QUIZ 5

Question 1

what are the muscles of the posterior compartment used as? innervation?

Answer 1

hip and thigh extensors

hip and leg flexors

Question 2

innervation of the posterior compartment?

Answer 2

sciatic nerve

Question 3

AS of the posterior compartment?

Answer 3

perforating arteries of the profunda femoris

inferior gluteal artery

popliteal artery

Question 4

one muscle with two heads of origin

Answer 4

Biceps Femoris m., long head

Question 5

you can palpate the tendon of this muscle at the posterlateral knee region with resisted contraction

Answer 5

Biceps Femoris m., long head

Question 6

named for its long slender, tendon like shape

Answer 6

Semitendinosus m.

Question 7

forms part of the pes anserinus

palpate the tendon at the posteromedial knee with resisted contraction

more prominent region in the posterior compartment

Answer 7

semitendinosus m

Question 8

name for its superior membrane like part

located anteromedial to the semitendinosus muscle

Answer 8

semimembranosus m

Question 9

what are the hamstring muscles?

Answer 9

biceps femoris m, long head
semitendinosus m
semimembranosus m

Question 10

function of the muscles of the anterior compartment? innervation? arterial supply?

Answer 10

knee and leg extensors

femoral nerve

branches of the femoral, profunda femoris and popliteal arteries

Question 11

small muscle of the superficial layer of the anterior compartment that is a small muscle at the lateral aspect of the thigh?

Answer 11

tensor fasciae latae m

Question 12

small muscle of the superficial layer of the anterior compartment that is the longest muscle in the body, strap like?

Answer 12

sartorius m

Question 13

this muscle is found in the deep layer of the anterior compartment that is directly deep to the rectus femoris muscle?

Answer 13

vastus intermediate m

Question 14

this muscle is found in the deep layer of the anterior compartment, this muscle is very small and lies deep tot he inferior part of the vastus intermedius m?

Answer 14

articularis genu m

Question 15

this collective group of muscles act together as the primary extensors of the leg? at the knee joint forming this tendon? and once it envelopes the patella it forms this?

Answer 15

quadriceps femoris m

quadriceps tendon

patellar ligament

Question 16

what are the quadriceps muscles?

Answer 16

rectus femoris m
vastus intermedius m
vastus medialis m
vastus lateralis m

Question 17

these muscles are the adductor muscles group? innervation? AS?

Answer 17

medial compartment thigh muscles

obturator nerve

obturator, profunda femoris, popliteal arteries

Question 18

this muscle of the medial compartment of the intermediate layer is the landmark muscle for the two main branches of the obturator nerve and artery, and perforating branches of the profunda femoris artery?

Answer 18

adductor brevis m.

Question 19

the largest adductor muscle?

Answer 19

adductor magnus m.

Question 20

the open formed by the vertical fibers/hamstring part of the adductor magnus muscle as it passes to its insertion, allows for the passage of femoral vessels to the popliteal fossa and popliteal vessels from the popliteal fossa

Answer 20

adductor hiatus

Question 21

the most medial muscle of the thigh and the medial femoral compartment

crosses the knee joint

described with posterior layer, but not in any one layer

Answer 21

gracilis m

Question 22

means goose foot for the shape created from the insertion of three muscles?

Answer 22

pes anserinus

Question 23

what are the three muscles of the pes anserinus?

Answer 23

semitendinosus m
sartorius m
gracilis m