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Muscles of the Thigh Flashcards

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Sartorius Origin

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ASIS and notch below it

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Sartorius insertion

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Proximal part of medial surface of the body of the tibia

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Sartorius innervation

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Femoral nerve

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Sartorius function

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Flex, abduct, and laterally rotate hip

Flex knee

Medially rotate leg from flexed position

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Quadriceps femoris insertion

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Tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament

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Quadriceps femoris innervation

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Femoral nerve

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Quadriceps femoris function

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Extend knee

Rectus femoris is only quad to flex hip

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Rectus femoris origin

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Aponeurosis of straight (from ASIS) and reflected (from above acetabulum) tendons

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Vastus lateralis origin

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Lateral lip of linea aspera

Lateral lip of gluteal tuberosity

Anterior and inferior borders of the greater trochanter and proximal intertrochanteric line

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Vastus medialis origin

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Distal intertrochanteric line

Medial intermuscular septum

Tendons of adductor longus and magnus

Medial lip of linea aspera

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Vastus intermedius origin

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Proximal two-thirds of the anterior and lateral surfaces of the femur

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Articularis genu origin

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Anterior surface of the distal femur

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Articularis genu insertion

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Synovial membrane of the knee joint

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Articularis genu innervation

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Femoral nerve

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Articularis genu function

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draw synovium proximally

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Gracilis origin

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Inferior half of the pubic symphysis, pubic body, and the superior half of the pubic arch (inferior pubic ramus)

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Gracilis insertion

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Proximal part of the medial surface of the tibia in common with sartorius and semitendinosus

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Gracilis nerve supply

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Anterior division of the obturator nerve

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Gracilis function

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Adduct and medial rotate the hip

Flex knee

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Pectineus origin

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Pecten pubis, the bone anterior to the pecten pubis between the pubic tubercle and iliopectineal eminence

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Pecineus insertion

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Pectineal line

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Pectineus innervation

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Femoral nerve

Sometimes accessory obturator or obturator

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Pectineus function

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Flex, adduct, and medially rotate hip

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Obturator externus origin

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Portions of ischium and pubis surrounding medial margin of the obturator foramen and from obturator membrane

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Obturator externus insertion

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trochanteric fossa of the femur

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Obturator externus innervation

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Posterior division of the obturator nerve

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Obturator externus function

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Adduct and laterally rotate hip

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Adductor longus origin

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Front of the body of the pubis

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Adductor longus insertion

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Medial lip of the linea aspera between vastus medialis and adductor magnus attachments

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Adductor longus function

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Flex and adduct the hip

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Adductor longus innervation

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Anterior brand of obturator nerve

32
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Adductor brevis origin

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Pubic body and inferior pubic ramus

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Adductor brevis insertion

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Proximal part of linea aspera

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Adductor brevis innervation

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Obturator nerve (usually anterior division)(

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Adductor brevis function

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Adduct and flex the hip

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Adductor magnus origin

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Inferior pubic ramus

Ischial ramus

Ischial tuberosity

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Adductor magnus insertion

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Gluteal tuberosity

Linea aspera

Medial supracondylar line

Adductor tubercle of the femur

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Adductor magnus innervation

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Posterior division of the obturator nerve

Tibial portion of the sciatic nerve

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Adductor magnus functions

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Adduct, flex, and extend hip

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Long head of biceps femoris origin

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Posterior part of the ischial tuberosity in common with semitendinosus

Sacrotuberout ligament

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Short head of biceps femoris origin

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Lateral lip of linea aspera between adductor magnus and vastus lateralis

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Biceps femoris insertion

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Lateral side of the styloid process of the fibular head and lateral condyle of tibia

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Long head of biceps femoris innervation

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Tibial portion of sciatic nerve

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Short head of biceps femoris innervation

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Common fibular portion of the sciatic nerve

45
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Biceps femoris function

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Flex and laterally rotate knee

Long head extends and laterally rotates hip

46
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Semitendinosus origin

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Posterior ischial tuberosity in common for 8 cm with biceps femoris

47
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Semitendinosus insertion

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Proximal part of the medial surface of tibia

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Semitendinosus innervation

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Tibial portion of sciatic nerve

49
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Semitendinosus function

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Flex and medially rotate knee

Extend hip

50
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Semimembranosus origin

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Oblique line of ischial tuberosity above biceps femoris and semitendinosus

51
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Semimembranosus insertion

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Groove on medial surface of medial condyle of tibia

Also continues to form the oblique popliteal ligament

52
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Semimembranosus innervation

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Tibail portion of sciatic nerve

53
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Semimembranosus function

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Flex and medially rotate knee

Extend thigh

Lower Limb Anatomy (15 decks)

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