Hip Joint Flashcards
The hip joint is a _______ synovial joint
ball-&-socket
Hip joint connects ____ skeleton [pelvis] to ______ [femur]
axial
lower limb
The ball of the hip joint is formed by _________, and the socket is formed by _______
femoral head
acetabulum
The acetabulum is formed by the merging of the ossification centers of ______,_____, and ______ bones of pelvis
ilium, ischium & pubis
The _____ of the acetabulum and ____ of femur (except the ______) are covered by _____ cartilage
lunate surface
head
fovea
hyaline
The non-articular acetabulum contains _______ tissue
loose connective
Hip joint capsule
Sparse or dense?
(Weak or strong?)
Dense
Strong
Hip joint capsule
Reinforced by 3 ligaments
List them
Iliofemoral
Ischiofemoral
Pubofemoral
The hip joint is _____ axial
Tri
List the movements of the hip joint
Flexion- extension
Medial and lateral rotation
Abduction and adduction
Chief muscles involved in flexion of hip joint??
Chief muscles involved in extension of hip joint
Psoas major; Iliacus
Gluteus maximus and hamstrings
Chief muscles involved in adduction of hip joint??
Chief muscles involved in abduction of hip joint
Adductor longus, brevis, magnus
Gluteus medius, gluteus minimus
Chief muscles involved in medial rotation of hip joint??
Chief muscles involved in lateral rotation of hip joint
Gluteus medius; gluteus minimus; tensor fascia lata muscle
The 2obturators , 2 gemelli; quadratus femoris
Accessory muscles for adduction of hip joint
Accessory muscles for abduction of hip joint
Pectineus and gracilis
Tenso fascia lata , sartorius
Accessory muscles for medial rotation of hip joint
Accessory muscles for lateral rotation of hip joint
Nil
Piriformis; gluteus Maximus; sartorius