Lower Extremities Flashcards
Gluteus medius
O: gluteal surface of ilium, between posterior and anterior gluteal lines, below iliac crest
I: lateral aspect of greater trochanter
N: superior gluteal
Gluteus Maximus
O: coccyx, edge of sacrum, posterior iliac crest, sacrotuberous and sacroiliac ligaments
I: iliotibial tract (upper) gluteal tuberosity (lower)
N: inferior gluteal
Psoas major
O: bodies and transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae
I: lesser trochanter
N: lumbar plexus
Iliacus
O: iliac fossa
I: lesser trochanter
N: femoral
Tensor fasciae latae
O: iliac crest, posterior to the ASIS
I: iliotibial tract
N: superior gluteal
Sartorius
O: ASIS
I: proximal, medial shaft of tibia at pes anserinus tendon
N: femoral
Rectus femoris
O: AIIS
I: tibial tuberosity
N: femoral
Vastus medialis
O: medial lip of linea aspera
I: tibial tuberosity
N: femoral
Vastus lateralis
O: lateral lip of linea aspera, gluteal tuberosity, and greater trochanter
I: tibial tuberosity
N: femoral
Biceps femoris
O: (long) ischial tuberosity; (short) lateral lip of linea aspera
I: head of fibula
N: sciatic
Semitendinosis
O: ischial tuberosity
I: proximal, medial shaft of tibia at pes anserinus tendon
N: sciatic
Semimembranosus
O: ischial tuberosity
I: posterior aspect of medial condyle of tibia
N: sciatic
Gastrocnemius
O: condyles of femur, posterior
I: calcaneus via calcaneal tendon
N: tibial
Soleus
O: soleal line; proximal, posterior surface of tibia and posterior aspect of head of fibula
I: calcaneus via calcaneal tendon
N: tibial
Tibialis anterior
O: lateral condyle of tibia; proximal, lateral surface of tibia and interosseous membrane
I: medial cuneiform and base of 1st metatarsal
N: deep peroneal
