The Lower Limb Flashcards
In lower limbs extensors are?
Anterior and flexors and posterior at week 6-8
In the foetus there are?
Limb buds
Which is the longest bone of the body?
Femur
Iliacus comes?
Iliac fossa
What converts the notches into Foramen?
Sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligament
Between 2 trochanter of femur?
Intertrochanteric line anterior
And intertrochanteric ridge
Hip joint movements?
Flexion Extension Adduction Abduction Medial and lateral rotation
Knee joint movement?
Flexion
Extension
Locking and unlocking
Ankle joint movements?
Dorsiflexion
Plantarflexion
Foot joint movements?
Inversion eversion
Extension flexion
Supination and pronation
Medial part of thigh contains?
Adductors of thigh
Leg contains a lateral part which includes?
Everters of the foot
Gluteus maximus helps with?
Extension and lateral rotation
Gluteus medius and minimus helps with?
Abduction and medial rotation
Gluteus maximus origin and insertion?
Origin is ilium and inserts onto gluteal tuberosity and iliotibial tract- thickening of deep fascia
Nerve- inferior gluteal nerve
Gluteus medius and minimus origin and insertion?
Ilium to greater trochanter
Supply by superior gluteal nerve
Small muscle of gluteal region origin and insertion, role?
Origin is sacrum/ ischiopubic ramus
Insert on to greater trochanter
Lateral rotator
Piriformis comes through?
Greater sciatic Foramen
Lateral rotators?
Gemellus superior and inferior
Obturator internus
And quadratus femoris
Anterior compartment?
Quadriceps- extension of leg, flexion of thigh only done by Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis and medialis and intermedius
Sartorius
Quadriceps origin and insertion?
Origin anterior inferior iliac spine and femur
Insert- tibial tuberosity
Sartorius insertion and origin?
Anterior superior iliac spine to tibia