The Knee and Thigh Flashcards
What fat pad is the largest?
Infrapatellar far pad
What does the Infrapatellar fat pad do?
separates the patellar and tendon from rubbing on the tibia
Femoral Nerve
works quadriceps muscle
Tibial Nerve
works on hamstrings and gastrocnemius
Common Peroneal Nerve
important because it’s very close in surface at fibular head
Popliteal artery
major artery for knee
most of the blood from knee drains into the
small saphenous vein
_______ vein drains small saphenous vein and other blood from knee
Popliteal
After the popliteal vein blood travels to the
femoral vein
knee extensors
rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis
vastus intermedius
knee flexors
hamstrings (biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus)
gastrocnemius
popliteus
leg adductors
adductor magnus
adductor longus
adductor brevis
gracilis
other muscles
sartorius
tensor fasciae latae
popliteus
muscles of the hip
gluteus maximus
gluteus minimus
gluteus medius
rectus femoris origin
anterior inferior iliac spine
rectus femoris insertion
tibial tuberosity
rectus femoris action
hip flexion, knee extension
vastus lateralis origin
greater trochanter and linea aspera of femur
vastus lateralis insertion
tibal tuberosity
vastus lateralis action
knee extension
vastus intermedius origin
anterior and lateral part of femur
vastus intermedius insertion
tibial tuberosity
vastus intermedius action
knee extension
vastus medialis origin
linea aspera of femur
vastus medialis insertion
tibial tuberosity
vastus medialis
knee extension
tensor fasciae latae origin
anterior superior iliac spine
tensor fasciae latae insertion
lateral condyle of tibia by the iliotibial band
tensor fasciae latae action
flexes, medially rotates, and abducts hip
gracilis origin
pubis
gracilis insertion
proximal portion of medial tibia
gracilis action
adduct hip, knee flexion
sartorius origin
anterior superior iliac spine
sartorius insertion
medial side of tibial tuberosity
sartorius action
flexes and laterally rotates hip, knee flexion
adductor longus origin
pubis
adductor longus insertion
medial linea aspera of femur
adductor longus action
adducts and laterally rotates hip
adductor magnus origin
ischium and pubis
adductor magnus insertion
linea aspera and adductor tubercle of femur
adductor magnus action
adducts, flexes, extends, and laterally rotates hip
adductor brevis origin
pubis
adductor brevis insertion
proximal linea aspera of femur
adductor brevis action
adducts and laterally rotates hip
biceps femoris origin
ischial tuberosity, distal linea aspera of femur
biceps femoris insertion
head of fibula, lateral tibia
biceps femoris action
hip extension, knee flexion, and lateral rotation of knee
semimembranosus origin
ischial tuberosity
semimembranosus insertion
medial tibial condyle
semimembranosus action
hip extension, knee flexion, and medial rotation of knee
semitendinosus origin
ischial tuberosity
semitendinosus insertion
medial tibia near tibial tuberosity
semitendinosus action
hip extension, knee flexion, and medial rotation of knee
popliteus origin
lateral condyle of the femur
politeus insertion
proximal tibia
popliteus action
knee flexion, and medial rotation of knee
gluteus maximus origin
posterior gluteal line of the ilium and posterior surface of the sacrum
gluteal maximus insertion
gluteal tuberosity of the femur
gluteus maximus action
extends and laterally rotates the thigh
gluteus medius origin
outer surface of the ilium
gluteus medius insertion
lateral surface of the greater trochanter
gluteus medius action
abduct and medial rotates the thigh
gluteus minimus origin
outer surface of the ilium
gluteus minimus insertion
anterior surface of the greater trochanter
gluteus minimus action
abduct and medially rotates the thigh
Major tendons
patellar tendon
pes anserine tendon
iliotibial band
