Chapter 8 Flashcards
1
Q
- Which of the following would you be palpating if you were to slide your fingers from the lumbar spinous process inferiorly between the right and left posterior superior iliac spine
A
Sacrum
2
Q
- Rectus Femoris is part of which muscle group?
A
Quadriceps
3
Q
Which of the following muscles has as it’s main function to flex the hip during movement such as walking, running, jumping, and kicking?
A
Iliacus
4
Q
- Which of the following is a small muscle on the lateral edge of the anterior hip that forms the other half of a “V”with sartorius?
A
Tensor fascia latae
5
Q
- True or false? Tightness in the piriformis can compress the sciatic nerve
A
True
6
Q
- Which of the following would you be palpating if you were to slide your thumb medially from the patella?
A
Adductor tubercle
7
Q
Vastis lateralis performance which of the following actions?
A
Extends the knee
8
Q
- The pectineus has attachments on which two bones?
A
Pubis and femur
9
Q
True or false? Six different muscles assist in externally rotating the hips
A
True
10
Q
- Which of the following is NOT true of gluteus maximus?
A
It extends the knee in kicking
11
Q
- True or false? Biceps femoris flexes the elbow
A
False
12
Q
- Which of the following is the prime abductor of the hip?
A
Gluteus medius
13
Q
- Which of the following muscles is the longest muscle in the human body when is referred to as the “Taylor’s muscle”?
A
Sartorius
14
Q
Which of the following joins Pectineus, adductor brevis, adductor longus, and adductor Magness in adducting the hip?
A
Gracilis
15
Q
*True or False? Semitendinosus is part of the quadriceps group
A
False
