnus

Front 32

the adductor hiatus

Back 32

is a gap that opens to the femoral artery and vein

Front 33

linea aspera

Back 33

posterior side, a broad roughened crest

Front 34

intercondylar fossa

Back 34

distal end of femur characterized by two large condyles

Front 35

Epicondyles attach

Back 35

collateral ligamentsto the knee

Front 36

epicondyles are

Back 36

bony elevations on the nonarticular outer surfaces of the condyles

Front 37

sesamoid bone

Back 37

bone formed within the tendon of a muscle

Front 38

tibial tuberostiy

Back 38

palpable inverted triangular area on the anterior aspect of the tbiabelow the site if junction between the two condyles