Lower Body

Question 1

What are the primary muscles involved in adduction of the hip?

Answer 1

• adductor magnus
• adductor longus
• adductor brevis
• pectineus
• gracilis

Question 2

Which muscles are responsible for medial rotation of the hip?

Answer 2

• gluteus medius
• gluteus minimus
• tensor fascia latae

Question 3

List the muscles involved in lateral rotation of the hip.

Answer 3

• piriformis
• obturator externus
• obturator internus
• gemellus superior
• gemellus inferior
• quadratus femoris

Question 4

Which muscles are primarily responsible for extension of the knee?

Answer 4

rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis

Rectus femoris is one of the quadriceps muscles that extend the knee.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The _______ is a muscle that flexes the knee and is also involved in hip flexion.

Answer 5

sartorius

Sartorius is a long muscle that crosses both the hip and knee joints.

Question 6

True or False: The gluteus medius is involved in both hip abduction and medial rotation.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Which muscles are part of the knee extension group?

Answer 7

• rectus femoris
• vastus lateralis
• vastus intermedius
• vastus medialis

These muscles are collectively known as the quadriceps.

Question 8

Which muscles are involved in the flexion of the hip?

Answer 8

Rectus femoris, psoas, iliacus, iliocapsularis, sartorius

Question 9

What muscles are involved in the extension of the hip?

Answer 9

Gluteus Maximus, long head of biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus