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Hip and Thigh muscles OIAN Flashcards

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Pectineus insertion

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  • origin: pubis
  • insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft
  • action: adducts hip
  • nerve supply: obturator and femoral
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Iliacus (iliopsoas) insertion

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  • origin: iliac fossa, iliac crest, lateral sacrum
  • insertion: lesser trochanter
  • action: flexes hip
  • nerve supply: femoral
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Gluteus minimus insertion

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  • origin: lateral surface of ilium
  • insertion: greater trochanter
  • action: abduct and medially rotate hip
  • nerve supply: superior gluteal*
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Pectineus origin

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  • origin: pubis
  • insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft
  • action: adducts hip
  • nerve supply: femoral and obturator
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Gracilis nerve supply

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  • origin: pubis
  • insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia
  • action: adducts and medially rotates hip, flex knee
  • nerve supply: obturator
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Gluteus maximus action

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  • origin: dorsal ilium, sacrum, and coccyx
  • insertion: iliotibial tract, gluteal tuberosity
  • action: extend, abduct, laterally rotates hip
  • nerve supply: inferior gluteal*
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Vastus intermedius (quadriceps) action

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  • origin: femoral shaft
  • insertion: tibial tuberosity
  • action: extends knee
  • nerve supply: femoral
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Adductor magnus insertion

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  • origin: ischium and pubis
  • insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft
  • action: adducts hip
  • nerve supply: obturator
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Biceps femoris insertion

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  • origin: long: ischial tuberosity; short: posterior surface of femoral shaft
  • insertion: head of fibula, lateral surface of proximal tibia
  • action: extends hip, flexes knee
  • nerve supply: tibial
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Gluteus maximus insertion

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  • origin: dorsal ilium, sacrum, coccyx
  • insertion: gluteal tuberosity (of femur), iliotibial tract
  • action: extend, abduct, laterally rotate hip
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Piriformis origin

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  • origin: anterolateral surface of sacrum
  • insertion: greater trochanter
  • action: laterally rotate hip
  • (nerve supply: ventral rami)
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Tensor fasciae latae nerve supply

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  • origin: anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
  • insertion: iliotibial tract (IT band)
  • action: tenses iliotibial tract
  • nerve supply: superior gluteal*
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Piriformis action

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  • origin: anterolateral surface of sacrum
  • insertion: greater trochanter
  • action: laterally rotates hip
  • (nerve supply: ventral rami)
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Vastus intermedius (quadriceps) insertion

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  • origin: femoral shaft
  • insertion: tibial tuberosity
  • action: extend knee
  • nerve supply: femoral
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Semitendinosus (hamstrings) origin

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  • origin: ischial tuberosity
  • insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia
  • action: extend hip, flex knee
  • nerve supply: tibial
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Gluteus maximus origin

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  • origin: dorsal ilium, sacrum and coccyx
  • insertion: iliotibial tract, gluteal tuberosity
  • action: extend, laterally rotate, abduct hip
  • nerve supply: *inferior gluteal
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Sartorius nerve supply

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  • origin: anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
  • insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia
  • action: laterally rotate and flex hip, flex knee
  • nerve supply: femoral
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Semimembranosus (hamstrings) insertion

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  • origin: ischial tuberosity
  • insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia
  • action: extend hip, flex knee
  • nerve supply: tibial
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Rectus femoris (quadriceps) origin

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  • origin: anterior inferior iliac spine
  • insertion: tibial tuberosity
  • action: flexes hip, extends knee
  • nerve supply: femoral
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*Gluteus minimus origin

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  • origin: lateral surface of ilium
  • insertion: greater trochanter
  • action: abduct and medially rotate hip
  • nerve supply: superior gluteal*
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Piriformis insertion

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  • origin: anterolateral surface of sacrum
  • insertion: greater trochanter
  • action: laterally rotate hip
  • (nerve supply: ventral rami)
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Semimembranosus (hamstrings) action

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  • origin: ischial tuberosity
  • insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia
  • action: extend hip, flex knee
  • nerve supply: tibial
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Semitendinosus (hamstrings) insertion

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  • origin: ischial tuberosity
  • insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia
  • action: extend hip, flex knee
  • nerve supply: tibial
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Psoas major (iliopsoas) insertion

