Boney Landmarks
How many depressions does the scapula contain and what are they designed for?
What is:
The scapula contains three fossae, or depressions: the infraspinous, supraspinous and subscapular. Each fossa is designed to accomodate a muscle belly and its tendinous attachments.
What are the joints in the fingers called?
What are interphalangeal joints.
What three bony landmarks could help you isolate the anconeus?
What are the lateral epicondyle, olecranon process, edge of ulnar shaft.
Which muscle is called "lat's little helper"?
What is the teres major.
What muscles are synergists on plantar flexion?
What are
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Tibialis Posterior
Fibularis longus and brevis assist
Flexor digitorum longus (weak)
Flexor hallucis longus (weak)
Plantaris (weak)
Name the tubercles on the Humerus and where they are located.
What are the Greater and Lesser Tubercles location on the head of the humerus.
The Greater tubercle is on the lateral side of the humerus.
The Lesser tubercle is on the medial side the humerus
Flexion and extension of the wrist happen here.
Name two muscles that act primarily on the elbow.
What are
Brachialis and Brachioradialis
What muscles are synergists in shoulder flexion?
What are:
anterior fibers of Deltoid
upper fibers of the Pectoralis major
Biceps brachii
Coracobrachialis
This muscle is one of the six deep lateral rotators at the hip. It is the most superior of the group.
What is the Piriformis.
What end of the clavicle articulates with the acromion process?
What muscles attach at acromion?
What is the lateral or acromion end of the clavicle.
The acromion serves as an attachment site for the Deltoid and the Trapezius.
What is located on the proximal end of the ulna and articulates with the distal humerus?
What is the olecranon process or elbow.
What are the muscles that create the pivoting action between the radius and ulna?
What are the
Pronator teres
Pronator quadratus
Supinator
What muscle depresses, protracts and downwardly rotates the clavicle at the sternoclavicular joint?
What is the Subclavius.
Three tendons of the thigh- the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus- converge at the medial knee to form the this tendon which attaches to the proximal, medial shaft of the tibia.
What is the larger pes anserinous tendon.
What joint is the small articulation between the acromion of the scapula and the acromial end of the clavicle?
What are the large conspicuous knobs on either side of the ankle?
What are the lateral and medial malleoli.
Name the muscles that move the wrist and/or fingers.
What are the carpi, digitorum, or palmaris muscles.
This group can be further subdivided into four smaller groups:
Extensors of the wrist and fingers
Flexors of the wrist and fingers
Adductors of the wrist
Abductors of the wrist
What muscle medially rotates the arm at the shoulder joint and can be accessed through the axilla?
What is the Subscapularis.
The calcanual tendon aka the Achilles tendon, is the common distal attachment of what two muscles?
What is located on the proximal end of the ulna and articulates with the distal humerus?
What is the olecranon process (or elbow).
What are the three bones that fuse together to form a hip?
What are the ilium, ischium, and pubis.
What muscle both flexes and adducts the wrist?
What is the Flexor carpi ulnaris.
When do you use your rotator cuff?
List each examples for all the muscles in the group.
What is
Supraspinatus: conducting an orchestra and installing ceiling tile overhead
Infraspinatus/ Teres Minor: Starting a pull-cord lawnmower and fanning a smoke-filled room with your arms.
Subscapularis: reaching your hand around to scratch your back and clutching Trail Guide to be body to your chest.
What hip flexor muscle originates on the bodies and transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae and inserts on the lesser trochanter of the femur?
What is the Psoas Major.