Hip Joint & Pelvic Girdle Flashcards
Anatomical name for the hip joint
Acetabular femoral joint
All hamstrings originate on the ____
Ischial tuberosity
Anterior muscles are hip ___
Flexors
What’s the leg crossing muscle?
Sartorius
What’s the longest muscle in human body?
Sartorius
Where does the Sartorius originate?
Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
What’s the most superficial quad muscle?
Rectus femoris
Hip adductors are also know as
groin muscles
Conjunct tendon of the gracilis, semitendinosus, and sartorius
Pes anserinus
Strongest ligaments in the body are at the ___
Hip
The glenoid fossa in the shoulder is analogous to the ___ in the hip
acetabulum
Name the pelvic bones
Ilium, ischium, and pubis.
Landmark for motion in the hip joint
femur
How many vertebrae does the sacrum consist of?
5
The anterior pelvis is the origin for hip ___
flexors
Function of the tensor fasciae latae
Directs foot forward while walking
Hip adductors originate ___ on the pelvis
medially
Hip abductors originate ___ on the pelvis
laterally
Hip extensors originate ___ on the pelvis
posteriorly
Where do the semitendinosus, gracilis, and Sartorius insert?
Anteromedial tibial surface
Where do the biceps femoris insert?
On the fibula head and lateral tibial condyle
Where does the IT band insert?
Anterolaterally on Gerdy’s tubercle.
What muscle is associated with IT band?
Tensor fasciae latae?
What type of joint is the pubic symphysis?
Amphiarthrodial
Walking involves what hip motions?
Hip flexion - forward
Hip extension - backward
Some pelvic girdle rotation.
What ligament is known as the Y ligament?
Iliofemoral ligament
What is the function of the Y ligament?
Prevents hyperextension
What is another name for the iliofemoral ligament?
Ligament of Bigelow
What is the function of the pubofemoral ligament?
Prevents excessive extension and abduction.