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| Posterior Cruciate Ligament |
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| limits backward displacement of tibia |
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the narrow space that lies inside the ankle, next to the ankle bones. It contains arteries, veins, tendons, & nerves. (posterior tibial nerve) |
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| name the prime movers of hip flexion |
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iliopsoas (iliacus & psoas major) |
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| name 2 actions of the biceps femoris long head |
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extends thigh flexes knee laterally rotates leg |
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| name the synergists of the Adductor Magnus |
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adductor longus, adductor brevis, pectineus, & gracilis all help the Adductor Magnus to adduct the thigh. |
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| name the muscles of the quadriceps femoris and their primary action |
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all are knee extendors rectus femoris vastus lateralis vastus medialis vastus intermedius |
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name the antagonists of the Gluteus Maximus |
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
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| limits forward sliding of tibia |
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Intracapsular (cruciate) ligaments of the knee |
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament & Posterior Cruciate Ligament |
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| Extracapsular knee ligaments |
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fibular ligament tibial collateral ligaments oblique popliteal ligament arcuate popliteal ligament |
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O- transverse processes of cervical vertebrae I- anterolaterally on 1st rib A- elevates attached rib in respiration, flex & rotates neck |
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Erector Spinae muscle that has 3 parts that span from the Iliac Crest to the TP's C4-6 |
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the Erector Spinae muslce that originates and inserts on the spinous processes O- upper lumbar & lower thoracic vertebrae I- upper thoracc & cervical vertebrae |
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assists hip flexors to restrict lateral movement of the pelvis & abduts the thigh while the hip is extended |
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| the AIIS is the origin of which muscle? |
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Where is the Semispinalis muscle found? |
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| only in the thoratic & cervical region |
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| hip flexion, knee flexion, adduction, int rotation |
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| Lesser Trochanter of Femur |
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action of Quadriceps Femoris when all working together? |
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Knee Extention & Hip Flexion |
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| a structure found on the femur |
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action of iliopsoas & rectus femoris |
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| Flexes and rotates the neck |
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works with and assists the action of a prime mover |
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smasms of this straplike muscle often result in wryneck or torticollis |
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| The lateral compartment of muscles that act on the ankle and foot contains the _____________. |
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| fibularis longus & brevis |
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| The fibularis longus muscle inserts on the _____________. |
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| medial cuneiform of metatarsal 1 |
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| The _____________ muscle inserts on metatarsal 5. |
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The anterior leg compartment contains the _____________.
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| extensor digitorum longus muscle and the extensor hallucis longus muscle |
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| All muscles of the anterior compartment that act on the ankle and foot show origin sites on the . |
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Arguably, the most powerful muscle in the body is the _____________.
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The popliteus muscle is included as a knee flexor because _____________.
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| it unlocks the knee to allow flexion to occur |
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Muscles that act on the knee joint exhibit two actions _____________.
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The sartorius muscle aids in . |
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The soleus muscle inserts on the _____________.
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| The gastrocnemius muscle that crosses the knee joint originates on . |
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| the medial and lateral condyles of the femur |
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