Pre-lab 4 + Exam 5 - Weeks 9 + 10 Flashcards
which muscle of the thigh doesn’t insert into a bone
tensor fasciae latae - inserts into IT band
what muscle is associated with being a problem of sciatica
piriformis
which nerve innervates post plantar flexors of the ankle and flexors of the toes?
tibial nerve
what spinal nerve leads to the adductor group?
obturator nerve
what spinal nerve leads to triceps brachii and extensor digitorum
radial nerve
what spinal nerve leads to the diaphragm
phrenic nerve
what spinal nerve leads to the plantarflexors of the ankle
tibial nerve
what spinal nerve leads to biceps brachia and brachialis
musculocutaneous nerve
Which muscle that we covered typically would present the largest single mass of muscle in the body?
gluteus maximus
Which was the only muscle that we covered that flexed the thigh at the hip AND flexed the leg at the knee?
sartorius
*action used when you cross one leg over the other
prime movements of semimenbranosus
flex leg @ knee
extend thigh @ hip
prime movements of gracilis
adduct hip
flex @ knee
prime movements of piriformis
laterally rotate at hip
abduct hip when hip is flexed
prime movements of gluteus minimus
abduct @ hip
medially rotate hip
prime movements of vastus medialis
extend leg @ knee
Which larger nerve branches into the tibial and common fibular nerve?
sciatic nerve
The epineurium around nerves is a continuation of which of the three meninges?
dura mater
what three muscles insert as the pes anserine
SGT
sartorius
gracilis
semitendinosus
Which cranial nerve conveyed sensory information to the brain for both hearing and equilibrium?
vestibulocochlear
The three vastus muscles (lateralis, intermedius and medialis) are prime movers only at which joint?
knee
Which spinal nerve is typically involved in carpal tunnel syndrome?
median nerve
What is the technical name for a region of skin supplied by the sensory portion of a single nerve?
Dermatome
Which nerve innervates the diaphragm?
phrenic nerve
Which muscle is not seen at all superficially and is a prime mover for abduction and medial (internal) rotation at the hip?
gluteus minimus
which division of the nervous system consists of sensory neurons
afferent
which division of the nervous system does the preganglionic neuron arise from the “thoracolumbar” region of the CNS
sympathetic
which division of the nervous system does the preganglionic neuron arise from the “craniosacral” region of the CNS
parasympathetic region
which division of the nervous system is under voluntary control
somatic
which division of the nervous system dominates under rest-digest situations
parasympathetic
Which plexus supplies motor impulses to the anterior thigh area?
lumbar plexus
Which bone marking serves as a common insertion for all of the quadriceps muscles?
tibial tuberosity by way of the patella and patellar ligament
Which specific division of the nervous system has many ganglia located near the spinal cord in a “ganglionic chain”?
sympathetic
Nerves in the lumbar, sacral and coccygeal region travel through the vertebral canal as a structure known as the:
cauda equina
Which bone marking serves as a common origin for all three hamstring muscles?
ischial tuberosity
Which spinal nerve leads to most muscles that adduct the thigh at the hip?
obturator
Which nerves do not form a plexus, and supply most of the walls of the torso?
thoracic
What was the only muscle that we covered that flexed the leg at the knee and adducted the thigh at the hip?
gracilius
which spinal nerve is involved when you hit your funny bone
ulnar nerve
which spinal nerve leads to hip flexors and knee extensors
femoral nerve
which spinal nerve leads to most flexors of the wrist and fingers on the lateral side of the hand
median nerve
which spinal nerve branches into the tibial and common fibular nerve
sciatic nerve
which spinal nerve leads to most extensors of the elbow, wrist and finger
radial nerve
All spinal nerves are considered to be what type?
mixed nerves
The connective tissue “wrapping” that surrounds bundles of axons in spinal nerves is the:
perineurium
