posterior thigh

Question 1

name the 4 posterior thigh muscles

Answer 1

• biceps femoris (long and short head)
• semitendinosus
• semimembrenosis

Question 2

whic one is more superficial semitendenosus or semi membrenousus

Answer 2

semitendonosus

Question 3

biceps femoris are more lateral or medial?

Answer 3

lateral

Question 4

sciatic nerve biforcates in the …

Answer 4

• tibial nerve
• common fibular nerve

Question 5

branches of common fibular nerve

Answer 5

• superfisial branch or common fibular nerve (maybe bigger)
• deep branch of common fibular nerve

Question 6

which compartment does each branch of sciatic nerve go to?

Answer 6

• tibial nerve - posteror comartment
• superfiscial branch of common fibular nerve - lateral compartment
• deep branch of common fibular nerve - anterior compartment

Question 7

origin, insertion and innervation of semitendonosus

Answer 7

-ishial tuberosity
- medial condyle of tibia
- sciatic nerve (tibial branch)

Question 8

origin, insertion and innervation of semimembrenosus

Answer 8

• ishial tuberosity
• superior part of medial surface of the tibia
• sciatic nerve (tibial branch)

Question 9

biceps femosis long head origin, insertion and innervation

Answer 9

• ishial tuberosity
• head of fibula
• sciatic nerve ( tibial division

Question 10

biceps femoris short head origin, insertion and innervation

Answer 10

• lateral lip of inea aspera of femur
• head of fibula
• sciatic nerve (fibular division)

Question 11

muscles that originate from ishial tuberosity from superior to inferior

Answer 11

• biceps femoris long head
• semitendenosus
• semimembrenosus