Lower Extremity Muscles: Action Flashcards
These 2 muscles flexes thigh on trunk. However, if thigh is fixed, it flexes the trunk on the thigh as in sitting up
from lying down
Iliacus and Psoas
The following acts as a lateral rotator of thigh at hip joint, EXCEPT:
A. Quadratus femoris
B. Gemellus Superior
C. Gemellus Inferior
D. Obturator Internus
E. None
E. None
These 2 hip muscles abducts thigh at hip joint and tilts pelvis when walking to permit opposite leg to clear ground
Gluteus Minimus and Gluteus Medius
Match the following actions to its corresponding muscle.
- Flexes and adducts thigh at hip joint
- Lateral rotator of thigh at hip joint
- Assists gluteus maximus in extending
the knee joint
A. Tensor fascia latae
B. Pectineus
C. Piriformis
- B
- C
- A
These 2 muscles adducts thigh at hip joint and assists in lateral rotation. Which muscles are they?
Adductor Longus and Adductor Brevis
Match the following actions to its corresponding muscle.
- Semitendinosus
- Gracilis
- Obturator Externus
- Semimembranosus
- Vastus Medialis
A. Laterally rotates thigh at hip joint
B. Adducts thigh at hip joint; flexes leg at
knee joint
C. Flexes and medially rotates leg at knee
joint; extends thigh at hip joint
D. Extension of leg at knee joint; stabilizes
patella
E. Extension of leg at knee joint;
articularis genus retracts synovial membrane
- C
- B
- A
- C
- D
The action of the Rectus Femoris is (1)_____ of leg at knee joint (2)_____ of thigh at hip joint
- Extension
- Flexion
TRUE OR FALSE: Sartorius flexes, abducts, medially rotates thigh at hip joint. It also flexes and laterally rotates leg at knee joint.
False.
It performs ER on hip and IR on knee.
The biceps femoris (1)_____ and laterally rotates leg at knee joint. In addition, its long head also (2)____ thigh at hip joint
- flexes
- extends
TRUE OR FALSE: The hamstring portion of the adductor magnus extends thigh at hip joint
True
This muscle is responsible for extension of leg at knee joint and its articularis genus retracts synovial membrane
Vastus Intermedius
TRUE OR FALSE: Vastus Lateralis extends leg at knee joint
True
Gluteus Maximus (1)____ and (2)____ hip joint; through
iliotibial tract, it (3)____ knee joint
- extends
- laterally rotates
- extends
TRUE OR FALSE: Adductor magnus adducts thigh at hip joint and assists in lateral rotation.
True
This muscle extends the toes.
Extensor digitorum brevis