Thigh Flashcards
What muscles are in the anterior thigh?
Articularis genus
Illiopsoas
Sartorius
Rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, lateralis and medialis
What muscles are anterior thigh flexors?
Articularis genus
Iliopsoas
Sartorius
What muscles are anterior thigh extensors?
Rectus femoris
Vastus intermedius
Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis
Of all the anterior thigh muscles, which one is not supplied by the femoral nerve?
Psoas major (Iliopsoas)
What nerve is the psoas major supplied by?
Ventral rami of first lumbar nerve
Which muscles of the anterior thigh flexors are not supplied by the femoral artery?
Iliopsoas
What artery is the iliopsoas supplied by?
Illiacus - iliac branches of iliolumbar artery
Psoas major - lumbar braches of iliolumbar artery
What do all 4 quadriceps femoris muscles do?
Extend the leg at the knee joint
Rectus femoris also flexes the thigh at the hip joint
What is the action of the Sartorius?
Abducts
Laterally rotates the hip
Flexes thigh
Flexes knee
What is the action of the Illiacus?
Flexes thigh at hips
Stabilises the hip joint
What is the function of the Psoas major?
Flexes hip
What is the action of the Articularus genus?
Pulls suprapatellar bursa superiorly
Extension of knee
What are the attachments of the Sartorius?
ASIS to medial tibia
What are the attachments of the Articularis genus?
Distal femur to supra patellar bursa?
What are the attachments of the Illiacus?
Iliac crest to lesser trochanter of femur
What are the attachments of the Psoas major?
Lumbar vertebrae (T12 - L5) to lesser trochanter of femur
What are the attachments of the Rectus femoris?
AIIS to tibia
What are the attachments of the Vastus intermedius?
Body of femur to base of patella and tibial tuberosity (via patellar ligament)