Nerves
What is the nerve root of the superior gluteal nerve?
L4-S1
What is the action of the fibularis tertius?
Dorsiflexion and eversion of ankle
What are the three motor nerves of the foot?
Medial plantar, lateral plantar, and deep fibular nerve.
Bicep femoris
Where does the gluteus minimus originate?
Ilium between anterior and inferior gluteal lines?
Four muscles innervated by the medial plantar nerve
Abductor hallucis
Flexor Digitorum Brevis
Lumbricals 1
Flexor hallucis brevis
What attaches to the posterior calcaneus via achilles tendon?
Gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris
Adductor hallucis
Flexor hallucis brevis
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
What are the two nerves of the Iliopsoas?
Anterior rami L1-L3
Femoral nerve L2-L4
Where does the quadratus femoris insert?
Intertrochanteric crest of femur
Where does the Great Saphenous vein connect to the femoral vein?
Femoral Triangle or Saphenous opening
What is the origin of the Fibularis longus?
Head and proximal lateral surface of fibula
What is the origin of plantar interossei?
Medial side of metatarsals 3-5
What are the nerve compartment exceptions of the thigh?
Iliopsoas (Anterior rami L1-L3)
Pectineus (Femoral nerve)
Adductor Magnus (Tibial nerve)
Bicep short femoris (Common fibular nerve)
What two glute muscles originate from the ischial tuberosity ?
Inferior gemellus and quadrates femoris ?
What area of the body does the sensory component of the femoral nerve cover?
medial and anterior of the thigh
(Anterior femoral cutaneous)
medial portion of the foot and leg
(Saphenous nerve)
What is the insertion of the popliteus ?
Posterior surface of tibia above soleal line?
What is the origin of the adductor hallucis ?
Oblique: Base of metatarsals 2-4
Transverse: Plantar surface of MTP joints
Flexes knee, adducts hip, and medially rotates tibia
What are the actions of the gluteal muscles?
M/L rotate, extension of hip, abduction, flexion of hip, stabilize pelvis
Name the both motor and sensory nerves of the sacral plexus
Pudenal
Sciatic (tibial, sural, plantar nerves, fibular, calcaneal)
What muscles in the leg touch the interosseous membrane?
Tibialis poster and anterior
Flexor and extensor hallucis longus
What has the origin of the cuboid tarsal and lateral cuneiform ?
Flexor hallucis brevis
What muscles of the thigh cross the hip and knee?
All hamstrings minus short head
gracilis, sartorius, Rectus femoris, Adductor Magnus (Hamstring)
What muscles attach to the greater trochanter via obturator internus tendon?
Superior and inferior gemellus
Obturator internus