Attachments Flashcards
FLEXOR HALLUCIS BREVIS
Proximal Attachment: plantar surface of the cuboid and lateral cuneiform bones
Distal Attachment: both sides (medial and lateral) of the proximal phalanx of the great toe.
QUADRATUS PLANTAE
Proximal attachment: medial aspect of the plantar surface of the calcaneus.
Distal attachment: tendon of the flexor digitorum longus.
Quadratus Lumborum
Illiac crest, TP T12-L4 and Inferior border of 12th rib.
Flexor Hallucis Longus
Origin: middle half of posterior fibula
Insertion: base of distal phalanx of the great toe.
Lumbar Paraspinals – Iliocostalis Lumborum and Lx and Sx Multifidus
Iliocostalis Lumborum:
O- Thoracolumbar aponeurosis, sacrum and iliac crest
I – Transverse process of L1-3 and posterior surface of rib 12-6
Multifidus
O – Posterior sacrum and mammillary process of L1-5
I – Spinous processes spanning 2-4 vertebrae
EXTENSOR DIGITORUM BREVIS
Proximal Attachment: superior aspect of calcaneus
Distal Attachment: divides into three tendons, inserting into the lateral aspects of the extensor digitorum longus tendon if the 2nd – 4th toes.
ABDUCTOR HALLICIS
Proximal Attachment: medial process of the tuberosity of the calcaneus, the flexor retinaculum, the plantar aponeurosis
Distal Attachment: medial or plantar side of the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe
Flexor Digitorum Longus
Origin: middle posterior surface of the tibia deep to the gastrocnemius & soleus
Insertion: base of the distal phalanx of the four lateral toes
Gluteus Maximus
Proximal attachment: gluteal surface of the ilium, lateral surface of sacrum, coccyx and sacrotuberous ligament.
Distal attachment: iliotibial band of the fasciae latae (75%), and the gluteal tuberosity of the femur (25%).
Gluteus Medius
Proximal attachment: external surface of the ilium between the posterior and anterior gluteal lines
Distal attachment: lateral surface of the greater trochanter
Gluteus Minimus
Proximal attachment: on the ilium between the anterior and the inferior gluteal lines
Distal attachment: the anterior superior aspect of the greater trochanter of the femur
Piriformis
Proximal attachment: anterior surface of the sacrum
Distal attachment: upper border and medial aspect of the greater trochanter of the femur
Iliopsoas
Origin:
Psoas major – bodies and transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae
Psoas minor (present in only 50% of people) – lateral portion of T12 to L2
Iliacus – iliac fossa
Insertion:
Psoas major and iliacus – lesser trochanter of the femur
Psoas minor – superior ramus of the pubis
Tensor Fascia Latae
Proximal Attachment: anterior iliac crest just posterior to the anterior superior iliac spine.
Distal Attachment: through the iliotibial band to the lateral condyle of the tibia.
Sartorius
Proximal Attachment: ASIS
Distal Attachment: Pes anserine attachment site
Rectus Femoris
Proximal Attachment: anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS)
Distal Attachment: along with the other Quadriceps muscles, the rectus femoris attaches to the proximal border of the patella, and to the tibial tuberosity via the patellar tendon.
Vastus Lateralis
Proximal Attachment: lateral side of the upper three quarters of the posterior femur and linea aspera
Distal Attachment: tibial tuberosity via the patella tendon
Vastus Medialis
Proximal Attachment: medial lip of linea apsera
Distal Attachment: tibial tuberosity via the patella tendon
Biceps Femoris
Proximal Attachment:
Long head – ischial tuberosity
Short head – posterior middle third of the femur along the linea aspera.
Distal Attachment: head of the fibula.
Semitendinosus
Proximal attachment: Ischial tuberosity
Distal attachment: Pes anserine attachment site
Semimembranosus
Proximal Attachment: ischial tuberosity
Distal Attachment: posterior aspect of medial condyle of tibia
Adductor Longus & Brevis
Adductor Longus
Proximal attachment: body of pubis inferior to pubic crest
Distal attachment: linea aspera on the middle one third of the femur
Adductor Brevis
Proximal attachment: body and inferior ramus of the pubis
Distal attachment: medial lip of linea aspera on the middle third of the femur
Adductor Magnus
Proximal attachment: Inferior ramus of the pubis, ramus of the ischium and the ischial tuberosity.
Distal attachment: Medial lip of linea aspera and adductor tubercle of the femur.
Pectineus
Proximal Attachment: the crest of the superior ramus of the pubis
Distal Attachment: pectineal line of the femur
Gracilis
Proximal Attachment: Inferior pubic ramus
Distal Attachment: Pes anserinus tendon attachment
Gastrocnemius
Proximal Attachment: posterior surfaces of the condyles of the femur
Distal Attachment: Achilles tendon to calcaneus
Soleus
Proximal Attachment: Posterior aspect of the head of the fibula, proximal third of the posterior fibula, and middle one third of the medial border of the tibia
Distal Attachment: Via the Achilles tendon to the posterior surface of the the calcaneus with the gastrocnemius
Peroneus Longus
Proximal attachment: head of the fibula and to the upper two thirds of the of the fibula’s lateral surface.
Distal attachment: base of the first metatarsal and the medial cuneiform
Peroneus Brevis
Proximal attachment: distal two thirds of the lateral part of the fibula.
Distal attachment: tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal.
Tibialis Anterior
Proximal Attachment: the upper two-thirds of the lateral surface of the tibia, and lateral condyle of the tibia
Distal attachment: medial and plantar surface of the medial cuneiform bone and the base of the first metatarsal bone
Extensor Hallucis Longus
Proximal attachment: middle half of the anterior surface of the fibula and interosseous membrane
Distal attachment: distal phalanx of the great toe
