Tutorial 7 - Lower Limbs Flashcards
Breakdown the structural components of muscles?
Muscle -> Fascicle -> Myofibre -> Myofibril -> Myofilaments
What are thick filaments in muscles made of?
Myosin protein
What are the thin filaments in muscles made of?
Actin, actinin, troponin, tropomyosin
What does hallucis mean?
Digit 1 - big toe
What does minimi mean?
Digit 5 - little toe
What are the 5 main steps in muscle contraction?
- Calcium release and binding to troponin reveals myosin binding active site on actin
- Cross bridges form as myosin head binds to actin
- Power stroke caused by the release of ADP+P and sarcomeres shorten as they are pulled
- New supply of ATP binds to myosin to cross bridges detach
- ATP hydrolysis to ADP + P recocks and resets myosin head
What group of lower limb muscles is responsible for flexion of the hip?
Iliopsoas:
- Psoas major
- Psoas minor
- Iliacus
Iliopsoas (3 muscles)
Psoas major
Psoas minor
Iliacus
What group of lower limb muscles is responsible for rotation/extension of the hip?
Gluteal:
- Gluteal maximus
- Gluteal medius
- Gluteal minimus
- Tensor fasciae latae
What group of lower limb muscles is responsible for lateral rotation of the hip?
Lateral rotators
What are the 4 muscles in the gluteal?
- Gluteal maximus
- Gluteal medius
- Gluteal minimus
- Tensor fasciae latae
What are the 6 muscles of the lateral rotators?
- Obturator externus
- Obturator internus
- Superior gernellus
- Inferior gernellus
- Quadratus femoris
- Piriformis
How many compartments does the thigh have?
3
- anterior
- posterior
- medial
What are the two muscles of the anterior thigh compartment?
- Quadriceps femoris
- Sartorius
What is the function of the quadriceps femoris?
- has 4 heads that extend the knee
What is the function of the sartorius?
- involved in knee and hip flexion
What are the four heads of the anterior compartment?
- rectus femoris
- vastus laterialis
- vastus medialis
- vastus intermedius
What is the function of the quadriceps?
- extend the knee
- insert by a common tendon(the quadriceps tendon) to the patella
What are the three muscles of the medial thigh compartment?
Medial compartment
- Adductors
- Pectineus
- Gracilis
What is the function of the medial thigh compartment?
Adductor muscles - adduct and rotate the hips
Which group of lower limb muscles is responsible for adducting and rotating the hip?
The medial thigh compartment
What are the three adductors in the medial thigh compartment?
- Adductor brevis
- Adductor longus
- Adductor magnus
What are the three muscles of the posterior thigh compartment?
AKA HAMSTRINGS
- biceps femoris
- semitendinosus
- semimembranous
What is the function of the hamstrings?
Act as prime movers in knee flexion and thigh extension (notice that the prime movers of knee flexion are located at the back of the leg)