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  • origin: T12-L5
  • insertion: lesser trochanter
  • action: flexes hip
  • (nerve supply: ventral rami)
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Gluteus medius nerve supply
* origin: lateral surface of ilium * insertion: greater trochanter * action: abduct and medially rotate hip * **nerve supply: superior gluteal\***
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Gracilis origin
* **origin: pubis** * insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia * action: adducts & medially rotates hip, flexes knee * nerve supply: obturator
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Vastus lateralis (quadriceps) origin
* **origin: femoral shaft** * insertion: tibial tuberosity * action: extend knee * nerve supply: femoral
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Semitendinosus (hamstrings) action
* origin: ischial tuberosity * insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia * **action: extend hip, flex knee** * nerve supply: tibial
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Gluteus minimus nerve supply
* origin: lateral surface of ilium * insertion: greater trochanter * action: abduct and medially rotate hip * **nerve supply: superior gluteal\***
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Semimembranosus (hamstrings) origin
* **origin: ischial tuberosity** * insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia * action: extend hip, flex knee * nerve supply: tibial
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Biceps femoris nerve supply
* origin * long: ischial tuberoisty * short: post. surface of femoral shaft * insertion: head of fibula, lateral surface of proximal tibia * action: extend hip, flex knee * **nerve supply: tibial**
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Vastus medialis (quadriceps) origin
* **origin: femoral shaft** * insertion: tibial tuberosity * action: extends knee * nerve supply: femoral
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Vastus intermedius (quadriceps) nerve supply
* origin: femoral shaft * insertion: tibial tuberosity * action: extend knee * **nerve supply: femoral**
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Rectus femoris (quadriceps) action
* origin: anterior inferior iliac spine * insertion: tibial tuberosity * **action: flexes hip, extends knee** * nerve supply: femoral
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Adductor brevis action
* origin: pubis * insertion: post. surface of femoral shaft * **action: adducts hip** * nerve supply: obturator
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Gluteus minimus action
* origin: lateral surface of ilium * insertion: greater trochanter * **action: abduct and medially rotate hip** * nerve supply: superior gluteal\*
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Psoas major (iliopsoas) action
* origin: T12-L5 * insertion: lesser troachanter * **action: flexes hip** * (nerve supply: ventral rami)
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Rectus femoris (quadriceps) nerve supply
* origin: anterior inferior iliac spine * insertion: tibial tuberosity * action: flex hip, extend knee * **nerve supply: femoral**
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Adductor brevis nerve supply
* origin: pubis * insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft * action: adducts hip * **nerve supply: obturator**
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Gluteus medius origin
* **origin: lateral surface of ilium** * insertion: greater trochanter * action: abducts and medially rotates hip * nerve supply: superior gluteal\*
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Gluteus medius insertion
* origin: lateral surface of ilium * **insertion: greater trochanter** * action: abduct and medially rotate hip * nerve supply: superior gluteal\*
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Iliacus (iliopsoas) action
* origin: iliac fossa, iliac crest, lateral sacrum * insertion: lesser trochanter * **action: flexes hip** * nerve supply: femoral
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Gluteus medius action
* origin: lateral surface of ilium * insertion: greater trochanter * **action: abduct and medially rotate hip** * nerve supply: superior gluteal\*
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Adductor magnus origin
* **origin: iscium and pubis** * insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft * action: adducts hip * nerve supply: obturator
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Gracilis action
* origin: pubis * insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia * **action: adduct and medially rotate hip, flex knee** * nerve supply: obturator
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Adductor magnus nerve supply
* origin: ischium and pubis * insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft * action: adducts hip * **nerve supply: obturator**
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Iliacus (iliopsoas) origin
* **Origin: iliac fossa, iliac crest, lateral sacrum** * insertion: lesser trochanter * action: flexes hip * nerve supply: femoral
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Psoas major (iliopsoas) origin
* **origin: T12-L5** * insertion: lesser trochanter * action: flexes hip * (nerve supply: ventral rami)
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Pectineus nerve supply
* origin: pubis * insertion: post. surface of femoral shaft * action: adducts hip * **nerve supply: femoral and obturator**
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Semimembranosus (hamstrings) nerve supply
* origin: ischial tuberosity * insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia * action: extend hip, flex knee * **nerve supply: tibial**
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Rectus femoris insertion
* origin: anterior inferior iliac spine * **insertion: tibial tuberosity** * action: flexes hip, extends knee * nerve supply: femoral
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Iliacus (iliopsoas) nerve supply
* origin: iliac fossa, iliac crest, lateral sacrum * insertion: lesser troachanter * action: flexes hip * **nerve supply: femoral**
