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Function of gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus? |
lateral and posterior muscles that move the hip joint |
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function of piriformis |
lateral rotator that stabilizes the hip joint |
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Function of tensor fasciae latae |
inserts into the iliotibial band |
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what is tissue is fasciae lata |
dense irregular CT |
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What is popliteal fossa |
depression at the back of the knee |
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What muscles are included as hamstrings |
biceps femoris (long and short head), semitendinosus, semimembranosus |
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Function of biceps femoris, semitendinosus,and seminembranosus |
extend the hip joint and flex the knee joint |
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what side is the biceps femoris tendon |
lateral side of popliteal fossa |
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what side is the semitendinosus |
medial side of popliteal fossa |
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what side is the semimembranosus |
medial side and deep to semiteninosus |
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what does the quadriceps femoris do |
muscle that extend the knee joint |
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what make up the quadriceps femoris |
rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius |
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function of rectus femoris |
muscle that extend the knee joint and flex the hip joint |
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function of vactus lateralis |
muscle that extends the knee joint |
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function of vactus medialis |
muscle that extends the knee joint |
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function of vastus intermedius |
muscle that extends knee joint |
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function of patellar ligament |
muscle that extend the knee |
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function of gracilis |
adduct the hip joint |
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function of pectineus |
adduct the hip joint |
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function of adductor longus |
adducts the hip joint
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function of adductor brevis |
adducts the hip joint |
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function of adductor magnus |
adducts the hip joint |
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what are the anterior compartment of thigh |
quadriceps femoris: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius patellar ligament |
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what are the medial compartment of thigh |
gracilis, pectineus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus |
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what does the sartorius do |
flexes the hip AND knee joint |
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what makes up borders of the femoral triangle |
superior border - inguinal ligament, lateral border - sartorius, medial border - adductor longus |
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what are the contents of the femoral triangle |
from lateral to medial : NAVL femoral nerve, femoral artery and vein, lymph nodes |
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what is the floor of the femoral triangle |
pectineus |
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what are the muscles of the pelvis girdle that flex the hip joint |
iliopsoas, iliacus, psoas major |
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function of iliopsoas |
flexes the hip joint; its a fused muscle of the iliacus and psoas major |
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function of iliacus |
flexes the hip joint |
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function of psoas major |
flexes the hip joint |
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What is the triceps surae |
two heads of gastrocnemius and soleus |
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function of gastrocnemius |
plantarflexes |
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function of soleus |
plantarflexes |
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function of popliteus |
flexes knee joint |
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function of calcaneal tendon |
moves the foot and toes |
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another name for calcaneal tendon |
achilles tendon |
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function of fibularis (peroneus) longus |
everts and plantarflexes |
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function of fibularis brevis |
everts and plantarflexes |
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function of tibialis anterior |
major dorsiflexor |
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function of extensor digitorum longus |
extends digits |
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function of extensor hallucis longus |
extends great toe |
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function of flexor digitorum longus |
flexes digits |
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function of erector spinae |
extends and laterally flexus the spine |
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another name for erector spinae |
sacrospinalis |
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what is teh largest muscular mass of the body |
erector spinae |
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where is teh thoracolumbar fascia |
covers the CAUDAL half of erector spinae |
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what four muscles compress the abdominal wall and flexes the vertebral column |
rectus abdominis, external abdominal oblique, internal abdoinal oblique, transverse abdominal |
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what covers rectus abdominis |
recus sheath |
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function of rectus abdominis |
compresses the abdominal wall and can flex vertebral column |
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function of external abdominal oblique |
compresses the abdominal wall and can flex vertebral column |
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function of internal abdominal oblique |
compresses the abdominal wall and can flex vertebral column |
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function of transverse abdominal |
compresses the abdominal wall and can flex vertebral column |
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What muscles are primarily used for breathing and can indirectly move the vertebral column |
diaphragm, external intercostals, internal intercostals |
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function of the diaphragm |
moves the vertebral column indirectly, but primarily used in breathing |
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function of external intercostals |
ELEVATES ribs during INSPIRATION |
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function of internal intercostals |
DEPRESS ribs during FORCEFUL EXPIRATION |
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Origin of rectus femoris
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anterior inferior iliac spine |
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insertion of gluteus medius |
greater trochanter |
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insertion of gluteus minimus |
greater trochanter |
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insertion of iliopsoas |
lesser trochanter |
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insertion of quadriceps femoris |
patella/tibial tuberosity |
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insertion of triceps surae |
calcaneus |
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origin of sartorius |
anterior inferior iliac spine |
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common point of origin of the hamstrings |
ischial tuberosity |
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which 2 hamstrings muscles insert medially on the leg |
semitendinosus and semimembranosus |
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which hamstring inserts laterally on the leg |
biceps femoris |
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The line aspera is the point of origin for 2 of the 4 what muscles |
quadroceps femoris |
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The line aspera is the point of origin for 3 of the what muscles |
medial adductor compartment of thigh |
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"triceps" |
three heads |
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"piriformis" |
pear form |
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"glut" |
rump |
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"alba" |
white |
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"sartorius" |
tailor |
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"peroneus" |
pinlike (fibula) |
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"rectus" |
straight |
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"hallucis" |
of the great toe |
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"lata" |
broad |
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"femoris" |
of the thigh or femur |
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"vastus" |
large, extensive |