Thigh Flashcards
Inguinal ligament attachments
Anterior superior iliac spine to pubic tubercle
Saphenous opening
Area of weakness in the fascia lata
Saphenous vein passes through to meet the femoral vein
Two muscles that the fascia lata doesn’t cover
Gluteus maximus and tensor of fascia lata
Iliotibial band
Blending of tendon of ToFL and FL
Inserts into lateral superior aspect of tibia
Lateral intermuscular septa
Divides anterior and posterior compartments of thigh
6 muscles in the anterior thigh
Pectineus Iliacus Psoas major Tensor fascia lata Sartorius Quadriceps femoris
4 muscles that make up the quadriceps femoris
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Vastus medialis
Pectineus origin
Superior pubic ramus
Pectineus insertion
Inferior to lesser trochanter
Pectineus innervation
Femoral nerve and obturator nerve
Pectineus actions
Adducts and flexes thigh
Iliacus origin
Iliac fossa
Iliacus insertion
Lesser trochanter
Iliacus innervation
Femoral nerve
Iliacus actions
Flexes and externally rotates thigh
Psoas major origin
Lumbar vertebrae
Psoas major insertion
Lesser trochanter
Psoas major innervation
L2 and L3
Psoas major actions
Flexes and externally rotates thigh
Tensor fascia lata origin
ASIS and iliac crest
Tensor fascia lata insertion
Iliotibial band
Tensor fascia lata innervation
Superior gluteal nerve
Tensor fascia lata actions
Abducts thigh
Dynamic stabiliser
Sartorius origin
ASIS
Sartorial insertion
Pes anserinus
3 muscle tendons that make up the pes anserinus
Sartorius
Gracilis
Semitendonosus
Rectus femoris straight head origin
AIIS
Rectus femoris reflected head origin
Superior acetabular rim
Rectus femoris innervation
Femoral nerve
Rectus femoris actions
Flexes thigh
Extends leg
Sartorius innervation
Femoral nerve
Sartorius actions
Flexes, abducts and externally rotates thigh
Flexes leg
Vastus lateralis origin
Greater trochanter and linea aspera
Linea aspera
Ridge of roughened surface on the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur
Vastus intermedius origin
Superior 2/3 of femoral shaft and lateral intermuscular septum
Vastus medialis origin
Intertrochanteric line and medial intermuscular septum
Vasti insertion
Superior patella
Vasti actions
Extend leg
Vasti innervation
Femoral nerve
5 muscles in the medial thigh
Adductor longus Adductor brevis Adductor magnus Gracilis Obturator externus
Adductor longus origin
Body of pubis
Adductor longus insertion
Linea aspera
Adductor longus innervation
Obturator nerve
Adductor longus actions
Adducts and flexes thigh
Adductor brevis origin
Inferior pubic ramus
Adductor brevis insertion
Linea aspera
Adductor brevis innervation
Obturator nerve
Adductor brevis actions
Adducts and flexes thigh