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Adductor longus action
* origin: pubis * insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft * **action: adducts hip** * nerve supply: obturator
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Adductor longus insertion
* origin: pubis * **insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft** * action: adducts hip * nerve supply: obturator
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Vastus medialis (quadriceps) insertion
* origin: femoral shaft * **insertion: tibial tuberosity** * action: extends knee * nerve supply: femoral
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Biceps femoris action
* origin: * long head: ischial tuberosity * short head: post. surface of femoral shaft * insertion: head of fibula, lateral surface of proximal tibia * **action: extend hip, flex knee** * nerve supply: tibial
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Adductor brevis origin
* **origin: pubis** * insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft * action: adducts hip * nerve supply: obturator
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Vastus intermedius (quadriceps) origin
* **origin: shaft of femur** * insertion: tibial tuberosity * action: extend knee * nerve: femoral
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Sartorius insertion
* origin: anterior superior iliac spine * **insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia** * action: flex and laterally rotate hip, flex knee * nerve supply: femoral
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Sartorius action
* origin: anterior superior iliac spine * insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia * **action: flex and laterally rotate hip, flex knee** * nerve supply: femoral
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Tensor fasciae latae insertion
* origin: anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) * **insertion: iliotibial tract (IT band)** * action: tense iliotibial tract * nerve supply: superior gluteal
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Vastus lateralis (quadriceps) insertion
* origin: shaft of femur * **insertion: tibial tuberosity** * action: extend knee * nerve supply: femoral
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Biceps femoris (hamstrings) long head origin
* origin: * **long head: ischial tuberosity** * short head: posterior surface of femoral shaft * insertion: head of fibula, lateral surface of proximal tibia * action: extends hip, flexes knee * nerve supply: tibial
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Gracilis insertion
* origin: pubis * **insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia** * action: adducts and medially rotates hip, flex knee * nerve supply: obturator
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Adductor longus nerve supply
* origin: pubis * insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft * action: adduct hip * **nerve supply: obturator**
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Tensor fasciae latae origin
* **origin: anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)** * insertion: iliotibial tract (IT band) * action: tense iliotibial tract * nerve supply: superior gluteal\*
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Vastus medialis (quadriceps) nerve supply
* origin: femoral shaft * insertion: tibial tuberosity * action: extends knee * **nerve supply: femoral**
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Adductor magnus action
* origin: ischium and pubis * insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft * **action: adducts hip** * nerve supply: obturator
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Tensor fasciae latae action
* origin: anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) * insertion: iliotibial tract (IT band) * **action: tenses iliotibial tract** * nerve supply: superior gluteal\*
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Sartorius origin
* **origin: anterior superior iliac spine** * insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia * action: flex and laterally rotate hip, flex knee * nerve supply: femoral
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Biceps femoris (hamstrings) short head origin
* origin: * long head: ischial tuberosity * **short head: posterior surface of femoral shaft** * insertion: head of fibula, lateral surface of proximal tibia * action: extend hip (long only), flex knee * nerve supply: tibial
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Pectineus action
* origin: pubis * insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft * **action: adducts hip** * nerve supply: femoral and obturator
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Gluteus maximus nerve supply
* origin: dorsal ilium, sacrum, coccyx * insertion: gluteal tuberosity, iliotibial tract * action: extend, laterally rotates, abducts hip * **nerve supply: inferior gluteal\***
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Vastus medialis (quadriceps) action
* origin: femoral shaft * insertion: tibial tuberosity * **action: extends knee** * nerve supply: femoral
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Semitendinosus (hamstrings) nerve supply
* origin: ischial tuberosity * insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia * action: extend hip, flex knee * **nerve supply: tibial**
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Vastus lateralis (quadriceps) action
* origin: shaft of femur * insertion: tibial tuberosity * **action: extend knee** * nerve supply: femoral
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Adductor brevis insertion
* origin: pubis * **insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft** * action: adducts hip * nerve supply: obturator
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Vastus lateralis (quadriceps) nerve supply
* origin: shaft of femur * insertion: tibial tuberosity * action: extend knee * **nerve supply: femoral**
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Adductor longus origin
* **origin: pubis** * insertion: posterior surface of femoral shaft * action: adducts hip * nerve supply: obturator

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