Muscles Of The Thigh And Leg Flashcards
3 calf muscles. Why are they large in size?
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Plantaris
Walk upright
Strongest tendon in the body
Calcaneal tendon
Which muscles is named after the shape of a flat fish
Soleus
What muscle is implicated in shinsplint syndrome? What type of activity causes this conditions? Avoid?
Tibialis anterior - forceful contractions rip periosteum
Sprinting and running
Slowly increasing level of PA
3 muscles in the body that are commonly used for injections?
Gluteus medius
Vactus lateralis
Deltoid
Why these muscles?
Easy to locate, close to surface not likely to hit a nerve or a vessel
What muscle is injured in a groin pull? And how can you avoid it
Any of the adductors, he should avoid twisting or kicking a stationary object
Quads?
Rectus femoris vactus lateralis
Vactus medialis
Hamstrings
Biceps femoris
Semi membranosus
Semitendinosus
Dancers muscle
Gracillis
Tailors may me
Sartorius
Cross legs
Sartorius
Sometimes absent or doubled in an individual
Plantar is
Addicts the hip?
All adductors pectincus gracillis
Abducts the hip
Gluteus medius
Minimus
Flexation the hips
Iliopsoas
Extends the hip
Gluteus max
Braces the leg when standing on one foot
Iliotibal tract
Extends the knee
Quad group
Flexes the knee
Hamstrings
Everts the feet
Fibularis longus
Inverts the feet
Tibialis anterior
Largest in the body
Gluteus Maximus
Strongest
Quad muscle group
Longest
Sartorius
Subcutaneous
Under skin, TB test
Intramuscular
Deltoid, gluteus medius, vactus (babies)
Intravenous
Morphine, anesthesia, NaCl, k+ sugars (IV)
Adductor brevis
Inferior ramus of pubis, lines aspects of femur ; obdurate nerve
Geacilis
Inferior ramus of pubis; medial surface of tibial inferior to medial comdyle; obdurate nerve
Semmenbranosus
Ishcial tuberosity; posterior surface of medial condyle of tibia; sciatic nerve
Fibularis brevis
Mid lateral margin fibula; base of 5th metatarsal bone; superficial fibulae nerve
Gastrocnemius
femoral condyles; calcaneus via calcaneal tendon; tibial nerve
