Hip

Question 1

Abductors and medial rotators of the hip

Answer 1

• gluteus medius
• gluteus minimus
• tensor fascia latae
• quadratus femoris
• piriformis
• obturstor externus & internus
• gemellus superior & inferior

Question 2

Hip adductors

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Answer 2

• adductor brevis
• adductor longus
• adductor magnus
• pectineus
• gracilis

Question 3

Hip flexors

Answer 3

• iliopsoas
• Sartorius
• pectineus
• rectus femoris

Question 4

Hip extensors

Answer 4

• gluteus maximus
• bicep femoris
• semimembranosis
• semitendinosis

Question 5

Rectus femoris

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 5

1) AIIS & superior margin of acetabulum
2) patellar and tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament
3) flexes thigh & extends knee

Question 6

Quadratus femoris’ action

Answer 6

Rotates thigh laterally and stabilises hip joint

Question 7

Piriformis’ action

Answer 7

Rotates extended thigh laterally

Question 8

Obturator externus & internus’ action

Answer 8

Rotates extended thigh laterally

Question 9

Gemellus superior & inferior’s action

Answer 9

Rotates extended thigh laterally

Question 10

Pectineus

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 10

1) superior ramus of pubis
2) pectineal line
3) adducts, flexes and medially rotates thigh

Question 11

Iliacus

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 11

1) iliac fossa
2) lesser trochanter
3) thigh flexion

Question 12

Psoas major

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 12

1) bodies of vertebrae T12-L5
2) lesser trochanter
3) thigh flexion/lateral flexion of vertebral column

Question 13

Sartorius

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 13

1) ASIS
2) winds around medial aspect of knee and inserts into medial aspect of proximal tibia
3) flexes, abducts and laterally rotates thigh and flexes leg

Question 14

Adductor brevis

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 14

1) inferior ramus of pubis
2) medial lip of linea aspera
3) adducts and medially rotates thigh

Question 15

Adductor longus

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 15

1) pubic tubercle
2) linea aspera
3) adducts, flexes and medially rotates thigh

Question 16

Adductor Magnus

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 16

1) ischial tuberosity & ischial and pubic ramus
2) linea aspera, medial supracondylar line and adductor tubercle
3) anterior- adducts, medically rotates and flexes thigh

Question 17

Gracillis

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 17

1) inferior ramus and body of pubis and ischial ramus
2) medial surface of tibial just inferior to its medial condyle
3) adducts thigh, flexes and medically rotates leg

Question 18

Gluteus maximus

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 18

1) dorsal ilium, sacrum and coccyx
2) iliotibial tract
3) major extensor of thigh

Question 19

Bicep femoris

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 19

1) LH: ischial tuberosity SH: linea aspera, lateral supracondylar line
2) head of fibula
3) extends thigh and flexes leg

Question 20

Semimembranosis

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 20

1) ischial tuberosity
2) medial condyle of tibia
3) extends thigh and flexes leg

Question 21

Semitendinosis

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 21

1) ischial tuberosity
2) medial aspect of upper tibial shaft
3) extends thigh and flex leg

Question 22

Gluteus medius

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 22

1) between anterior and posterior gluteal lines on posterior ilium
2) lateral greater trochanter
3) abducts and medically rotates thigh

Question 23

Gluteus minimus

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 23

1) between anterior and inferior gluteal lines on posterior side of the ilium
2) greater trochanter
3) abductor and medically rotates thigh

Question 24

Tensor fasciae late

1) origin
2) insertion
3) action

Answer 24

1) iliac crest and ASIS
2) iliotibial tract
3) abducts and medically rotates thigh

Question 25

3 muscles in pes anserinus

Answer 25

• Gracilis
• satorius
• semitendinosus

Question 26

lateral rotators

Answer 26

• Glut Max
• Piriformis
• Obturator Internus and Externus
• Gemellus Inferior and Superior
• Quadratus femoris