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Muscle Chart Flashcards

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Psoas major

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  • Origin: Lat Surface of T12 - L4 vertebral bodies
  • Insertion: Lesser Trochanter
  • Action: Flex Hip, ER hip, Flex L/S, Ispilateral Flex Spine
  • Innervation: L1-L3 direct branches from Lumbar Plexus
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Iliacus

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  • Origin: Iliac Fossa
  • Insert: Lesser Trochanter
  • Flex hip, ER hip
  • nerve: Femoral nerve
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Sartorius

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  • Origin: ASIS
  • insertion: Medial to Tibial Tuberosity via Pes Anserinus
  • Flex, Abd, ER at hip; Flex knee; IR tibia
  • Nerve: Femoral Nerve
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What is the Pes anserinus?

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Tendon sheath anteromedial and proximal tibia: 3 tendons conjoine –> Semitendinosous, sartorious, gracilis

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Gluteus Maximus (upper)

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  • Origin: Sacrum, Post iliac crest, Thoracolumbar fascia
  • Insertion: Iliotibial Tract
  • Action: Extend Hip, ER hip, Abd hip
  • Nerve: Inferior Gluteal nerve
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Gluteus Maximus (lower)

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  • Origin: Sacrum, Thoracolumbar fascia, Sacrotuberous ligament
  • Insertion: Gluteal Tuberosity
  • Action: Ext hip, ER hip, Add hip
  • nerve: inferior gluteal nerve
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Gluteus Medius

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  • Origin: Superior gluteal surface of ilium
  • insertion: Greater Trochanter
  • Action: Abd hip, Anterior: Flex and IR hip, Posterior: Ext and ER hip
    Nerve: Superior gluteal nerve
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Gluteus Minimus

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  • Origin: Inferior gluteal surface of ilium
  • insertion: greater trochanter
  • action: Abd hip. ANterior: Flex and IR hip, Post: Ext and ER hip
  • Nerve: Superior gluteal nerve
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Tensor Fasciae Latae

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  • Origin: Anterior Superior Iliac Spine
  • Insertion: Iliotibial Tract
  • Action: Tenses Fascia Latae, Abd, Flex, IR hip
  • Nerve: Superior gluteal nerve
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Piriformis

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  • Anterior Surface of Sacrum
  • Greater Trochanter
  • ER, ABd, Ext hip
  • L5-S2 direct branches from sacral plexus
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Gemellus Superior

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  • Ischial Spine
  • Medial greater trochanter
  • ER hip, Add hip30, Extend hip
  • L5, S1 direct branches from sacral plexus
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Obturator Internis

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  • Inner surface of obturator membrane
  • Medial greater trochanter
  • ER hip, Add hip 30, Ext hip
  • L5, S1 direct branches from sacral plexus
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Quadratus femoris

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  • Ischial tuberosity
  • Intertrochanteric crest
  • ER hip, Add hip
  • L5, S1 direct branches from sacral plexus
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Pectineus

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  • Superior pubic ramus
  • Pectineal line
  • Add hip, IR hip, Flex hip
  • Femoral Nerve
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Adductor Longus

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  • Superior Pubic ramus
  • Medial lip of linea aspera
  • Add Flex and IR hip
  • Obturator nerve ( anterior branch)
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Adductor Brevis

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  • Inferior Pubic Ramus
  • Medial lip of linea aspera
  • Add, Flex, IR hip
  • Obturator nerve (anterior branch)
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Adductor magnus (anterior)

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  • Inferior pubic ramus/ischial ramus
  • Medial lip of linea aspera
  • Add hip, IR hip, Flex hip
  • Obturator nerve (posterior)
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Adductor magnus (posterior)

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  • Ischial ramus/Ischial tuberosity
  • Adductor tubercle of femur
  • Add hip, ER and Ext hip
  • Tibial nerve
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gracilis

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  • Inferior pubic ramus
  • Medial to tibial tuberosity via (pes anserinus)
  • Adduct hip, flex hip, flex knee, IR tibia
  • Obturator nerve (anterior)
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Rectus Femoris

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  • AIIS
  • Tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament
  • Flex hip, Ext knee
  • Femoral Nerve
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Vastus medialis

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  • Medial lip of linea aspera
  • Tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament
  • Ext knee
  • Femoral nerve
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Vastus Lateralis

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  • Lateral lip of linea aspera
  • Tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament
  • Ext knee
  • Femoral nerve
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Vastus intermedius

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  • Anterior Femur
  • Tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament
  • ext knee
  • femoral nerve
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Biceps femoris (long head)

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  • Ischial tuberosity
  • Head of Fibula
  • Ext hip, Flex knee, ER tibia
  • tibial nerve
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Biceps femoris (short head)

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  • Lateral lip of linea aspera
  • Head of fibula
  • Flex knee, ER tibia
  • Common peroneal nerve
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Semimembranosus

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  • Ischial tuberosity
  • Medial tibial condyle
  • Ext hip, Flex knee, IR tibia
  • Tibial nerve
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Semitendinosus

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  • Ischial tuberosity
  • Medial to the tibial tuberosity via Pes Anserinus
  • Ext hip, flex knee, IR tibia
  • Tibial nerve
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Popliteus

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  • Lateral femoral condyle
  • Proximal Posterior tibial surface
  • Flex knee, IR tibia, ER femur
  • Tibial nerve
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Tib Anterior

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  • Proximal lateral tibia interosseous membrane
  • Medial cuneiform
  • DF ankle, invert intertarsal Subtalar joint
  • Deep fibular nerve
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Extensor digitorum longus

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  • Anterior fibula, Lateral tibial condyle, IO membrane
  • Base of middle and distal phalances 2-5
  • DF ankle, Evert IT (STJ), Ext metatarsal phalangeal (MTP)/Interphalangeal (IT) 2-5
  • Deep fibular nerve

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