Pelvic Girdle Flashcards
Pelvic Girdle consists of
2 x coxal bones
Sacrum
Coccyx
Function of pelvic girdle?
Connects spine to femur
transfers weight
attachment site for locomotor muscles
protects pelvic viscera
Pelvic Ligaments?
Iliolumbar Sacroiliac Sacrococcygeal Pubic Sacrotuberous Sacrospinous
What joint is the Hip Joint and what does it do?
Ball and socket synovial joint
Great stability
rich vascular anastomosis
Blood Supply to Femoral head?
from medial circumflex femoral artery
Action of major lower limb muscles at hip:
Flexion
What muscles?
Illiopsoas Rectus femoris Sartorius Pectineus Tensor fasciate latae
Action of major lower limb muscles at hip:
Extension
What muscles?
Hamstrings
Gluteus maximus
Action of major lower limb muscles at hip:
Abduction
What muscles?
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Sartorius
Tensor fasciae latae
Action of major lower limb muscles at hip:
Adduction:
What muscles?
Adductor brevis Adductor longus Adductor magnus Gracilis Pectineus
Action of major lower limb muscles at hip:
Rotate medially
What muscles?
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Pectineus
Tensor fasciae latae
Action of major lower limb muscles at hip:
Rotate Laterally
What muscles?
Obturator externus Gemelli Piriformis Sartorius Quadriceps femoris
Which 3 bones are used to form coxal bone?
Ilium
Ischium
Pubis
Which hip joint ligament is the strongest?
Iliofemoral ligament
What is the major blood supply to the femoral head?
Medial circumflex femoral artery
Which ligament divides the greater sciatic notch into greater and lesser sciatic foramina?
Sacrospinous ligament
