Muscle Names
This group includes rectus femoris and 3 vastus muscles.
→ What are the quadriceps?
The hamstrings originate at this low end of the hip.
What is the ischial tuberosity?
This is primary action of the alll the quadriceps acting together
What is extension of the knee.
This Attachment of the vastus muscles is deceiving.
What is the back of the leg on the linea aspera?
These two muscles are commonly the tightness in the lateral part of the quad group.
This group includes biceps femoris and two muscles starting with “semi-.”
→ What are the hamstrings?
All the vastus muscles insert into this structure.
What is the patellar ligament, via the tibial tuberosity? ( the knee)
The primary action of all the adductors is obvious, but don't forget the part of the hip.
What is Adduction of the hip?
Adductors have two muscles that are not named adductors.
What is the pectineus and gracilis.
the priformoris attaches to the front of the sacrum and the greater trochanter, neighboring this nerve.
What is the sciatic nerve.
Name the five adductor muscles.
👉 What are adductor longus, adductor brevis, and adductor magnus, Gracilis and Pectineus.
The origin and insertion points of gluteus maximus line this part of the back of your hip.
The tailbone ( sacrum) , iliac crest.
The PGOGOQ's also go named by their action.
The knee is surrounded by a tricky amount of muscles.
What is the Adductors, hamstrings, and Quadriceps.
The adductor magnus plays a role in these two actions in walking.
These hip flexors make up the iliopsoas group.
What is iliacus and Psoas major/minor.
This origin of the adductors shares two hip bones.
What is the pubic ramus and ischial ramus?
All of the glutes do this one action together.
What is Abduction?
Look out, these two muscles attach to the IT BAND!
What is the gluteus maximus and Tensor fascia latae.
The body loves therapists that understand antomy and physiology and know what they are doing, because the body responds to this principle.
What is the is organized/blueprint?
Name two muscles in the acronym for PGOGOQ's.
What are piriformis, gemellus superior, obturator internus, gemellus inferior, obturator externus, and quadratus femoris?
The Psoas major orginates at this structure in the back.
The five lumbar vertebra.
The Quadriceps all do knee flexion except for the most superficial muscle which does this extra action.
What is hip flexion?
This nerve slides through the {blank}, making contact with the piriformis.
What is the sciatic nerve.
A person with a mind that says goes deeper, but a body that goes into tension is pulling you into their what?
What is trauma pattern or victim mentality