origins and insertions

Question 1

HIP FLEXOR:
where does Rectus Femoris originate and insert ?

Answer 1

O = AIIS
I = tibial tuberosity

Question 2

HIP FLEXOR:
where does Illiacus originate and insert ?

Answer 2

O = iliac fossa
I = lesser trochanter of femur

Question 3

HIP FLEXOR:
where does Psoas Major originate and insert ?

Answer 3

O = vertebra T12 to L4
I = lesser trochanter of femur

Question 4

HIP FLEXOR / ABDUCTOR / KNEE FLEXORS:
where does Sartorius originate and insert ?

Answer 4

O = ASIS
I = pes anserinus

Question 5

HIP EXTENSOR / ABDUCTOR / IR:
where does Gluteus Maximus originate and insert ?

Answer 5

O = iliac crest
I = gluteal tuberosity via ITB

Question 6

HIP EXTENSOR / KNEE FLEXOR:
where is the common origin of the Hamstrings ?

Answer 6

ischial tuberosity

Question 7

HIP EXTENSOR / KNEE FLEXOR :
where does Semimembranosus insert ?

Answer 7

posterior medial tibial condyle

Question 8

HIP EXTENSOR / KNEE FLEXOR :
where does Semitendinosus insert ?

Answer 8

pes anserinus

Question 9

HIP EXTENSOR / KNEE FLEXOR:
where does Biceps Femoris insert ?

Answer 9

head of fibula

Question 10

HIP ABDUCTOR / IR:
where does Gluteus Medius originate and insert ?

Answer 10

O = gluteal surface of ilium
I = greater trochanter of femur

Question 11

HIP ABDUCTOR / IR:
where does TFL originate and insert ?

Answer 11

O = ASIS
I = Ilio tibial tract

Question 12

HIP ADDUCTOR:
where does ADductor Magnus originate and insert ?

Answer 12

O = pubic ramus and ischail ramus
I = ADductor tubercle and gluteal tuberosity of femur

Question 13

HIP ADDUCTOR:
where does ADductor Longus AND Brevis originate and insert ?

Answer 13

O = pubic symphysis
I = linea aspera of femur

Question 14

HIP ADDUCTOR / KNEE FLEXOR :
where does Gracilis originate and insert ?

Answer 14

O = pubic ramus
I = pes aserinus

Question 15

KNEE FLEXORS:
where does Popliteus originate and insert?

Answer 15

O = lateral femoral condyle
I = posterior tibial - superior to soleal line