Posterior Leg/ Gluteal Muscles
Anterior Leg Muscles
Shoulder Muscles
Arm Muscles
Lower Leg Muscles
100
What action(s) does the hamstrings provide?
To flex the knee and extend the thigh (which helps us walk/run).
100
What is the origin of the sartorius muscle?
The iliac spine.
100
What is the origin of the deltoid muscle?
The clavicle and scapula.
100
What action does the brachioradialis provide?
It flexes the forearm.
100
What is the function of the gastrocnemius (calf) muscle?
To flex your leg and foot. It also stabilizes your body while your on your toes.
200
What is the insertion of the adductor longus?
The femur.
200
The pubis.
200
Why are the muscles underneath the deltoid so important?
They stabilize the shoulder girdle
200
What is the insertion for the supraspinatus, the teres minor and the infraspinatus?
The greater tubercle of the humerus
200
What action does the tibialis anterior provide?
Dorsiflexes and inversion of the foot.
300
What is the insertion of the gluteus medius?
The greater trochanter of the femur.
300
What action does the quadricepts provide?
Extend the knee and lower leg.
* The rectus femoris also extends the thigh, and the vastus medialis draws the patella medially
300
What action does the deltoid provide?
It flexes, medially/ laterally rotates, abducts and extends the arms.
300
What do extensor muscles in the forearm allow a person to do?
They allow extension and opening of the hand.
300
What is the insertion of the soleus muscle?
The calcaneus/ calcaneal tendon
400
What are the insertion points
The gluteal tuberosity of the femur and the iliotibial tract of the fascia lata.
400
What action(s) does the sartorius muscle provide?
It flexes, abducts and laterally rotates the thigh and flexes the knee.
400
What part of the scapula is the the supraspinatus attached to (its exact origin)?
The supraspinous fossa.
400
What part of the ulna are the tricep brachii inserted?
The olecranon process.
400
What is the origin of the soleus muscle?
Fibula and proximal tibia
500
What are the names of the 3 muscles that make up the hamstrings?
1) Biceps femoris
2) Semitendinosus
3) Semimembranosus
500
What are the names of the 4 muscles that make up the quadricepts? (Hint: 3 start with vastus)
1) Vastus lateralis
2) Vastus intermedius
3) Vastus medialis
4) Rectus femoris
500
How does the action of the teres minor differ from the subscapularis? What action does both muscles provide?
The teres minor laterally rotates the arm, while the subscapularis medially rotates the arm. Both stabilize the shoulder.
500
What are the names of the muscles that make up the triceps brachii? (Hint: they all end with head)
1) Long head
2) Lateral head
3) Medial head
500
What is the insertion of the tibialis anterior?
Medial cuneiform and metatarsal 1