Bones & Landmarks
What is the name of the hip bones?
Coxal
directly inferior to the navel and superior to genitalia
pubic crest
Name of the hip joint
Coxal
Most posterior and superficial glute
Maximus
Only muscle on the lateral thight
Vastus Lateralis
Largest nerve in the body
Sciatic
Longest, strongest, and heaviest bone
Femur
Superficial tips below waistline where the sartorius attaches
ASIS
The hip joint is what type of joint
Ball and socket
piriformis
Common insertion of the quadriceps muscles
Tibial tuberosity
Ligament that serves as a border for the femoral triangle
Inguinal
Located posteriorly between the hip bones and made of 4-5 fused vertebrae
Sacrum
Extends across the top of the hip from the ASIS to the PSIS
Iliac crest
Cartilagenous joint that joins the front of the pelvis
Pubic symphisis
Stretches from lumbar vertebrae, under inguinal ligament, & inserts at the lesser trochanter
Psoas
Medial muscle/s on the posterior thigh
Semitendinosus & semimembranosus
Artery that passes through the femoral triangle
Femoral
Extends inferiorly from the sacrum
coccyx
Can usually be identified as the two small dimples on the base of the low back
PSIS
Joint formed by the sacrum and the pelvis
Sacroiliac
Two muscles that attach to the IT band
Gluteus max and TFL
Hamstrings ______________the hip and ___________the knee
extend, flex
Small bean shaped structures found in the femoral triangle
Lymph nodes
3 bones that make up each hip bone
ilium, ischium, pubis
"Sits bones"
Ischial tuberosity
Name of the knee joint
Tibiofemoral joint
Name the "Deep six"
Piriformis, Gemellus superior, Obturator internis, Gemellus inferior, Obturator externus, Quadratus femoris
3 muscles that attach at the pes anserinus tendon
gracilis, semitendinosus, sartorius
3 borders of femoral triangle
Inguinal ligament, sartorius, adductor longus