ORIGINS/INSERTION/ACTION - LOWER LIMBS Flashcards
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Diaphragm (breathing)
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- Origin: Costal cartilage
- Insertion: Ribs
- Action: Increase thoracic cavity space
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External intercostal (breathing)
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- Origin: Lower margin of 11 ribs
- Insertion: Superior border of ribs below
- Action: Elevation of ribs for inspiration
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Internal intercostal (breathing)
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- Origin: Ridge of inner surface of ribs and corresponding costal cartilage
- Insertion: Superior border of ribs below
- Action: Depression of ribs for expiration
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Rectus Abdominis (in moving vertebral column; anterior)
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- Origin: Pubis
- Insertion: Ribs
- Action: Compression of abdomen
5
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Transverse Abdominis (in moving vertebral column; anterior)
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- Origin: Ilium
- Insertion: Midline of body (lines alba)
- Action: Compression of abdomen
6
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External oblique (in moving vertebral column; anterior)
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- Origin: Ribs
- Insertion: Ilium
- Action: Compression of abdomen
7
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Internal Oblique (in moving vertebral column; anterior)
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- Origin: Ilium
- Insertion: Lower 4 ribs
- Action: Compression of abdomen
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3 parts of erector spinae
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- Iliocostalis group
- Spinalis group
- Longissimus group
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Iliocostalis group (in moving the vertebral column; posterior)
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- Origin: Sacrum
- Insertion: Cervical vertebrae
- Action: Extension of vertebral column
10
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Spinalis group (in moving vertebral column; posterior)
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- Origin: Cervical vertebrae
- Insertion: Cervical vertebrae
- Action: Extension of vertebral column
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Longissimus group (in moving vertebral column; posterior)
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- Origin: Cervical vertebrae
- Insertion: Cervical vertebrae
- Action: Extension of vertebral column
12
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Adductor Magnus (in moving the thigh)
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- Origin: Pubis
- Insertion: Femur
- Action: Adduction of femur
13
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Adductor Longus (in moving thigh)
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- Origin: Pubis
- Insertion: Femur
- Action: Adduction of femur
14
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Sartorius (in moving thigh)
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- Origin: Ilium
- Insertion: Tibia
- Action: Flexion of femur
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Gluteus Maximus (in moving thigh)
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- Origin: Ilium
- Insertion: Femur
- Action: Extension of femur