Muscles Of The Pelvis And Thigh Flashcards
Bones of the pelvis and thigh
Hip bone, sacrum, coccyx, femur
The hip bone consists of what
Ilium, ischium (ischial tuberosity), and pubis
The femur contains what
Anterior and posterior features
Thigh muscles
Anterior thigh, posterior thigh, medial thigh, and lateral thigh
Anterior thigh
Extends the leg
Medial thigh
Flex and Adduct the thigh
Posterior thigh
Extends the thigh and flexes the leg
Lateral thigh
Abduct the thigh
What compartment contains muscles that flex the thigh at the hip joint
Anterior compartment
Muscles that flex the thigh at the hip joint
Ilacus, pscoas major, sartorius
What does the sartorius do
Flex’s the leg at the knee joint
Muscles that extend the leg at the knee joint
Quadriceps femoris
What does the quadriceps femoris contain
Rectus femoris, cactus medialis, cactus intermedius, casted lateralis
What compartment adducts and flexes the thigh
Medial compartment
Muscles of the medial compartment
Pecttiness, gracialis, aductors
What does the adductors contain
Adductor magnus, longus, brevis
What does the gracialis do
Flexes the leg at the knee joint
What compartment contains a single muscle that abducts the thigh
Lateral compartment of the thigh
Tensor fasciae latae is in what compartment
Lateral thigh
What does the tensor fasciae latae connect to
The iliotibial band
The gluteal muscles
Gluteus Maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus
Extends the thigh at the hip joint
Gluteus Maximus
Abducts the thigh
Gluteus medius
Abducts the thigh
Gluteus minimus
Posterior compartment of the thigh contains
Hamstring muscles, biceps femoris, semintendinosus, semimembranosus
Extend the thigh at the hip joint and flex the leg at the knee joint
Hamstring muscles
