W1 - Hip Flexion Muscles

Question 1

Name the 5 hip muscles responsible for hip flextion

Answer 1

Iliopsoas
Rectus femoris
Sartorius
Pectineus
Gracilis

Question 2

Name the proximal and distal attachment sights for the iliopsoas muscle for hip flextion

Answer 2

Proximal
Posas major: lumbar transverse processes, intervertebral discs and adjacent bodies from T12 to L5
Iliacus: iliac fossa

Distal
Lesser trochanter of the femur

Question 3

Name the nerve that supplies the iliopsoas muscle for hip flextion

Answer 3

Anterior rami nerve L1-L3

Question 4

List the proximal and distal attachments for rectus femoris muscle for hip flextion

Answer 4

Proximal
Long head: AIIS
short head: ilium (just superior to the acetabulum)

Distal
Quadriceps femoris tendon

Question 5

Name the nerve that supplies the rectus femoris muscle for hip flextion

Answer 5

Femoral nerve L2-L4

Question 6

List the proximal and distal attachments for sartorius muscle for hip flextion

Answer 6

Proximal
ASIS

distal
Medial surface of the tibia, just inferomedial to the tibial tuberosity

Question 7

Name the nerve that supplies sartorius muscle in hip flextion

Answer 7

Femoral nerve L2-L3

Question 8

List the proximal and distal attachments of the pectineus muscle for hip flextion

Answer 8

Proximal
Pectineal line and adjacent bone of the pelvis

Distal
Oblique line, extending from the base of the lesser trochanter to the linea áspera on the posterior surface of the femur

Question 9

Name the nerve supplying the pectineal muscle for hip flextion

Answer 9

Femoral nerve L2-L3

Question 10

Name the proximal and distal attachment for the gracilis muscle for hip flextion

Answer 10

Proximal
Line on the pubis, inferior pubic rami and ramus of the ischium

Distal
Medial surface of the shaft of the tibia

Question 11

Name the nerve supplying the gracilis muscle for hip flextion

Answer 11

Obtorator nerve L2-L3