Lab 7b Flashcards
Iliopsas (function)
Hip flexion
Longest Muscle in the body
Sartorius (from ilius to medial tibia)
Sartorius (function)
thigh flexion
Tensor Fascie Latae
responsible for knee pain in runners; runner’s knee
Quadriceps (4)
- rectus femorus
- vastus lateralis
- vastus medialis
- vastus intermedius
Quadriceps (function)
hip flexion/knee extension
Lower back pain
Quadratus lumburum
Gluteus medius
hip abduction
Gluteus maximus
hip extension
Largest muscle
gluteus maximus
Hamstrings (3)
- biceps femoris
- semitendinosus
- semimembranosus
Piriformis
Hip Abductor/Hip internal rotation
What muscle does the siatic nerve go through
piriformis
2 muscles on side of leg
fibularis longus and fibularis brevis
Function of fibularis longus and fibularis brevis
foot eversion
Heel walk muscle
Tibialis anterior
Tibialis anterior function
dorsi flexes the boot
Gastroc & soleus function
plantar flexion
Tippy toe muscle
gastroc & soleus