week 12- lower extremities Flashcards
muscles of the posterior compartment of the thigh
- bicep femoris (lateral)
- Semitendinosus (medial)
- Semimembranosus (deep)
function of the muscles of the posterior thigh (hamstrings)
Thigh extension and knee flexion
muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh (quads)
-vastus lateralis (lateral)
-rectus fermoris/ vastus intermedius
-vastus medialis (medial)
Tensor fasciae latae
function of the quad muscles (anterior compartment of the thigh)
knee extension
medial compartment of the thigh function
press thighs together
muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh (adductor muscles)
Adductor magnus Adductor longus Adductor brevis Pectineus Gracilis
femoral tringle location
upper medial part of anterior thigh
base (superior) border of femoral triangle
inguinal ligament
lateral border of femoral triangle
sartorius muscle
medial margin of femoral triangle
adductor longus
floor of femoral triangle (inferior) margin
iliopsoas & pectineus muscle
femoral artery is ___ to the femoral vein in the triangle
lateral
from medial to lateral in femoral triangle
Vein, Artery, Nerve (VAN)
posterior compartment of leg superficial muscles
- plantaris
- gastronemius
- soleus
posterior compartment of leg deep muscles
- popliteus
- flexor digitorum longus
- flexor hallucis longus
- tibialis posterior
what posterior leg deep flexor is more medial: digitorum or hallucis ?
digitorum
lateral compartment of the leg function
planter flexion and eversion of the foot.
muscles of the lateral compartment of the leg
- fibularis longus
2. fibularis brevis
anterior compartment of the leg function
dorsiflexor of the ankle
muscles of the anterior compartment of the leg
Tibialis anterior
Extensor digitorum longus
Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
Extensor halluces longus
flexor digitorum & hallucis are found in the ___ portion of the leg
posterior
extensor digitorum & hallucis are found in the ___ portion of the leg
anterior
