Muscles and Actions
What two muscles make up the muscle Iliopsoas?
Psoas Major and Iliacus
Fibula
What runs from tibial tubercle to the iliac crest?
iliotibial tract
What is the longest nerve in the body?
Sciatic nerve
What muscle adducts the 3rd-5th toes?
Planter Interossei
Where does the head of the femur articulate with the coxal bone?
acetabulum
What ligament connects the femur to the ilium?
iliofemoral ligament
What is the innervation of the quadriceps femoris?
Femoral nerve
What four muscles make up the Quadriceps Femoris?
Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis and Vastus intermedius
Where does the piriformis originate?
What three muscles make up the pes anserinus?
Sartorius, semitendinosus, gracilis
What nerve(s) is the biceps femoris innervated by?
Long head-Sciatic nerve (tibial)
Short head- sciatic nerve (fibular)
What is the action of the lower fibers of the gluteus maximus?
Adduction of the hip
Where is the location of the insertion of the pes anserinus?
medial and proximal head of the tibia
What ligament protects the knee from genu valgum movements?
Medial collateral ligament
What are the two innervations of the Adductor Magnus?
Obturator and sciatic
What muscle originates off the tendons of the flexor digitorum longus and inserts at the tendons of the extensor digitorum longus?
Lumbricals of the foot
Cuboid, navicular, medial cuneiform, lateral cuneiform, middle cuneiform
What are the four ligaments of the deltoid ligament of the ankle?
Anterior tibiotalar ligament, posterior tibiotalar ligament, tibiocalcaneal ligament, tibionavicular ligament
What is the only lateral rotator of the hip that does not have sacral plexus as its innervation?
Obturator Externus