5 - Palpations from Adductors to Quadriceps

Question 1

What is the hamstring muscle named for its membranous body of muscle?

Answer 1

SEMIMEMBRANOSUS

Question 2

Biceps femoris performs which actions?

Answer 2

HIP EXTENSION
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KNEE FLEXION
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EXTERNAL/LATERAL ROTATION

Question 3

Semitendinosus performs which actions?

Answer 3

HIP EXTENSION
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KNEE FLEXION
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INTERNAL/MEDIAL ROTATION

Question 4

What actions does semimembranosus perform?

Answer 4

HIP EXTENSION 
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KNEE FLEXION
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LOWER LEG MEDIAL/INTERNAL ROTATION

Question 5

Semitendinosus is __________ to semimembranosus.

Answer 5

SUPERFICIAL

Question 6

Name the pes anserine tendons from medial to lateral?

Answer 6

GRACILIS
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SARTORIUS
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SEMITENDINOSUS

Question 7

Name the 3 hamstring muscles, from lateral to medial?

Answer 7

BICEPS FEMORIS
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SEMIMEMBRANOSUS 
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SEMITENDINOSUS

Question 8

Name the attachment points for biceps femoris?

Answer 8

(O) ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY

(I) FIBULAR HEAD

Question 9

What action do the quadriceps primarily perform?

Answer 9

KNEE EXTENSION

Question 10

The proximal tendons of the adductor group attach at specific points along the base of the _________.

Answer 10

PELVIS

Question 11

Name the 5 adductors, from anterior to posterior?

Answer 11

GRACILIS
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PECTINEUS and ADDUCTOR LONGUS
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ADDUCTOR BREVIS
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ADDUCTOR MAGNUS

Question 12

Most adductors insert inferiorly on the posterior _________.

Answer 12

FEMUR

Question 13

Name the adductor which crosses the knee?

Answer 13

GRACILIS

Question 14

Which actions are all the adductors capable of?

Answer 14

HIP ADDUCTION
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HIP MEDIAL ROTATION

Question 15

Name the 2 actions of gracilis?

Answer 15

KNEE FLEXION
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FLEXED KNEE MEDIAL ROTATION

Question 16

Provide examples of where adductors are used in people’s lives?

Answer 16

HORSE RIDING
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FIGURE SKATING CROSS-OVERS
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STABALIZE PELVIS WHEN WALKING

Question 17

As a group, the adductors are located on the _________ side of the thigh.

Answer 17

MEDIAL

Question 18

Name the most posterior adductor, which is best palpated with your partner in side lying, with his top hip flexed?

Answer 18

ADDUCTOR MAGNUS

Question 19

What is the inferior attachment point for gracilis?

Answer 19

PROXIMAL ANTEROMEDIAL TIBIA

ONE OF THE PES ANSERINUS TENDONS

Question 20

As a group, the hamstrings are located on the _________ side of the thigh.

Answer 20

POSTERIOR

Question 21

As a group, the quadriceps are strong _______ extensors _______ flexors.

Answer 21

HIP (extensors)
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KNEE (flexors)

Question 22

All 3 hamstrings have a common origin at which bony landmark?

Answer 22

ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY

Question 23

The inferior tendons of the hamstrings stretch across the posterior _______.

Answer 23

KNEE

Question 24

Name the fibre direction of the adductors beginning at the femur?

Answer 24

SUPEROMEDIAL

Question 25

Name the lateral hamstring?

Answer 25

BICEPS FEMORIS

TWO HEADS

Question 26

What is the most superficial of the two medial ‘semi’ hamstring muscles?

Answer 26

SEMITENDINOSUS

Question 27

To palpate for the hamstrings, you would have your partner ______ the knee, and hold foot ______ the table.

Answer 27

FLEX the knee
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OFF the table

Question 28

The four large quadriceps muscles are primarily responsible for knee __________.

Answer 28

KNEE EXTENSION

Question 29

Name the most superficial quadriceps muscle?

Answer 29

RECTUS FEMORIS

Question 30

Rectus femoris attaches proximally at the AIIS, and distally where?
*** along with all quadriceps

Answer 30

ACROSS PATELLA
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TIBIAL TUBEROSITY

Question 31

The palpable portion of vastus medialis forms a ‘teardrop’ shape in the _________ portion of the medial thigh.

Answer 31

DISTAL

Question 32

Name the sole muscle of the lateral thigh?

Answer 32

VASTUS LATERALIS

Question 33

Vastus lateralis is deep to the __________ tract, but still easily palpable.

Answer 33

ILIOTIBIAL

Question 34

Name the unique fibre direction of rectus femoris?

Answer 34

BIPENNATE

Question 35

The fibre direction of vastus medialis is ___________.

The fibre direction of vastus lateralis is ___________.

Answer 35

VM = SUPEROMEDIAL

VL = SUPEROLATERAL

Question 36

Rectus femoris is the quadriceps muscle uniquely capable of which action at the hip?

Answer 36

FLEXION

Question 37

Vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) pulls the patella _________ to prevent excessive lateral tracking.

Answer 37

MEDIALLY

Question 38

Vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) attaches distally into the ________ patella.

Answer 38

MEDIAL

Question 39

VMO is located at the _________ portion of vastus medialis.

Answer 39

DISTAL