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Muscles Of The Thigh And Leg Flashcards

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3 calf muscles. Why are they large in size?

A

Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Plantaris
Walk upright

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Strongest tendon in the body

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Calcaneal tendon

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2
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Which muscles is named after the shape of a flat fish

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Soleus

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3
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What muscle is implicated in shinsplint syndrome? What type of activity causes this conditions? Avoid?

A

Tibialis anterior - forceful contractions rip periosteum
Sprinting and running
Slowly increasing level of PA

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3 muscles in the body that are commonly used for injections?

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Gluteus medius
Vactus lateralis

Deltoid

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Why these muscles?

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Easy to locate, close to surface not likely to hit a nerve or a vessel

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What muscle is injured in a groin pull? And how can you avoid it

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Any of the adductors, he should avoid twisting or kicking a stationary object

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7
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Quads?

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Rectus femoris vactus lateralis

Vactus medialis

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8
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Hamstrings

A

Biceps femoris
Semi membranosus
Semitendinosus

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9
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Dancers muscle

A

Gracillis

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10
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Tailors may me

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Sartorius

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Cross legs

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Sartorius

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12
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Sometimes absent or doubled in an individual

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Plantar is

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13
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Addicts the hip?

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All adductors pectincus gracillis

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14
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Abducts the hip

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Gluteus medius

Minimus

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15
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Flexation the hips

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Iliopsoas

16
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Extends the hip

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Gluteus max

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Braces the leg when standing on one foot

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Iliotibal tract

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Extends the knee

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Quad group

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Flexes the knee

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Hamstrings

20
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Everts the feet

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Fibularis longus

21
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Inverts the feet

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Tibialis anterior

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Largest in the body

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Gluteus Maximus

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Strongest

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Quad muscle group

24
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Longest

A

Sartorius

25
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Subcutaneous

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Under skin, TB test

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Intramuscular

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Deltoid, gluteus medius, vactus (babies)

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Intravenous

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Morphine, anesthesia, NaCl, k+ sugars (IV)

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Adductor brevis

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Inferior ramus of pubis, lines aspects of femur ; obdurate nerve

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Geacilis

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Inferior ramus of pubis; medial surface of tibial inferior to medial comdyle; obdurate nerve

30
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Semmenbranosus

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Ishcial tuberosity; posterior surface of medial condyle of tibia; sciatic nerve

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Fibularis brevis

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Mid lateral margin fibula; base of 5th metatarsal bone; superficial fibulae nerve

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Gastrocnemius

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femoral condyles; calcaneus via calcaneal tendon; tibial nerve

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