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12/06/2016

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Term
Gluteus Maximus
Definition

Origins: iliac crest of ilium, sacrum, coccyx

 

Insertions: gluteal tuberosity of femur, iliotibial tract

 

actions: Upper fibers: extension of thigh, lateral rotaion of thigh, abduction of thigh

Lower Fibers: adduction of thigh

 

Innervation: inferior gluteal n.

Term
Gluteus Medius
Definition

Origin: upper 1/2 of posterior ilium

instertion: greater trochanter of femur

actions: entire musce: abduction of thigh

anterior fibers: medial rotation, flexion of thigh

posterior fibers: lateral rotation and extension of thigh

 

innervation: superior gluteal n.

Term
Gluteus Minimus
Definition

origin: lower 1/2 of posterior ilium

 

insertion: greater trochanter of femur

 

actions: abductio, medial rotation, and flexion of thigh.

 

innervation: superior gluteal n.

 

Term
Gluteus Minimus
Definition

origin: lower 1/2 of posterior ilium

 

insertion: greater trochanter of femur

 

actions: abductio, medial rotation, and flexion of thigh.

 

innervation: superior gluteal n.

 

Term
piriformis
Definition

origin: anterior surface of sacrum

 

insertion: greater trochanter of femur

 

action: lateral rotation of thigh

 

innervation: sacral nerves S1-S2

Term
superior gemellus
Definition

origin: ischial spine of ischium

 

insertion: greater trochaner of femur

 

action: lateral rotation of thigh

 

innervation: nerve to obturator internus

Term
Obturator internus
Definition

Origin: obturator foramen, pubis, ischium

 

insertion: greater trochanter of femur

 

actions: lateral rotation of thigh

 

innervation: nerve to obturator internus

Term
Inferior gemellus
Definition

origin: ischial tuberosity of ischium

insertion: greater trochanter of femur

 

action: lateral rotation of thigh

 

innervation: nerve to quadratus femoris

Term
quadratus femoris
Definition

origin: ischial tuberosity of ischium

 

insertion: intertrochanteric crest of femur

 

actions: lateral rotation of thigh

 

innervation: nerve to quadratus femoris

Term
obturator externus
Definition

origin: outer surface of obturator membrane

 

insertion: just inferior to greater trochanter of femur

 

actions: lateral rotation of thigh

 

innervation: obturator n

Term
biceps femoris
Definition

origins: Long head: ischial tuberosity of ischium

Short head: linea aspera of femur

 

actions: Both heads: flexion of leg, lateral rotation of flexed leg

Long head only: extension of thigh

 

innervataion: Long head: tibial n

Short head: common fibular n.

Term
Semitendinosus
Definition

a "pes anserine" muscle

 

origin: ischial tuberosity of ischium

 

insertion: medial surfce of proximal tibia

 

actions: flexion of leg, extension of thigh, medial rotation of flexed leg

 

innervation: tibial n.

Term
semimembranosus
Definition

origin: ischial tuberosity of ischium

 

Insertion: medial condyle of ischium

 

actions: flexion of leg, extension of thigh, medial rotation of flexed leg

 

innervation: tibial n.

Term
plantaris
Definition

origin: lateral epicondyle of femur

 

insertion: calcaneus

 

action: plantar flexion of foot

 

innervation: tibial n.

Term

popliteus

 

Definition

origin: lateral epicondyle of femur

 

insertion: upper 1/3 of tibia

 

action: rotation of knee around axis

 

innervation: tibial n.

Term
psoas major
Definition

Origin: transverse processes and bodies of lumbar vertebrae

 

insertion: lesser trochanter of femur

 

actions: flexion of thigh at hip joint, flexion of trunk on the hip when sitting from a reclined position

 

innervation: lumbar nerves L1-L3

Term
illiacus
Definition

origin: iliac fossa of ilium

 

insertion: lesser trochanter of femur

 

action: flexion of thigh, flexion of runk on the hip when sitting from a reclined position

 

innervation: femoral n.

Term
tensor fascia latae
Definition

origin: iliac crest of ilium

 

insertion: iliotibial tract

 

actions: flexion, abduction, medial rotation of thigh

 

inneration: superior gluteal n.

