Hip Joint and Pelvic Girdle

Question 1

Iliopsoas Origin

Answer 1

Iliacus: inner surface of the ilium

Psoas Major and Minor: T12; L1-L5, intervertebral cartilages and base of sacrum

Question 2

Iliopsoas Insertion

Answer 2

Iliacus and psoas major: lesser trochanter of femur and shaft just below
Psoas minor: pectineal line and iliopectineal eminence

Question 3

Iliosoas Actions

Answer 3

Hip flexion, anterior pelvic rotation, hip external rotation, transverse pelvis rotation, lumbar spine flexion, lumbar spine lateral flexion, lateral pelvic rotation

Question 4

Rectus Femoris Origin

Answer 4

Anterior inferior iliac spine of the ilium and groove above the acetabulum

Question 5

Rectus Femoris Insertion

Answer 5

superior aspect of the patella and patellar tendon to the tibial tuberosity

Question 6

Rectus Femoris Actions

Answer 6

Hip flexion, knee extension, anterior pelvic rotation

Question 7

Sartorius Origin

Answer 7

ASIS and notch just below the spine

Question 8

Sartorius Insertion

Answer 8

Anterior medial surface of the tibia just below the condyle

Question 9

Sartorius Actions

Answer 9

Hip flexion, knee flexion, external rotation of hip, hip abduction, anterior pelvic rotation

Question 10

Pectineus Origin

Answer 10

Space 1 inch wide on the front of the pubis just above the crest (pectineal line of femur)

Question 11

Pectineus Insertion

Answer 11

Rough line leading from the lesser trochanter down to the linea aspera (pectineal line of femur)

Question 12

Pectineus Actions

Answer 12

Hip flexion, hip adduction, hip external rotation, anterior pelvic rotation

Question 13

Adductor Brevis Origin

Answer 13

Front of the inferior pubic ramus just below the origin of the adductor longus

Question 14

Adductor Brevis Insertion

Answer 14

Lower 2/3 of the pectineal line of the femur and the upper 1/2 of the medial lip of the linea aspera

Question 15

Adductor Brevis Actions

Answer 15

Hip adduction, hip external rotation

Question 16

Adductor Longus Origin

Answer 16

Anterior pubic just below its crest

Question 17

Adductor Longus Insertion

Answer 17

Middle 1/3 of the linea aspera

Question 18

Adductor Longus Actions

Answer 18

Hip adduction

Question 19

Adductor Magnus Origin

Answer 19

Edge of the entire ramus of the pubis and the ischium and ischial tuberosity

Question 20

Adductor Magnus Insertion

Answer 20

Whole length of the linea aspera, inner condyloid ridge, and adductor tubercle

Question 21

Adductor Magnus Actions

Answer 21

Hip adduction, hip external rotation, hip extension

Question 22

Gracilis Origin

Answer 22

Anteromedial edge of the descending ramus of the pubis

Question 23

Gracilis Insertion

Answer 23

Anterior medial surface of the tibia just below the condyle

Question 24

Gracilis Actions

Answer 24

Hip adduction, hip internal rotation

Question 25

Semitendinosus Origin

Answer 25

Ischial tuberosity

Question 26

Semitendinosus Insertion

Answer 26

Anterior medial surface of the tibia just below the condyle

Question 27

Semitendinosus Action

Answer 27

Knee flexion, hip extension, hip internal rotation, internal rotation of flexed knee, posterior pelvic rotation

Question 28

Semimembranosus Origin

Answer 28

Ishial tuberosity

Question 29

Semimembranosus Insertion

Answer 29

Posteromedial surface of the medial tibial condyle

Question 30

Semimembranosus Actions

Answer 30

Knee flexion, hip extension, hip internal rotation, internal rotation of flexed knee, posterior pelvic rotation

Question 31

Biceps Femoris Origin

Answer 31

Long head: ischial tuberosity

Short head: lower half of the linea aspera and lateral condyloid ridge

Question 32

Biceps Femoris Insertion

Answer 32

Lateral condyle of the tibia and head of the fibula

Question 33

Biceps Femoris Actions

Answer 33

Knee flexion, hip extension, hip external rotation, external rotation of flexed knee, posterior pelvic rotation

Question 34

Gluteus Maximus Origin

Answer 34

Posterior 1/4 of the crest of the ilium, posterior surface of the sacrum and coccyx near the ilium, and fascia of the lumbar area

Question 35

Gluteus Maximus Insertion

Answer 35

Oblique ridge (gluteal tuberosity) on the lateral surface of the greater trochanter and the iliotibial band of the fasciae latae

Question 36

Gluteus Maximus Actions

Answer 36

Hip extension, hip external rotation, posterior pelvic rotation

Question 37

Gluteus Medius Origin

Answer 37

Lateral surface of the ilium just below the crest

Question 38

Gluteus Medius Insertion

Answer 38

Posterior and middle surfaces of the greater trochanter of the femur

Question 39

Gluteus Medius Actions

Answer 39

Hip abduction, lateral pelvic rotation to ipsilateral side
Anterior fibers: internal rotation, hip flexion, anterior pelvic rotation
Posterior fiber: external rotation, hip extension, poster pelvic rotation

Question 40

Gluteus Minimus Origin

Answer 40

Lateral surface of the ilium just below the origin of the gluteus medius

Question 41

Gluteus Minimus Insertion

Answer 41

Anterior surface of the greater trochanter of the femur

Question 42

Gluteus Minimus Actions

Answer 42

Hip abduction, lateral pelvic rotation to ipsilateral side, hip internal rotation, hip flexion, anterior pelvic rotation

Question 43

Tensor Fasciae Latae Origin

Answer 43

Anterior iliac crest and surface of the ilium just below the crest

Question 44

Tensor Fasciae Latae Insertion

Answer 44

1/4 the way down the thigh into the iliotibial tract, which in turn inserts onto gerdy’s tubercle of the anterolateral tibial condyle

Question 45

Tensor Fasciae Latae Actions

Answer 45

Hip abduction, hip flexion, anterior pelvic rotation

Question 46

Lateral Rotator Muscles Origin

Answer 46

Anterior sacrum, posterior portions of the ischium, and obturator foramen

Question 47

Lateral Rotator Muscles Insertion

Answer 47

Superior and posterior aspect of the greater trochanter

Question 48

Lateral Rotator Muscles Actions

Answer 48

Hip external rotation