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What are the parts of an ‘anatomical lever’?

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Bones act as levers, joints as pivot/fulcrum, contracting muscles supply force, load.

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What are the position of the components in a first class lever?

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Pivot in middle, load and applied force on either side

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What are the position of the components in a second class lever?

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Pivot and applied force at either end, load in middle

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What are the position of the components in a third class lever?

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Pivot and load at either end, applied force in the middle

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Plantar flex ion involves what class of lever?

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Second class

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What class of lever is involved with flexion of the elbow joint?

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Third class

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What are the three factors that affect muscle form/function?

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Length, number and arrangement of fibres

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How much can muscle fibres shorten?

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Up to 50% of their resting length

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If a muscle requires a large range of motion, will it be long or short?

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Long, so the half-length is long

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What is the tension/force of a muscle proportional to?

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Cross sectional area of the muscle

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The greater the concentration/number of fibres in a given area, the greater the….

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tension the muscle can generate

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What is the name for muscle fibres arranged vertically in line with tendons?

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Parallel fibres

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What is the name for muscle fibres arranged oblique to the tendons?

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Pennate

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Do pennate or parallel fibres have a greater cross sectional area?

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Pennate

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Why do pennate muscles generate greater force than parallel muscles?

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The angle of the muscle fibres allows a greater number of fibres to fit in the same area than parallel muscles, allowing more force to be generated.

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Why do muscles consisting of pennate fibres have a small range of motion?

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Pennate fibres can only contract by half the length of their shortest fibre. The oblique arrangement leaves some very short fibres on the edges, which creates a small ROM.

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What are the three types of pennate muscles?

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Unipennate, bipennate, multipennate

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What are the three types of muscle contraction?

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Concentric, eccentric, isometric

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What is concentric muscle action?

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Muscle fibres are active, tension exceeds load so muscle shortens/contracts, moving the joint

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What is eccentric muscle action?

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Muscle fibres are active, developing tension. Load exceeds tension, so muscle lengthens. Usually, another muscle causes this lengthening. Changes joint position

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What is isometric muscle action?

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Muscle fibres are active, but the load is equal and opposite to the applied force, so there is no change in muscle length or joint position.

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What are the four muscle roles at joints?

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Agonist, antagonist, stabiliser, neutraliser

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What are muscle agonists?

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Muscles that act concentrically (shorten to cause the main movement at a joint)

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What are muscle antagonists?

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Muscles that act eccentrically, and are generally stretched as the result of the shortening of an opposite agonist muscle