 

Term
sartorius
Definition

a "pes anserine" muscle

 

origin: anterior superior iliac spine of ilium

 

insertion: upper medial surface of tibia

 

actoins: abduction, flexion, lateral rotation of thigh, flexion of leg

 

innervatoin: femoral N.

Term
gracilis
Definition

a "pes anserine" muscle

 

origin: inferior ramus of pubis

 

insertion: upper medial surface of tibia

 

actions: adduction of thigh, flexion of leg, medial rotation of leg when leg is flexed

 

innervation: obturator N

Term
pectineus
Definition

origin: superior ramus of pubis

 

insertion: between lesser trochanter of femur and linea aspera of femur

 

actions: adduction of thigh, flexion of thigh

 

innervation: femoral N.

 

Term
adductor longus
Definition

origin: pubic tubercle of pubis

 

insertion: linea aspera of femur

 

action: adduction of thigh, flexion of thigh

 

innervation: obturator N.

Term
adductor brevis
Definition

origin: inferior ramus of pubis

 

insertion: linea aspera of femur

 

actions: adduction of thigh, flexion of thigh

 

innervation: obturator N.

Term
adductor magnus
Definition

origins: anterior: inferior ramus of pubis

Posterior: ischial tuberosity of ischium

 

insertions: (anterior): linea aspera of femur

(posterior): adductor tubercle of femur

 

actions: Entire muscle: adduction of thigh, medial rotationof thigh

anterior fibers only - flexion of thigh

posterior fibers only: extention of thigh

 

innervation: anterior fibers: obturator N

posterior fibers: tibial N

Term
rectus femoris
Definition

origin: anterior inferior iliac spine of ilium

 

insertion: tibial tuberosity of tibia via quadriceps tendon and patellar ligament

 

actions: flexion of thigh, extenstion of leg

 

innervation: femoral N.

Term
vastus lateralis
Definition

origin: greater trochanter of femur, linea aspera of femur

 

insertion: tibial tuberosity of tibia via quadriceps tendon and patellar ligament

 

action: extension of leg

 

innervation: femoral n.

Term
vastus medialis
Definition

origin: linea aspera of femur

 

insertion: tibial tuberosity of tibia via quadriceps tendon and patellar ligament.

 

actoin extension of leg

 

innervation: femoral n.

Term
vastus intermedius
Definition

origin: anterolateral surface of femur

 

insrtion: tibial tuberosity of tibia via quariceps tendon and patellar ligament

 

action: extension of leg

 

innervation: femoral N.

Term
tibialis anterior
Definition

origin: lateral condyle of tibia, superior lateral surface of tibia

 

insertion: medial (1st cuneiform), first metatarsal

 

actions: inversion of foot, dorsiflexion of foot

 

innervation: deep fibular N.

Term
extensor digitorum longus
Definition

origin: lateral condyle of tibia, upper 3/4 of anterior fibula

 

insertion: middle and distal phalanges of digits 2-5

 

actions: extension of all joints of digits 2-5, dorsiflexion of foot

 

innervation: deep fibular N

Term
extensor digitorum brevis
Definition

origin: superior lateral surface of calcaneus

 

insertion: tendons 2,3,4 of extensor digitorum longus

 

action: extension of digits 2-4

 

innervation: deep fibular N.

 

 

Term
extensor hallicus longus
Definition

origin: middle 1/3 of anterior fibula

 

insertion: distal phalanx of digit one

 

actoin: extension of digit one, dosiflexion of foot

 

innervation: deep fibular N.

Term
extensor hallicus brevis
Definition

origin: superior lateral surface of calcaneus

 

insertion: base of 1st proximal phalanx

 

action: extention of digit one

 

innervation: deep fibular N.

Term

fibularis longus

Definition

peroneus longus

 

origin: head and upper 2/3 of lateral fibula

 

insertion: base of first metatarsal, medial (1st) cuneiform

 

action: eversion of foot, plantar flexion of foot

 

innervation: superficial fibular N.

