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Anatomy 2 Leg
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Anatomy
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03/02/2011

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Term
Mortise Joint
Definition
where troclea of angle bone atttaches
Term
sustentaculum tali
Definition
shelf that sits out medially from talus
Term
pes anserinus
Definition
insertion of semitendinosis, membranosis, gracilis, sartorius
Term
unhappy triad
Definition

MCL, medial meniscus, ACL

Term
dosiflex
Definition
extension
Term
plantar flex
Definition
flexion
Term
eversion
Definition
lateral side of foot down
Term
Deltoid ligament
Definition
series of ligaments on medial ankle that prevent eversion
Term
trimaleolar fractur
Definition
break distal end of fibula into 3 peices
Term
soleus
Definition
most powerful plantar flexor
Term
plantaris muscle
Definition
most painful if ruptured
Term
Lumbar Plexus
Definition

Comes from ventral rami L 2, 3, 4
Have two major branches femoral and optorator

Term
Femoral Plexus
Definition

L4, 5
Form lumbosacral trunk
To lumbosacral trunk S1,2,3 and L4, 5 and form sacral plexus

Term
sartorius
Definition

 

Sartorius origin from coccix and inserts on medial tibia
At hip weak flexor of hip
At the knee weak flexor
Term
medial thigh compartment
Definition
  • obtorator nerve
  • adductor longus linea asp
  • adductor brevis linea
  • adductor magnus linea
  • gracillis pelvis
  • obturator externus linea
Term
Posterior Thigh Compartment
Definition

 

Medial muscles are semitendinosus and semimembranosis
Long and lateral head of bicep
Adductor magmus
Innervation sciatic nerve and divides into tibial and common perineal nerve
Common perineal nerve innervates short head of bicep
Tibial nerve innervates everything else
All muscle of posterior compartment except short head will have origin from ishceal tuberosity and cross the hip joint
All muscles that have origin from ischeal tuberosity are innervated by tibeal nerve
All the muscles compartment except adductor magnus cross the knee joint
Muscles that cross the hip joint extend the hip joint
Term
Gludeus medius and minimus action
Definition

adduct hip

superior gluteal nerve

Term
gluteus maximus
Definition

inferior gluteal

extension of thigh

Term
iliopsoas
Definition
most powerful hip flexor
Term
saphinous hiatus
Definition
opening in facia that covers the thigh which great saphinous vein runs through and empties into femoral vein
Term
Iliotibio tract
Definition
Formed by tendon of glutues max and tensor facia latae
Term
Femoral Triangle
Definition

 

sartorius, ingiunal ligament and adductor longus

You will finds the femoral VAN

Only blood supply to leg

Term
piriformus muslce
Definition

 

Sciatic n enters glutial inferior to piriformus muscle

Term
poplitius muscle
Definition
as soon as popliteal a crosses it it becomes tibular and has anterior and posterior tibial a
Term
anterior compartment of calf
Definition
  • deep fibular nerve
  • tibialis anterior -
  • extensor hallucis longus -
  • extensor digitorum longus
Term
lateral calf compartment
Definition
  • superficial fibular nerve
  • fibularis longus - evert foot; weakly plantarflex
  • fibularis brevis - stops short and attachs to base of 5 metatarsals
Term
superficial calf compartment
Definition
  • tibial nerve
  • gastrucnemius
  • soleus
  • plataris
Term
deep calf compartment
Definition

tibial nerve

popliteus - weakly flexes knee and unlocks it by laterally rotating femur o

Term
plantaris aponeurosis
Definition

 

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