Common Attachments (Lower Limb)
Vertebral Extensors
Abdominal Body Wall
Rules of the Feet
Random Knowledge
100
Soleus and gastrocnemius.
What is the calcaneous (via the achilles tendon)?
100
The deepest of all groups, there are 4 muscles in this group (on each side).
What are the suboccipital muscles?
100
The name of the fascial line in rectus abdominus (separates left from right).
What is the linea alba?
100
Action of tibialis anterior.
What is inversion of the foot?
100
The action you must do to all of your muscles to get into the fetal position.
What is flex?
200
The hamstrings (posterior thigh).
What is the ischial tuberosity of the os coxa?
200
Covering every vertebrae, it is the main muscle for proprioception.
What is multifidus?
200
In addition to quadratus lumborum, these 3 muscles make up the lateral body wall (in order from superficial to deep).
What are external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis?
200
Action of the peroneals (peroneus longus and peroneus brevis).
What is eversion of the foot?
200
In the posterior crus, the muscle that crosses the knee.
What is gastrocnemius?
300
The "Deep 6" lateral hip rotators.
What is the greater trochanter of the femur?
300
The most lateral of the group (extensors of the vertebral column).
What is iliocostalis?
300
The action(s) of the external oblique and internal oblique muscles.
What are flexion, lateral flexion, and rotation of the vertebral column?
300
Action of the muscles of the anterior crus.
What is dorsal flexion of the foot (at the ankle)? (Tibialis anterior crosses anterior to the medial malleolus).
300
The 2 muscles that are biforcated by the sciatic nerve.
What are superior gamellus and piriformis?
400
Pectoralis major, teres major, and latissimus dorsi.
What is the intertubercular groove (ITG) of the humerus?
400
The 2 muscles that compose the spinotransverse muscle group.
What are splenius capitis and splenius cervicus?
400
The inguinal ligament is an attachment (origin) for this muscle.
What is the internal oblique?
400
The action of the muscles of the deep posterior crus. Why?
What is plantar flexion of the foot (at the ankle)? It crosses posterior to the medial malleolus.
400
In the posterior thigh, the only muscle that attaches to the femur.
What is biceps femoris?
500
Common attachment of the hip flexors (psoas major and iliacus).
What is the lesser trochanter of the femur?
500
The 3 muscles that compose the erector spinae muscle group.
What are iliocostalis, longissimus dorsi, and spinalis dorsi?
500
The origin and insertion of the external olique. (Specify, think about fiber direction).
What are the lower 8 ribs/iliac crest (origin), and the iliac crest/linea alba (insertion)?
500
The action of the lateral crus. Why?
What is plantar flexion of the foot (at the ankle)? It crosses posterior to the lateral malleolus.
500
The location of Pes Anserinus ("goose foot"), and the 3 muscles that form it.
What is medial to "tib tub tib". What is sartorius (anterior), gracilis (medial), and semitendonosus (posterior)?
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