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What is the proximal attachment of the adductor longus?

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Pubic bone

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What is the innervation of the adductor longus?

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Obturator nerve (anterior division)

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What is the innervation of the obturator externus?

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Obturator nerve (posterior branch)

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What is the proximal attachment of the iliacus?

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Iliac fossa

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What is the blood supply of the iliopsoas?

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Femoral artery

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What is the innervation of the quadriceps femoris?

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Femoral nerve (L2,3,4)

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What is the action of the adductor longus?

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Adducts thigh

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What is the proximal attachment of the sartorius?

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ASIS

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What is the blood supply to the sartorius?

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Femoral artery

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What is the action of the adductor magnus?

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Adductor: Flexes thigh Hamstrings: extends thigh Both: Adducts thigh

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What is the proximal attachment of the adductor magnus?

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Adductor: ischiopubic ramus Hamstrings: ischial tuberosity

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What is the blood supply to the obturator externus?

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Obturator artery

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What is the distal attachment of the pectineus?

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Pectineal line of the femur

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What is the proximal attachment of the psoas major?

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Transverse processes and bodies of lumbar vertebrae

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What is the innervation of the iliopsoas?

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Ventral rami of L1,2,3

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What is the blood supply to the adductor magnus?

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Obturator artery

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What is the innervation of the gracilis?

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Obturator nerve (L2,3)

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What is the action of the quadriceps femoris?

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Extends knee at leg joint

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What is the distal attachment of the gracilis?

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Medial condyle of the tibia

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What is the innervation of the sartorius?

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Femoral nerve (L2,3)

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What is the distal attachment of the adductor longus?

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Linea aspera

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What is the distal attachment of the adductor brevis?

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Pectineal line and linea aspera

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What is the distal attachment of the quadriceps femoris?

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Quadriceps tendon to patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity

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What is the innervation of the adductor brevis?

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Obturator nerve (anterior division)

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What is the proximal attachment of the vastus intermedius?
Anterior and lateral surfaces of the shaft of the femur
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What is the proximal attachment of the rectus femoris?
AIIS
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What is the proximal attachment of the adductor brevis?
Pubic bone
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What is the proximal attachment of the vastus medialis?
Linea aspera
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What is the distal attachment of the iliopsoas?
Lesser trochanter of femur
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What is the action of the pectineus?
Adducts, flexes, and medially rotates thigh
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What is the blood supply to the adductor longus?
Obturator artery
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What is the distal attachment of the adductor magnus?
Adductor: Linea aspera Hamstrings: adductor tubercle of femur
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What is the blood supply to the gracilis?
Obturator artery
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What is the action of the gracilis?
Adducts thigh; Assists in leg flexion
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What is the action of the iliopsoas?
Flexes thigh at hip joint
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What is the action of the sartorius?
Flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh; flexes leg
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What is the innervation of the adductor magnus?
Adductor: Obturator nerve (posterior division) Hamstrings: Tibial part of the sciatic nerve (L4)
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What is the proximal attachment of the vastus lateralis?
Linea aspera
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What is the proximal attachment of the gracilis?
Pubic bone
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What is the distal attachment of the obturator externus?
Posterior side of the femur, on and around the greater trochanter
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What is the innervation of the pectineus?
Femoral nerve, sometimes obturator nerve
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What is the action of the obturator externus?
Lateral rotation of thigh
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What is the proximal attachment of the pectineus?
Superior ramus of the pubis http://coursehero.s3.amazonaws.com/file\_upload/flashcards/fed5000d5b45b13216337538c4b69335e617abce.jpeg
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What is the proximal attachment of the obturator externus?
Margins of the obturator foramen and obturator membrane
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What is the blood supply to the quadriceps femoris?
Femoral artery
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What is the distal attachment of the sartorius?
Medial surface of the proximal tibia
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What is the blood supply to the pectineus?
Femoral artery

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