Groups and Joints LL Flashcards
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Anterior crurual compartment
Dorsiflexors and Toe Extensors
Extensor digitorum longus
Extensor hallucis longus
Fibularis tertius
Tibialis anterior
Innervation
Deep Fibular n.
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Lateral crural compartment
Evertors and Plantar Flexors
Fibularis longus
Fibularis brevis
Innervation
Superficial Fibular n.
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Anterior femoral compartment
IS-QUAD:
Iliopsoas
Sartorius
Rectus femoris
Vastus medialis
Vastus intermedius
Vastus lateralis
Innervation
Femoral n.
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Medial femoral compartment
Layer 1:
Gracilis
Adductor longus
Pectineus
Layer 2:
Adductor brevis
Adductor magnus
Innervation
Obturator n.
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Posterior crural compartment: superficial layer
Plantar Flexors, Flexors of the Leg and Toes
Triceps surae:
1&2: Gastrocnemius
3: Soleus
(Plantaris)
Innervation
Tibial n.
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Posterior crural compartment: deep layer
Plantar Flexors, Flexors of the Leg and Toes
TDH:
Tibialis posterior
Flexor Digitorum longus
Flexor Hallucis longus
(popliteus)
Innervation
Tibial n.
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Muscles of the gluteal region
Gluteus maximus
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Tensor of fascia lata
Innervation
Superior and Inferior Gluteal nn.
( < Sacral Plexus)
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Quadriceps
Rectus femoris
Vastus medialis
Vastus intermedius
Vastus lateralis
Innervation
Femoral n.
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Posterior femoral compartment (hamstrings)
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Biceps femoris, long head
Biceps femoris, short head *
(* not a hamstring, since it functions only at the knee)
Innervation
Common Fibular n.
List the muscles in the following group, and their general innervation:
Muscles of the Foot
Dorsal Surface
Extensor hallucis brevis
Extensor digitorum brevis
Layer 1 Plantar
Flexor digitorum brevis
Flexor hallucis brevis
Layer 2 Plantar
Lumbricals
Innervation
Plantar: Lateral and Medial Plantar nn. (< Tibial n.)
Dorsal: Deep fibular n.
Describe the Femoral Triangle and list its contents
Contents
Femoral v.
Femoral a.
Femoral n.
Floor: pectineus, iliopsoas
Borders: inguinal ligament, Sartorius m., Adductor longus m.
[The VAN drives toward the median]
Describe the Popliteal Fossa and list its contents
Borders: confluence of 2 heads of gastrocnemius; biceps femoris, semitendinosus
Contents (medial to lateral)
Popliteal a.
Popliteal v.
Sciatic n. β> Tibial n. & Common Fibular n.
Describe the Tarsal Tunnel and its contents
Location: inferioposterior curve of the medial malleolus
T D a n H: Tom, Dick, anβ Harry
Tibialis Posterior m.
Extensor Digitorum longus m.
Posterior Tibial a.
Tibial n.
Extensor Hallucis longus m.
Name the muscles of the anterior and medial thigh that cross and act upon both the hip and the knee
Anterior
Sartorius
Rectus Femoris
Vastus Lateralis
Vastus Medialis
Medial
Gracilis
Name the thigh muscles that cross only one joint
Anterior
Iliopsoas (hip)
Vastus Intermedius (knee)
Medial
Pectineus
Adductor Longus, Brevis, Magnus
Posterior
Biceps Femoris Short Head