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22 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Sartorius
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Abducts, laterally rotates and flexes the thigh, flexes leg.
Femoral nerve. Anterior thigh. |
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Pectineus
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Adducts and flexes thigh, assists with medial rotation. Femoral nerve.
Anterior thigh. |
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Iliopsoas: Psoas Major
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Flexes thigh and stabilises hip, postural muscle.
Anterior rami of lumbar nerve. Anterior thigh. |
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Iliopsoas: Iliacus
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Flexes thigh and stabilises hip.
Femoral nerve. Anterior thigh. |
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Quadriceps Femoris: Rectus Femoris
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Extends leg, steadies hip joint and assists in flexion of the thigh.
Femoral nerve. Anterior thigh. |
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Quadriceps Femoris: Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis & Vastus intermedius
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Extends leg.
Femoral nerve. Anterior thigh. |
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Adductor Longus
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Adducts thigh.
Obturator nerve. Medial thigh. |
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Adductor brevis
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Adducts thigh (& flexes).
Obturator nerve. Medial thigh. |
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Adductor magnus
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Adducts thigh, adductor part flexes thigh, hamstring part extends thigh.
Adductor part: Obturator nerve. Hamstring part: Tibial part of sciatic nerve. Medial thigh. |
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Gracilis
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Adducts thigh, flexes leg and assists in medial rotation of the leg.
Obturator nerve. Medial thigh. |
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Obturator externus
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Laterally rotates thigh, steadies head of femur.
Obturator nerve. Medial thigh. |
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Gluteus maximus
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Extends thigh & assists in lateral rotation, steadies thigh and assists in standing from sitting.
Inf. gluteal nerve. Gluteal region. |
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Gluteus medius
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Abducts and medially rotates thigh, keeps pelvis level when opposite leg is raised.
Sup. gluteal nerve. Gluteal region. |
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Gluteus minimus
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Abducts and medially rotates thigh, keeps pelvis level when opposite leg is raised.
Sup. gluteal nerve. Gluteal region. |
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Tensor fasciae latae
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Flexes thigh.
Sub. gluteal nerve. Gluteal region. |
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Piriformis
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Laterally rotates extended thigh, steadies femoral head in acetabellum.
Branches of ant. rami of S1 & S2. Gluteal region. |
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Obturator internus
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Laterally rotates extended thigh, steadies femoral head in acetabellum.
Nerve to obturator internus. Gluteal region. |
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Gemelli (sup. & inf.)
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Laterally rotates extended thigh, steadies femoral head in acetabellum.
Sup: Nerve to obturator internus. Inf: Nerve to quadratus femoris. Gluteal region. |
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Quadratus femoris
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Laterally rotates extended thigh, steadies femoral head in acetabellum.
Nerve to quadratus femoris. Gluteal region. |
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Semitendinosus
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Extends thigh, flex leg and rotate medially when knee is flexed. Can extend trunk when thigh and leg are flexed.
Tibial division of sciatic nerve. Posterior thigh. |
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Semimembranosus
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Extends thigh, flex leg and rotate medially when knee is flexed. Can extend trunk when thigh and leg are flexed.
Tibial division of sciatic nerve. Posterior thigh. |
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Biceps femoris (long and short heads)
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Flexes lef and laterally rotates when knee is flexed, extends thigh.
Long head: Tibial division of sciatic nerve. Short head: Common fibular division of sciatic nerve. Posterior thigh. |