Lab 5 Flashcards
What does eversion mean?
To turn the foot out laterally
What does inversion mean?
To turn the foot in medially
What does dorsiflexion mean?
To point the foot superiorly
What does plantarflexion mean?
To point the foot downwards
What does medial rotation mean?
To turn a part of the body in towards the midline
What does lateral rotation mean?
To turn a part of the body away from the midline
What does circumduction mean?
Involving a combination of movements to move something in a circular motion
ex arm circles
What are the muscles of the lliopsoas group?
The illicus and the psoas major
What action(s) does the lliacus facilitate?
It flexes the femur at the coxal joint
What action(s) does the psoas facilitate?
It flexes the trunk at the coxal joint
What action(s) does the gluteus maximus facilitate?
It extends, laterally rotates, and abducts the femur at the coxal joint
What action(s) does the gluteus medius facilitate?
It abducts, and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
What action(s) does the gluteus minimus facilitate?
It abducts and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
What action(s) does the tensor fasciae late facilitate?
It abducts and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
It also extends and laterally rotates the tibia at the tibiofemoral joint
What action(s) does the pirifomis facilitate?
It laterally rotates and abducts the femur at the coxal joint
What action(s) does the adductor group facilitate?
It adducts the femur at the coxal joint
What action(s) does the gracilis facilitate?
It adducts, and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
It also flexes the curs at the tibiofemoral joint
What action(s) does the sartorius facilitate?
It flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates the femur at the coxal joint
It also flexes the crus at the tibiofemoral joint
What action(s) does the tibialis anterior facilitate?
dorsiflexion the of the tarsus (foot) at the talocrural joint
What action(s) does the gastrocnemius facilitate?
- flexes the crus at the tibiofemoral joint
- plantarflexes the tarsus (foot) at the talocrural joint
What action(s) does the soleus facilitate?
plantarflexes the tarsus at the talocrural joint
What action(s) does the flexor digitorum longus facilitate?
flexes the phalanges at the metatarsophalangeal joints
What action(s) does the extensor digitorum longus facilitate?
extends the phalanges at the metatarsophalangeal joints
What action(s) does the peroneus (fibularis) longus facilitate?
plantarflexes and everts the tarsus (foot) at the talocrural joint
What action(s) does rectus femoris facilitate?
Flexes the femur at the coxal joint
Extends crus at the tibiofemoral joint
What action(s) does the vastus lateralis facilitate?
Extends the crus at the tibiofemoral joint
What action(s) does the vastus intermedius facilitate?
Extends the crus at the the tibiofemoral joint
What action(s) does the vastus intermedius facilitate?
Extends the crus at the tibiofemoral joint
What action(s) does the biceps femoris facilitate?
Extends femur at the coxal joint
Flexes crus at the tibiofemoral joint
What action(s) does the semitendinosus facilitate?
Extends and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
flexes the crus at the tibiofemoral joint
What action(s) does the semimembranosus facilitate?
Extends and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
flexes the crus at the tibiofemoral joint