Term
fibularis brevis
Definition

peroneus brevis

orign: lower 2/3 of lateral fibula

 

insertion: base of fifth metatarsal

 

action: eversion of foot, plantar flexion of foot

 

innervation: superficial fibular N

Term
Fibularis tertius
Definition

Peroneus Tertius

 

origin: distal 1/3 of fibula

 

insertion: base of fifth metatarsal

 

action: dorsiflexion of foot, eversion of foot

 

innervation: deep fibular N.

Term
gastrocnemius
Definition

origin: medial and lateral epicondyles of femur

 

insertion: calcaneus (via calcaneal tendon)

 

actions: plantar flexion of foot, flexion of leg

 

innervation: tibial N

Term
Soleus
Definition

origin: upper 1/3 of tibia and fibula

 

insertion: calcaneus (via calcaneal tendon)

 

actoin: plantar flexion of foot

 

innervation: tibial N.

Term
tibialis posterior
Definition

origin: upper 2/3 of tibia, fibula

 

insertions: navicular, metatarsals 2-4, all 3 cuneiforms, cuboid

 

actions: inversion of foot, plantar flexion of foot, adduction of toe-end of foot

 

innervation: tibial N.

Term
flexor hallicus longus
Definition

origin: middle 1/3 of fibula

 

insertoin: distal phalanx of digit one

 

action: flexion of digit one, plantar flexion of foot (weak)

 

innervation: tibial n.

Term
flexor digitorum longus
Definition

origin: middle 1/3 of tibia

 

insertion: distal phalanges of digits 2-5

 

action: flexion of digits 2-5, plantar flexion of foot (weak), inversion of foot (weak)

 

 

innervation: tibial N.

Term
[image]
Definition

A) anterior superior iliac spine

B) ilium

C)pubis

D)iscium

E)coxal bone

F)obturator foramen

Term
[image]
Definition

A)Intercondylar eminence

B)lateral condyle of tibia

C)head of fibula

D)Shaft of fibula

E)Fibula

F)lateral malleolus

G)medial condyle of tibia

H)tibial tuberosity

I)tibia

J)medial malleolus

K)anterior view

Term
[image]
Definition

A) Head

B) neck

C) lesser trochanter

D)intertrochanteric line

E)greater trochanter

F)intertrochanteric crest

G)gluteal tuberosity

H)linea aspera

I) lateral epicondyle

J)medial epicondyle

K) anterior view

L) posterior view

Term
abductor hallucis
Definition

action: abduction of digit 1, flexion of digit 1

Term
flexor digitorum brevis
Definition

action: flexion of digitis 2-5

Term
abductor digiti minimi
Definition

action: abduction of digit 5 and flexion of digit 5

Term
quadratus plantae
Definition

action: flexion of digits 2-5

Term
lumbricals of foot
Definition

actions: flexion of proximal phalanges of digits 2-5, extension of middle and distal phalanges of digits 2-5

Term
flexor hallucis brevis
Definition

action: flexion of proximal phalanx of digit 1

Term
adductor hallucis
Definition

adduction of digit 1

Term
flexor digiti minimi brevis of foot
Definition
action: flexion of proximal phalanx of digit 5
Term
plantar interossei
Definition

action: adduction of digits 3-5

Term
dorsal interossei
Definition

actions: abduction of digits 2-4

Term
[image]
Definition

A)calcaneus

B) talus

C) N/A

D) navicular

E) cuboid

F) Medial cuneiform

G) intermediate cuneiform

H) lateral cuneiform

I)proximal phalynx

J)middle phalynx

K) distal phalynx

L)digits

M) metatarsal bones

N) tarsal bones

Term
[image]
Definition

A) Ilium

B) ischium

C) pubis

D) superior pubic ramus

E)Ischial tuberosity

F)Lateral view

Term
[image]
Definition

A)iliac fossa

B)iliac crest

C)anterior superior iliac spine

D)anterior inferior iliac spine

E) superior pubic ramus

F)pubic tubercle

G)inferior pubic ramus

H) ischial spine

I)medial view

Term
acetabular labrum
Definition

ring of cartilage that surround acetabulum of hip

Term
pes anserine
Definition

Conjoined tendons of sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus inserting into upper medial surface of tibia.

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