AOI muscles that move thigh and leg Flashcards
1
Q
illiopsoas
A
A: flex trunk at hip joint, flex thigh
O: illiacus: iliac fossa, lateral sacrum
psoas: transverse process, t12
I: trochanter of femur
2
Q
sartorius
A
A: flex, abduct, laterally rotates thigh, flex leg
O: iliac spine
I: aponeurosis to tibia
3
Q
adductors:
magnus
longus
brevis
A
locate
4
Q
gracilis
A
A: adducts thigh, flex n medially rotate leg
O: ramus and pubis
I: tibia, medial condyle
5
Q
muscles of the quadriceps
A
rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis
vastus intermedius
6
Q
action, respectively
rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis
vastus intermedius
A
flexes thigh
stabilizes knee
stabilizes patella
extends leg
7
Q
tensor facia lata
A
A: steadies trunk
O: iliac crest
I: iliotibial tract
