Leg and Foot Flashcards
What does the Sartorius muscle do?
Flex, Abduct and ext rotate hip
Pectineal muscle
Innervated by femoral nerve
Vastu slaterialis
Extends knee when contracting
Inenervated by femoral nerve
Rectus femoris mjsucle
Onlt quad muscle that will cross hip point
Extends knee
Vastus medialis
Extends knee
Vastus intermedius
Posterioir to rectus femorus
Extends knee
nterioir thigh muscles
Innervated by femoral nerve
ALL KNEE EXTENSION
Inserts on tibial tuberosity
Adductor longus
Aattaches onto back of femur on lonear aspera
What does PCL do
PCL restricts posterior displacement of tibia on femur
Medial collateral ligament
Prevens valgus (lateral) forces on knee joint
Extesion of knee joint
Strighten knee and quadriceps muscle
Flexion of knee joint
Hamstring
Rotation of knee joint
Knees lock, bend and striaghten knee
Popliteal mucles unlocks knee joint by contracting
Medial and lateral longitudinal arch
Forms an arch
PLamtar apopneorsis maintains longituditindal arch when it tightens
What flexion does tibiotalar joint allow
Dosiflextion
Platar flexion