anterior and medial thigh muscle attachments

Question 1

gracilis

Answer 1

• body and inferior rams of pubis

- inferior to medial condyle of tibia via the pes anserinus

Question 2

adductor longus

Answer 2

• body of pubis

- linea aspera

Question 3

vastus intermedius

Answer 3

• anterior surface of femur

- patellar tendon to patella to patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity

Question 4

Pectineus

Answer 4

• Superior rams of pubis

- Pectineal line of femur

Question 5

vastus medialis

Answer 5

• intertrochanteric line of femur
• linea aspera
• patellar tendon to patella to patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity
• medial patellar retinaculum to medial patella and medial condyle of tibia

Question 6

adductor brevis

Answer 6

• body of inferior rams of pubis
• pectineal line of femur
• linea aspera

Question 7

Rectus femoris

Answer 7

• AIIS

- patellar tendon to patella to patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity

Question 8

Sartorious

Answer 8

• ASIS

- Inferior to medial condyle of tibia via the pes anserinus (common tendon of gracilis, sartorious and semitendinosus)

Question 9

obturator externus

Answer 9

• margins of obturator foramen externally
• external surface of obturator membrane
• trochanteric fossa of femur

Question 10

vastus laterallis

Answer 10

• greater trochanter of femur
• linea aspera
• patellar tendon to patella to patella ligament to tibial tuberosity
• lateral patellar retinaculum to lateral patella and lateral condyle of the tibia

Question 11

adductor magnus: hamstring part

Answer 11

• ischial tuberosity

- adductor tubercle of femur

Question 12

adductor magnus: adductor part

Answer 12

• ischiopubic ramus

- gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, and medial supracondylar line of femur