Knee Joint Flashcards

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RECTUS FEMORIS

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O: AIIS
I: TIBIAL TUBEROSITY 
N: FEMORAL NERVE L3-L4
K:
1) Extension of leg at knee jt
2) Flexion of thigh at hip jt
RMA:
1) Extension of thigh at knee jt
2) Anteriorly tilts pelvis at hip jt
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VASTUS LATERALIS

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O: LATERAL LIP OF LINEA ASPERA 
I: TIBIAL TUBEROSITY
N: FEMORAL NERVE (L3-L4)
K:
1) Extension of leg at knee jt
RMA:
2) Extension of thigh at knee jt
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VASTUS MEDIALIS

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O: LINEA ASPERA OF FEMUR (medial lip)
I: TIBIAL TUBEROSITY
N: FEMORAL NERVE (L3-L4)
K:
1) Extension of leg at knee jt
RMA:
2) Extension of thigh at knee jt
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VASTUS INTERMEDIUS

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O: ANTERIOR SHAFT AND LINEA ASPERA OF FEMUR
I: TIBIAL TUBEROSITY
N: FEMORAL NERVE (L3-L4)
K:
1) Extension of leg at knee jt
RMA:
2) Extension of thigh at knee jt
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BICEPS FEMORIS

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O: ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY, sacrotuberous ligament + LINEA ASPERA, lateral supracondylar line of femur
I: FIBULAR HEAD, lateral tibial condyle
N: SCIATIC NERVE (tibial + common fibular nerve)
K: 
1) Flexion of leg at knee
2) Extension of thigh at hip
RMA:
3) Posteriorly tilts pelvis at hip jt
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SEMITENDINOSUS

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O: ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY
I: PES ANSERINE TENDON
N: SCIATIC NERVE (tibial, S1)
K:
1) Flexion of leg at knee
2) Extension of thigh at hip
RMA:
3) Posteriorly tilts pelvis at hip jt
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SEMIMEMBRANOSUS

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O: ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY
I: POSTERIOR SURFACE OF MEDIAL TIBIAL CONDYLE
N: SCIATIC NERVE (tibial, S1)
K:
1) Flexion of leg at knee joint
2) Extension of thigh at hip jt
RMA:
3) Posteriorly tilts pelvis at hip jt
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POPLITEUS

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O: LATERAL SURFACE OF LATERAL FEMORAL CONDYLE
I: PROXIMAL POSTEROMEDIAL TIBIA
N: TIBIAL NERVE
K:
1) Medial rotation of leg at knee jt
2) Flexion of leg at knee jt
RMA:
1) Lateral rotation of thigh at knee jt
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