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53 Cards in this Set
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Superior attachment: Vastus Medialis
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1.Medial part of intertrochanteric line
2. Pectineal line 3. Medial lip of linea aspera 4. medial supracondylar line |
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Inferior attachment: Vastus Medialis
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1. Quardricepts tendon
2. medial border of patella |
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Innervation: Vastus Medialis
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Femoral Nerve (L2-L4)
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Action of Vastus Medialis
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Extends leg at knee
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Superior attachment: Vastus Intermedius
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Upper 2/3 of anterior and lateral surface of femur
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Inferior attachment: Vastus Intermedius
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1. Quadricepts tendon
2. Lateral margin of patella |
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Innervation: Vastus Intermedius
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Femoral Nerve (L2-L4)
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Action of Vastus Intermedius
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Leg extension at knee
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Superior attachment: Vastus lateralis
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1. Lateral part of intertrochanteric line
2. Margin of greater trochanter 3. Lateral margin of gluteal tuberosity 4. lateral lip of linea aspera |
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Inferior attachment: Vastus lateralis
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Quadricepts tendon
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Innervation: Vastus lateralis
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Femoral Nerve (L2-L4)
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Action of Vastus lateralis
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Extends the knee
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Superior attachment: Rectus Femoris
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Straight head: AIIS
Reflected head: ilium just superior to acetabulum |
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Inferior attachment: Rectus Femoris
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Quadricepts tendon
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Innervation: Rectus Femoris
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Femoral Nerve (L2-L4)
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Action of Rectus Femoris
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Flexes thigh at hip, extends the knee
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Superior attachment: Sartorius
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ASIS
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Inferior attachment: Sartorius
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Anterior surface of tibia just inferomedial to tibial tuberosity
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Innervation: Sartorius
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Femoral Nerve (L2-L4)
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Action of Sartorius
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Flexes tigh at hip, flexes leg at knee joint, (external rotation at hip)
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Superior Attachment: pectineus
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Pectin of pubis
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Inferior Attachment: pectineus
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Pectineal line of femur
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Action: pectineus
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Adducts, flexes and medially rotates at hip
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Innervation: pectineus
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femoral nerve
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Superior Attachment: gracilis
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1. A line on the external surface of body of pubis
2. inferior pubic ramus 3. ramus of the ischium |
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Inferior Attachment: gracilis
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pes anserinus
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Action: gracilis
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adducts and medially rotates thigh, flexes leg
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Innervation: gracilis
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obturator nerve
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Superior Attachment: adductor longus
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External surface of body of pubis
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Inferior Attachment: adductor longus
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Linea aspera on middle 1/3 of shaft of femur
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Action: adductor longus
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adducts and medially rotates thigh
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Innervation: adductor longus
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Obturator nerve
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Superior Attachment: adductor brevis
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External surface of body of pubis and inferior pubic ramus
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Inferior Attachment: adductor brevis
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Posterior surface of proximal and upper 1/3 of linea aspera
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Action: adductor brevis
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Adducts thigh
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Innervation: adductor brevis
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Obturartor Nerve
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Superior Attachment: adductor magnus
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Adductor part- ischiopubic ramus
Hamstring part: ishial tuberosity |
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Inferior Attachment: adductor magnus
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Adductor part- 1. posterior surface of proximal femur; 2. linea aspera; 3. medial supracondylar line
Hamstring part- adductor tubercle and supracondylar line |
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Action: adductor magnus
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adducts and medially rotates thigh
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Innervation: adductor magnus
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Obturator Nerve
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Superior Attachment: biceps femoris
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Long head- inferomedial part of upper area of ischial tuberosity
Short head- lateral lip of linea aspera |
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Inferior Attachment: biceps femoris
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head of fibula
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Action: biceps femoris
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Extends and laterally rotates thigh, flexes and laterally rotates knee
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Innervation: biceps femoris
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Long head- sciatic nerve
Short head- common fibular and tibial nerve |
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Superior attachment: semitendinosus
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Inferomedial part of upper ischial tuberosity
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Inferior Attachment: semitendinosus
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pes anserinus
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Action: semitendinosus
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medial rotation at hip and knee, flexes at knee and extends the hip
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Innervation: semitendinosus
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Sciatic Nerve
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Superior Attachment: semimembranosus
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Superolateral impression on ischial tuberosity
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Inferior Attachment: semimembranosus
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Groove and adjacent bone on medial and posterior surface of medial tibial condyle
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Action: semimembranosus
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Medial rotation at hip and knee, flexes knee, extends hip
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Innervation: semimembranosus
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Sciatic Nerve
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Blood supply to posterior comartment of the thigh
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deep femoral artery
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