Lab 5

Question 1

What does eversion mean?

Answer 1

To turn the foot out laterally

Question 2

What does inversion mean?

Answer 2

To turn the foot in medially

Question 3

What does dorsiflexion mean?

Answer 3

To point the foot superiorly

Question 4

What does plantarflexion mean?

Answer 4

To point the foot downwards

Question 5

What does medial rotation mean?

Answer 5

To turn a part of the body in towards the midline

Question 6

What does lateral rotation mean?

Answer 6

To turn a part of the body away from the midline

Question 7

What does circumduction mean?

Answer 7

Involving a combination of movements to move something in a circular motion
ex arm circles

Question 8

What are the muscles of the lliopsoas group?

Answer 8

The illicus and the psoas major

Question 9

What action(s) does the lliacus facilitate?

Answer 9

It flexes the femur at the coxal joint

Question 10

What action(s) does the psoas facilitate?

Answer 10

It flexes the trunk at the coxal joint

Question 11

What action(s) does the gluteus maximus facilitate?

Answer 11

It extends, laterally rotates, and abducts the femur at the coxal joint

Question 12

What action(s) does the gluteus medius facilitate?

Answer 12

It abducts, and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint

Question 13

What action(s) does the gluteus minimus facilitate?

Answer 13

It abducts and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint

Question 14

What action(s) does the tensor fasciae late facilitate?

Answer 14

It abducts and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
It also extends and laterally rotates the tibia at the tibiofemoral joint

Question 15

What action(s) does the pirifomis facilitate?

Answer 15

It laterally rotates and abducts the femur at the coxal joint

Question 16

What action(s) does the adductor group facilitate?

Answer 16

It adducts the femur at the coxal joint

Question 17

What action(s) does the gracilis facilitate?

Answer 17

It adducts, and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
It also flexes the curs at the tibiofemoral joint

Question 18

What action(s) does the sartorius facilitate?

Answer 18

It flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates the femur at the coxal joint
It also flexes the crus at the tibiofemoral joint

Question 19

What action(s) does the tibialis anterior facilitate?

Answer 19

dorsiflexion the of the tarsus (foot) at the talocrural joint

Question 20

What action(s) does the gastrocnemius facilitate?

Answer 20

• flexes the crus at the tibiofemoral joint
• plantarflexes the tarsus (foot) at the talocrural joint

Question 21

What action(s) does the soleus facilitate?

Answer 21

plantarflexes the tarsus at the talocrural joint

Question 22

What action(s) does the flexor digitorum longus facilitate?

Answer 22

flexes the phalanges at the metatarsophalangeal joints

Question 23

What action(s) does the extensor digitorum longus facilitate?

Answer 23

extends the phalanges at the metatarsophalangeal joints

Question 24

What action(s) does the peroneus (fibularis) longus facilitate?

Answer 24

plantarflexes and everts the tarsus (foot) at the talocrural joint

Question 25

What action(s) does rectus femoris facilitate?

Answer 25

Flexes the femur at the coxal joint
Extends crus at the tibiofemoral joint

Question 26

What action(s) does the vastus lateralis facilitate?

Answer 26

Extends the crus at the tibiofemoral joint

Question 27

What action(s) does the vastus intermedius facilitate?

Answer 27

Extends the crus at the the tibiofemoral joint

Question 28

What action(s) does the vastus intermedius facilitate?

Answer 28

Extends the crus at the tibiofemoral joint

Question 29

What action(s) does the biceps femoris facilitate?

Answer 29

Extends femur at the coxal joint
Flexes crus at the tibiofemoral joint

Question 30

What action(s) does the semitendinosus facilitate?

Answer 30

Extends and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
flexes the crus at the tibiofemoral joint

Question 31

What action(s) does the semimembranosus facilitate?

Answer 31

Extends and medially rotates the femur at the coxal joint
flexes the crus at the tibiofemoral joint