Lab 2 Exam Flashcards
Rectus Femuris: Origin, Insertion, Action
Origin: illium
Insertion:tibia
Action: Extends Knee/ Flexes Hip
Sartorius
Origin: illium
Insertion: tibia
Action: Flexes Knee; Flexion and lateral rotation of hip
Gluteus Maximus
Origin: illium, sacrum, coccyx, lumbordorsal facia
Insertion: iliotibial tract & femur
Action: extension and lateral rotation at the hip
Biceps Femoris, Long head
Origin: Ischium and Femur
Insertion: Fibula and Tibia
Action: Flexes Knee, Extends and lateral rotates hip
Biceps Femoris, Short Head
Origin: Femur
Insertion: Fibula and Tibia
Action: Flexes Knee
Semimembranosus
Origin: Ischium
Insertion: Tibia
Action: Flexes Knee, Medially Rotates Leg, Extends Hip
Semitendinosus
Origin: Ischium
Insertion: Tibia
Action: Flexes Knee, Medially Rotates Leg, Extends Hip
Gracilis
Origin: Pubis
Insertion: Tibia
Action: Flexes Knee, adduction & medial rotation at hip
Gastrocnemius
Origin:Femur
Insertion: Posterior Surface of the Calcaneal
Action: Flexor of Foot
Soleus
Origin:Tibia
Insertion: Posterior Surface of the Calcaneal
Action: Flexor of Foot
Condyle
A round bone projection that articulates with another bone
Crest
A ridge like projection
Facet
A smooth, flat surface
Foramen
An opening of a bone for the passage of blood vessels and nerves
Fossa
A deep depression
Fovea
A small depression
Head
An enlargement at the end of a long bone
Process
An obvious projection of a bone
Sinus
A hole (cavity) of a bone
Styloid
A small projection at the end of a long bone
Suture
The junction where two skull bones are fused together
Trochanter
A large process at the end of a bone
Tubercle
A small, rounded process
Tuberosity
A rounded process, larger than a tubercle but smaller than a trochanter
























































