Groups of muscles

Question 1

Posterior Abdominal Wall muscles (PAW

Answer 1

psoas major, psoas minor, quadratus lumborum, abdominal obliques, iliacus, iliopsoas

Question 2

bladder muscles

Answer 2

detrusor, internal urethral sphincter, external urethral sphincter

Question 3

superficial gluts

action?

Answer 3

gluteus maximus/medius/minimus and tensor fascia lata

• extension, abduction and medial rotation
• TFL also flexes thigh and stbolizes knee

Question 4

deep glut muscles

action?

Answer 4

obturator internus, superior gemelli, inferior gemelli, quadratus femoris, piriformis
*lateral rotation and stabolization

Question 5

posterior thigh muscles?
nerve?
blood?
action?

Answer 5

• semimbranous, semitendenosus, biceps femoris
• sciatic nerve
• deep artery of thigh
• extend at hip and flex knee (biceps laterally rotate)

Question 6

anterior thigh muscles?
nerve?
blood?
action?

Answer 6

• pectineus, iliopsoas, sartorius, quadraceps femoris
• femoral nerve
• femoral artery
• flex at hip and extend knee (some adduction and some abduction)

Question 7

medial thigh muscles?
nerve?
action?

Answer 7

adductors, gracillis, obturator

• obturator
• adduct the thigh (some lateral rotation* and flexion)

Question 8

anterior leg muscles?
nerve?
blood?

Answer 8

tibialis anterior, deep extensors

• deep fibular
• anterior tibial artery

Question 9

lateral leg muscles
nerve?
blood?

Answer 9

fibularis longus, fibularis brevis

• superficial fibular
• fibular artery

Question 10

posterior leg muscles nerve?

blood?

Answer 10

gastroenemius, soleus, popliteus, digit flexors, tibialis posterior

• tibial nerve
• posterior tibial arteries

Question 11

pelvic diaphragm muscles

Answer 11

obturator internus, levator ani, piriformis, coccygeus