Lecture 7 - Anterior and Medial Thigh Flashcards
1
Q
What does the anterior compartment thigh do?
A
Flex hip and extend knee.
2
Q
What does the medial compartment thigh do?
A
Adduct hip.
3
Q
What does the posterior compartment of the thigh do?
A
Extend hip, flex knee.
4
Q
What are the hip flexors?
A
Iliacus, psoas major, pectineus and sartorius.
5
Q
What are the knee extensors?
A
Quadriceps.
6
Q
What muscles make up the quadriceps?
A
Rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius.
7
Q
Where does the iliacus run?
A
Iliac crest, fossa, ala of sacrum, anterior sacroiliac ligament –> Psoas tendon, lesser trochanter.
8
Q
What nerve innervates the iliacus?
A
Femoral nerve (L2, 3).
9
Q
What does the iliacus do?
A
Flex hip.
