ANTERIOR THIGH MUSCLES/ILIOPSOAS/IT BAND Flashcards
O: AIIS, superior to acetabulum rim I: Tibial tuberosity A: Hip flexion, knee extension - Only quadriceps muscle crossing hip joint Fibre direction is Bipennate
Rectus Femoris
O: Lateral lip of linea aspera
I: Tibial Tuberosity
A: Knee joint extension
Vastus Lateralis
O: Medial lip of linea aspera
I: Tibial tuberosity
A: Knee joint extension
Vastus Medialis
O: Proximal 2/3rds of femur
I: Tibial tuberosity
A: Knee joint extension
Vastus Intermedius
O: Medial distal femur, vastus medialis, adductor magnus
I: Medial patella
A: Knee joint extension, pulls patella medially (prevent lateral tracking of patella)
Vastus Medialis Obliquus (VMO)
O: ASIS
I: Proximal anteromedial tibia (pes anserinus tendons)
A: Hip flexion, abduction, lateral rotation, knee flexion, medial rotation
Sartorius
O: Anterior distal femur
I: Proximal articular capsule of knee joint
A: Pulls capsule proximally during knee extension preventing pinching of capsule
Articularis Genus
O: iliac tubercle
I: Gerdy’s tubercle and patella
Iliotibial band
O: T12 - L5 Vertebrae body
I: lesser trochanter
Psoas Major
O: iliac fossa
I: lesser trochanter
Iliacus
The iliacus pulls the hip bone anteriorly known as?
Anterior Pelvic Tilt
