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7 Cards in this Set
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Psoas major |
Origin: Lumbar transverse process' and intervertebral disks Insertion: Lesser trochanter of femur Flexes thigh at hip joint and laterally rotates |
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Iliacus |
Origin: Iliac fossa Insertion: Lesser trochanter of the femur Flexes and laterally rotates the thigh |
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Vastus medialis |
Origin: Medial side of femur Insertion: Quadriceps femoris tendon Extends leg at knee joint |
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Vastus intermedius |
Origin: Anterolateral Femur Insertion: Quadriceps femoris tendon Extends the leg at the knee joint |
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Vastus lateralis |
Origin: Greater trochanter and linea aspera Insertion: Quadriceps femoris tendon to the patella then the tibial tuberosity via the patellar ligament Extends the leg at the knee joint. |
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Rectus femoris |
Origin: AIIS (Anterior inferior iliac spine Insertion: Quadriceps femoris tendon to patella then tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament. Knee extension and hip flexion |
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Sartorius |
Origin: ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine Insertion: Medial surface of tibia, just inferomedial to tibial tuberosity. Flexes the hip joint and flexes the leg at the knee joint. |
