Quiz 3 Flashcards
The pelvis or pelvic girdle consists of which bones?
right hip or coxa, left hip or coxa and sacrum
The hip consists of which bones?
ilium, ischium, pubis
The hip joint is the articulation between which boney structures?
acetabulum of the hip and head of the femur
What is the name of the fibrocartilage which lines the acetabulum of the hip?
acetabular labrum
Open chain hip abduction is similar to what closed chain movement?
elevation of the opposite side of the pelvis
Open chain hip internal rotation is similar to what closed chain movement?
rotation of the pelvis to the same side
Which of the gluteal muscles is most superficial and posterior?
gluteus maximus
Which gluteal muscles are attached to the greater trochanter?
gluteus medius, gluteus minimus
Which muscles perform hip abduction?
gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fasciae latae, sartorius
Which muscle can perform both hip flexion and hip extension?
adductor magnus
Name all the muscles that perform hip external rotation.
piriformis, obturator internus, obturator externus, superior gemellus, inferior gemellus, quadratus femoris, sartorius
Which muscles compose the hamstrings?
semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris
Which of the hamstring muscles attaches to the fibular head?
Biceps Femoris
Which muscles attach to the pes anserine?
semitendinosus, sartorius, gracilis
Which muscle attaches to the adductor tubercle?
adductor magnus
The adductor hiatus is a part of which muscle?
adductor magnus
What passes through the adductor hiatus?
femoral artery and vein
Which muscle attaches to the medial lip of the linea aspera?
vastus medialis
What is the function of the medial and lateral meniscus of the knee joint?
deepen the joint surface, shock absorption
Which muscles does the superior gluteal nerve innervate?
gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fasciae
What is the anatomical name of the knee joint?
tibiofemoral joint
Name the muscles that compose the quadriceps femoris muscle.
rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius
Name the muscles that act at both the hip and knee joints.
semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris, gracilis, rectus femoris, sartorius
What is the additional movement that occurs at the knee joint when it is flexed to 90 degrees?
medial and lateral rotation
What is the largest joint in the body?
knee joint