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What are muscle stabilisers?
Muscles that hold a joint still (isometric action)
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What are muscle neutralisers?
Muscles that eliminate unwanted muscle movement, using extension and flexion.
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Generally, what kind of movement will a muscle lying anterior to a joint produce?
Flexion
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Generally, what kind of movement will a muscle lying posterior to a joint produce?
Extension
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Generally, what kind of movement will a muscle lying medial to a joint produce?
Adduction
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Generally, what kind of movement will a muscle lying lateral to a joint produce?
Abduction
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What joint is the exception to the concentric muscle rules?
The knee joint
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What kind of movement will a knee muscle lying anterior to the joint produce?
Extension
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What kind of movement will a knee muscle lying posterior to the joint produce?
Flexion
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How many heads does the bicep brachii have?
Two
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Where is the superior attachment of the biceps brachii?
Scapula
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Where does the inferior end of the biceps brachii attach?
The radius - the radial tuberosity
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What movement is generated by the biceps brachii at the shoulder and why?
Flexion, muscle anterior to joint
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What movement is generated at the elbow by the biceps brachii and why?
Flexion, muscle anterior to joint
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How many heads does the triceps brachii muscle have?
Three
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What are the three heads of the triceps brachii?
Long, short, medial
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Where does the long head of the triceps brachii attach?
The scapula
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What heads of the triceps brachii attach to the humerus?
Short and medial
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Where does the inferior end of the triceps brachii attach?
The olecranon of the ulna
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What movement is generated by the triceps brachii at the shoulder, and why?
Extension, muscle posterior to joint
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What movement is generated by the triceps brachii at the elbow, and why?
Extension, muscle posterior to joint
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What is the shape of the deltoid muscle?
Triangular
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What are the attachment points of the deltoid muscle?
Scapula, clavicle, humerus (deltoid tuberosity)
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What part of the humerus does the deltoid muscle attach to?
The deltoid tuberosity
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What kind of fibres, and therefore types of movement, exist in the deltoid muscle?
Anterior fibres = flexion, posterior fibres = extension, lateral fibres = abduction
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What two muscles make up iliopsoas muscle?
Psoas major, iliacus
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What are the attachments of the psoas major muscle?
Starts at end of thoracic vertebrae and attaches down the lumbar vertebrae. Joins to the iliacus muscle
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What is the lateral attachment of the iliacus?
Ilium
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What movement is generated by the iliopsoas muscles, and why?
Flexion at the hip joint, muscles anterior to joint
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Where does the gluteus maximus muscle attach to bone?
the sacrum, hip bones, femur
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What movement is generated at the hip joint by the gluteus maximus, and why?
Extension, muscle lies posterior to joint
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What are the 4 muscles of the quadriceps femoris?
Rectus femoris, 3 vasti muscles (lateralis, intermedius, medialis)
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What is the most superficial muscle of the quadriceps femoris?
Rectus femoris
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What are the bone connections of the rectus femoris?
Attaches to the hip bone anteriorly/superiorly, and patella and tibial tuberosity anteriorly/inferiorly
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What movement is generated at the hip joint by the rectus femoris, and why?
Flexion, muscle lies anterior to the joint
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Where do the vasti muscles attach?
The patella and the femur
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What are the names of the vasti muscles?
Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis, Vastus intermedius
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What movement is generated by the vasti muscles at the knee joint, and why?
Extension, muscles lie anterior to joint
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How many muscles make up the hamstrings?
3
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What are the muscles of the hamstrings?
Biceps femoris, semi-membranosus, semi-tendinosus.
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What are the attachments of the heads of the biceps femoris?
One head attaches to the ischium, One head attaches to the femur
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Where does the inferior end of the biceps femoris attach?
The fibula
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What is the physcial characteristic of the semi-membranosus muscle?
Very thin and flat, resembles a membrane
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What is the physical characteristic of the semi-tendinosus muscle?
Thin and long - resembles a tendon
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Where do the semi-membranosus and semi-tendinosus muscles attach?
The ischium (ischial tuberosity) and tibia
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What movement is generated by the hamstrings at the hip joint, and why?
Extension, muscle posterior to joint
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What movement is generated by the hamstrings at the knee joint, and why?
Flexion - posterior to knee joint, as well as rotation when flexed (condylar joint)
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What are the attachments of the tibialis anterior muscle?
Anterior of tibia, medial metacarpals
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What two types of movement is generated by the tibialis major muscle at the ankle joint, and why?
Flexion (dorsi flexion) - muscle anterior to joint. Adduction (inversion) - muscle medial to joint
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What muscles make up the triceps surae?
gastrocnemius and soleus
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What is the most superficial muscle of the triceps surae muscle?
gastrocnemius
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What is the deeper muscle of the trcieps surae?
Soleus
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What are the attachments of the gastrocnemius?
Posterior of the femur, calcaneous tendon (heel bone/ calcaneus)
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What movement is generated by the gastrocnemius muscle at the knee joint, and why?
Flexion - muscle is posterior to knee joint
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What are the attachments of the soleus muscle?
Head of the fibula, calcaneous tendon (heel bone / calcaneus)
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What movement is generated by the trcieps surae at the ankle joint, and why.
Extension (plantar flexion) - muscle lies posterior to joint
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Where does the achilles/calcaneous tendon attach?
The heel bone - calcaneous
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What is the primary agonist in the extension of the hip joint?
Gluteus maximus
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What is the primary agonist in the flexion of the hip joint?
Iliopsoas
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What muscle generates supination (rotation of the radius so it lies parallel to the ulna)?
Biceps Brachii, as it has its distal attachment on the radial tuberosity of the radius, allowing it to contract and pull on the radius so it crosses the ulna.
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What is a muscle synergist?
A muscle that contracts to help a muscle group work. A larger agonist will initiate the action, and the synergist will work along side to stabilise or provide additional pull
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What is the difference between a muscle insertion and a muscle origin?
An origin is a muscle attachment where the bone is fixed in place during muscle action. Contraction of the muscle will pull the muscle insertion towards the origin.
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What are the origins of the deltoid?
Clavicle and Scapula
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What is the insertion of the deltoid?
Deltoid tuberosity of humerus
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What is the origin of the biceps brachii?
Scapula (coracoid process), scapula
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What is the insertion of the biceps brachii?
Radius (radial tuberosity)
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What are the origins of trcieps brachii?
Humerus, scapula
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What is the insertion of trcieps brachii?
Ulna (Olecranon)
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What are the key origins of the gluteus maximus?
Ilium (iliac crest), sacrum,
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What is the insertion of the gluteus maximus?
Gluteal tuberosity of femur
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What is the origin of the iliacus?
Iliac fossa
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What is the insertion of the iliacus muscle?
Femur
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What is the origin of psoas major?
Lower vertebrae
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What is the order of the muscles of the hamstrings, medial to lateral?
Semi-membranous, Semi-tendonosus, Biceps femoris
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What is the order of the muscles of the quadriceps femoris (medial to lateral)?
Vastus medialis, Rectus Femoris & Rectus intermedius (the latter is deep to the former), Vastus lateralis.
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What is the origin of biceps femoris?
Ischial tuberosity and femur
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What is the insertion of biceps femoris?
Head of fibula
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What are the origins of semi-membranous and semi-tendonosus?
Ischial tubersoity
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In general, where do all of the hamstrings originate?
Ischial tuberosity
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Where is the insertion of the semi-membranous and semi-tendonosus?
The tibia
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What is the origin of rectus femoris?
Ilium (anterior inferior iliac spine)
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What is the insertion of rectus femoris?
Tibia (tibial tuberosity)
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What are the origins of the vasti msucles?
Femur
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What are the insertions of the vasti muscles?
Tibial tuberosity
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What is the origin of tibialis anterior?
Tibia
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What is the insertion of tibialis anterior?
Medial metacarpal
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What is the origin of gastrocnemius?
Femoral condyles
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What is the insertion of gastrocnemius?
Calcaneous via calcaneal tendon
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What are the names of the two heads of biceps brachii?
Long head and Short head
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Where does the long head of biceps brachii attach?
The scapula
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Where does the short head of biceps brachii attach?
The scapula

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