leg movements

Question 1

anterior compartment muscles action

Answer 1

flex hip/extend the knee

Question 2

medial compartment muscles action

Answer 2

ADDuct the thigh

Question 3

posterior compartment muscle action

Answer 3

extend the hip and flex the knee

Question 4

Anterior compartment muscles are

Answer 4

quadricep femoris group
Sartorios

Question 5

4 muscles of the quadricep group are

Answer 5

1. rectus femoris
2. Vastus laterous
3. Vastus intermedius
4. Vastus medialis

Question 6

quadricep femoris group action

Answer 6

extend the knee
rectus femoris also flexes the hip

Question 7

Sartorius action

Answer 7

flexes hip and knee
rotates thigh laterally and leg meidally

Question 8

insertion of quadricep femoris group

Answer 8

patellar tendon on the patella

Question 9

crossing the legs uses the _____ muscle

Answer 9

sartorius

Question 10

longest muscle of the body going from the lateral side of the hip to the medial side of the knee is the

Answer 10

sartorius

Question 11

Hamstring muscles

Answer 11

bicep femoris
semitendinous
semimebrinous

Question 12

muscles of medial compartment

Answer 12

adductor brevis, longus and magnus
gracialis
pectineus

Question 13

gracialis action

Answer 13

ADDucts thigh
flexes knee

Question 14

bicep femoris action

Answer 14

flexes knee
laterally rotates leg
extends hip

Question 15

Semimembreanous action

Answer 15

flexes knee
medially rotates leg
tenses capsule of knee joint
extends hip

Question 16

Semitendinous action

Answer 16

flexes knee
medially rotates leg
extends hip

Question 17

patella tendon extends from

Answer 17

patella to tibial tuberoisty