Lower Limb Muscles Flashcards
What is the innervation of the iliopsoas, psoas major and minor muscles?
Anterior rami of lumbar nerves
What is the primary innervation to the muscles of the anterior thigh?
Femoral nerve, L2-4
What are the actions of the Pectineus?
Adduction
Flexion
Medial rotation
What are the actions of the psoas muscles?
Flexion
Stabilisation of the hip
What is the action of the iliacus?
Flexion
What are the actions of the sartorius?
Flexion
Abduction
Lateral rotation
Flexes leg
What are the actions of the quadriceps muscles?
Extend leg
Steady hip
Flexion of thigh
What are the muscles of the anterior thigh?
Pectineus Iliopsoas Psoas major and minor Iliacus Sartorius Rectus femoris Vastus lateralis, intermedius and medialis
What is the primary nerve that innervates the medial thigh muscles and what is the exception?
Obturator, L2-4
Hamstring part of adductor Magnus- tibial part of the sciatic nerve
What are the actions of the adductor longus?
Adduction
What are the actions of adductor brevis?
Adduction
Flexion
What are the actions of adductor Magnus?
Adduction
Flexion
Hamstring part: extension
What are the actions of the gracilis muscle?
Adduction
Flexes leg
Rotates leg medially
What are the actions of obturator externus?
Lateral rotation
Name the muscles of the gluteal region.
Gluteus maximus Gluteus medius Gluteus minimus Tensor fasciae latae Piriformis Obturator internus Superior and inferior gemelli Quadratus femoris
What is the innervation of the glutes?
Glut. maximus- inferior gluteal nerve, S1/2
Glut. medius/minimus- superior gluteal nerve, L5/S1
What is the innervation of the piriformis?
Anterior rami, S1/2