week 12- lower extremities

Question 1

muscles of the posterior compartment of the thigh

Answer 1

• bicep femoris (lateral)
• Semitendinosus (medial)
• Semimembranosus (deep)

Question 2

function of the muscles of the posterior thigh (hamstrings)

Answer 2

Thigh extension and knee flexion

Question 3

muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh (quads)

Answer 3

-vastus lateralis (lateral)
-rectus fermoris/ vastus intermedius
-vastus medialis (medial)
Tensor fasciae latae

Question 4

function of the quad muscles (anterior compartment of the thigh)

Answer 4

knee extension

Question 5

medial compartment of the thigh function

Answer 5

press thighs together

Question 6

muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh (adductor muscles)

Answer 6

Adductor magnus
Adductor longus
Adductor brevis
Pectineus
Gracilis

Question 7

femoral tringle location

Answer 7

upper medial part of anterior thigh

Question 8

base (superior) border of femoral triangle

Answer 8

inguinal ligament

Question 9

lateral border of femoral triangle

Answer 9

sartorius muscle

Question 10

medial margin of femoral triangle

Answer 10

adductor longus

Question 11

floor of femoral triangle (inferior) margin

Answer 11

iliopsoas & pectineus muscle

Question 12

femoral artery is ___ to the femoral vein in the triangle

Answer 12

lateral

Question 13

from medial to lateral in femoral triangle

Answer 13

Vein, Artery, Nerve (VAN)

Question 14

posterior compartment of leg superficial muscles

Answer 14

• plantaris
• gastronemius
• soleus

Question 15

posterior compartment of leg deep muscles

Answer 15

• popliteus
• flexor digitorum longus
• flexor hallucis longus
• tibialis posterior

Question 16

what posterior leg deep flexor is more medial: digitorum or hallucis ?

Answer 16

digitorum

Question 17

lateral compartment of the leg function

Answer 17

planter flexion and eversion of the foot.

Question 18

muscles of the lateral compartment of the leg

Answer 18

1. fibularis longus

2. fibularis brevis

Question 19

anterior compartment of the leg function

Answer 19

dorsiflexor of the ankle

Question 20

muscles of the anterior compartment of the leg

Answer 20

Tibialis anterior
Extensor digitorum longus
Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
Extensor halluces longus

Question 21

flexor digitorum & hallucis are found in the ___ portion of the leg

Answer 21

posterior

Question 22

extensor digitorum & hallucis are found in the ___ portion of the leg

Answer 22

anterior