Lower Limb Flashcards
Name the Dorsal hip muscles - anterior group?
Psoas minor + psoas major , Iliacus = Iliopsoas
Name the dorsal hip muscles - posterior group
- Tensor fasciae latea
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus
- Piriformis
Name the ventral hip muscles
- Obturator internus
- Obturator externus
- Gemellus superior
- Gemellus inferior
- Quadratus femoris
Name the adductors of thigh
- Gracillis
- Pectineus
- adductor brevis
- Adductor longus
- Adductor magnus
- Adductor minimus
Name the anterior thigh muscles
The quadratus femoris which includes 4 parts -
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedialis
- Vastus lateralis
(All of them inserts to patella with common tendon which forms patellar lig.)
+ The sartorius
Name the posterior thigh muscles
- Biceps femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
Origin, insertion and function of dorsal hip - anterior group?
Psoas major - T12-L5 to lesser trochanter of femur
Iliacus - iliac fossa to lesser trochanter
Nerve of sartorius?
Femoral n. (?)
Nerve of obturator internus?
Sacral plexus ?
Nerve of Iliopsoas
Lumbar plexus
Nerve of gluteus maximus?
Inferior gluteal nerve
Nerve of gluteus medius and minimus?
Superior gluteal nerve
Nerve of piriformis?
Sacral plexus
Nerve of tensor fascia lata?
Superior gluteal nerve
Nerve of obturator internus?
Sacral plexus (together with 2 gemelli and quadratus femoris)