fascia of the thigh

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fascia

Answer 1

connective tissue that runs throughout the body to provide structure and support

Question 2

fascia

Answer 2

connective tissue that runs throughout the body

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fascia of the thigh is called

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fascia lata

Question 4

connective tissue that
invests throughout the thigh and surrounds the thigh muscles in a dense
tubular sheath

Answer 4

fascia lata

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iliotibial band

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strong part of the fascia lata

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iliotibial band attaches

Answer 6

superiorly
to the tubercle of the iliac crest and
inferiorly
to Gerdy’s tubercle and patella

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Psoas major

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works with iliacus to flex the hip joint
(when the low back is fixed
and the femur is moving)

Question 8

Psoas major

Answer 8

flexes the lumbar spine (low back)
(when the femur is fixed and
the low back is moving)

Question 9

Iliacus

Answer 9

works with psoas major to flex the hip joint
(when the pelvis is fixed and the
femur is moving)

Question 10

Iliacus

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pulls the hip bone anteriorly (anterior pelvic tilt)
(when the femur is fixed and
the pelvis is moving

Question 11

Gluteus maximus

Answer 11

action: hip joint extension (Prime mover)
action: hip joint lateral rotation
action: hip abduction

Question 12

Gluteus medius

Answer 12

action: hip joint abduction (Prime mover)
action: anterior fibres - hip joint flexion & medial rotation
action: posterior fibres – hip joint extension & lateral rotation

Question 13

weakness in gluteus medius results in

Answer 13

Trendelenburg gait

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Gluteus minimus

Answer 14

action: hip joint abduction
action: hip joint flexion
action: hip joint medial rotation

Question 15

Tensor fascia lata

Answer 15

action: hip joint flexion
action: hip joint abduction
action: hip joint medial rotation

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fascia of the thigh

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fascia lata

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iliotibial band​

Answer 17

aka IT band

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strong part of the fascia lata is called

Answer 18

iliotibial band

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Gerdy’s tubercle

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lateral tibial tubercule

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iliotibial band attaches

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superiorly to the tubercle of the iliac crest and

inferiorly to Gerdy’s tubercle and patella

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Psoas major

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• superior/proximal attachment: sides of T12 – L4 vertebrae and the associated intervertebral discs
• inferior/distal attachment: lesser trochanter of the femur

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Iliacus

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action: works with psoas major to flex the hip joint (when the pelvis is fixed and the femur is moving)

action: pulls the hip bone anteriorly (anterior pelvic tilt) (when the femur
is fixed and the pelvis is moving)

Question 23

Gluteus maximus

Answer 23

hip abduction

Question 24

Gluteus medius

Answer 24

action: hip joint abduction (Prime mover)
action: anterior fibres – hip joint flexion & medial rotation
action: posterior fibres – hip joint extension & lateral rotation

Question 25

Weakness in Gluteus medius

Answer 25

Trendelenburg gait

Question 26

Gluteus minimus

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action: hip joint abduction
action: hip joint flexion
action: hip joint medial rotation

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Tensor fascia lata

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• superior/proximal attachment: outer ASIS
• inferior/distal attachment: iliotibial band (approximately 1/3rd down the
  thigh)

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Piriformis

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superior/proximal attachment: anterior sacrum traveling through the greater sciatic notch

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Gemellus superior
Obturator internus superior/pro
Gemellus inferior
Obturator externus

Answer 29

action: hip joint lateral rotation

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Quadratus femoris

Answer 30

• superior/proximal attachment: lateral ischial tuberosity

- inferior/distal attachment: intertrochanteric crest