STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Flashcards
NAME the 3 bones of the pelvic girdle
1 ilium
2 ishium
3 pubis
What part of the pectoral girdle is the most superior portion, includes the ASIS and PSIS?
Ilium
What part of the pectoral girdle is the lowest posterior part, called the “sits bone”
Ischium
What part of the pectoral girdle is the anterior portion?
Pubis
What muscles flex and rotate the thigh laterally?
Psoas major
Iliacus
What muscle?
(1) Extends and rotates thigh laterally
(2) Helps lock knee in extension
Gluteus maximus
What muscle?
-Abducts and rotates thigh medially
Gluteus medius
What muscle?
-Adducts, rotates, and flexes thigh at hip joint
Adductor longus
What muscle?
Adducts, flexes, rotates, and extends thigh at the hip joint
Adductor magnus
What muscle?
External rotation of thigh laterally and abducts
Piriformis
What muscle?
Flexes and adducts thigh
Pectineus
NAME the 4 bones of the knee
1 Femur
2 Patella
3 Tibia
4 Fibula
The head of the femur articulates with what?
acetabulum
What are the 4 ligaments of the knee?
1 Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)
2 Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL)
3 Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
4 Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)
DESCRIBE the action of the muscles that move the leg