Week 13 - Muscles of Neck, Chest, Back, Abdominal Wall, Thigh, Leg Flashcards
What are the muscles that act on hip joint/ thigh?
Are on the anterior side…
- Psoas major
- liacus
- Psoas minor
(Iliopsoas = Psoas major + Iliacus)
What is the action of the psoas major?
- Flexes the thigh
- Ipsilateral laterally bends the vertebral column
What is the innervation of the psoas major?
L1 - L3
What is the origin of the psoas major?
Lumbar vertebrae
What is the insertion of the psoas major?
Lesser trochanter of the femur
What is the action of the iliacus?
- Flexes the thigh
What is the innervation of the iliacus?
Femoral nerve
What is the origin of the iliacus
Iliac fossa (inner part of ilium - –> area on top of pelvic bone)
What is the insertion of the Iliacus?
Lesser trochanter of the femur
What is the action of the psoas minor?
- Aids in flexing the trunk
What is the innervation of the psoas minor?
L2-L3
What is the origin of the psoas minor?
T12-L1
What is the insertion of the psoas minor
Pectineal line of the pubis (top of pubis bone)
What are the posterior muscles of the gluteal region muscles?
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus medius (laterally than maximus)
- Gluteus minimus (inferior to medius)
What are the actions of the gluteus Maximus?
- Extends the thigh (especially when the thigh is in flexed position, agonist)
- Laterally rotate the thigh
- Abducts the thigh
What is the innervation of the gluteus maximus?
- Inferior gluteal (L5-S2)
What is the origin of the gluteus maximus?
- Dorsal ilium
- Sacrum
- Coccyx
What is the insertion of the gluteus maximus?
- Gluteal tuberosity of femur
- Iliotibial tract
What are the actions of the gluteus medius?
- Abducts the thigh
- Medially rotates the thigh
- Stabilizes the pelvis when walking
What is the innervation of the gluteus medius?
Superior gluteal (L4 - S1)
What is the origin of the gluteus medius?
Lateral surface of the ilium
What is the insertion of the gluteus medius?
Greater trochanter of femur
What are the actions of the gluteus minimus?
- Abducts the thigh
- Medially rotates the thigh
- Stabilizes the pelvis while walking
What is the innervation of the gluteal minimus?
Superior gluteal (L4-S1)
What is the origin of the gluteus minimus?
Lateral surface of ilium
What is the insertion of the gluteus minimus?
Greater trochanter of femur
What are the 6 deep gluteal, lateral thigh rotators?
- Piriformis
- Gemellus superior
- Obturator internus
- Gemellus inferior
- Obturator externus
- Quadratus femoris
What are the actions of the piriformis muscles?
- Abducts the thigh
- Laterally rotates the thigh
What are the innervations of the piriformis?
S1,S2,L5
What is the origin of the piriformis?
Sacrum
What is the insertion of the piriformis?
Greater trochanter of the femur
What are the actions of the gemellus superior?
- Rotates thigh laterally
What are the innervations of the gemellus superior?
L5, S1
What is the origin of the gemellus superior
Ischius spine of ischium
What is the insertion of the gemellus superior?
Greater trochanter of the femur
What are the actions of the obturator internus?
- Abducts thigh
- Laterally rotates the thigh
What is the innervation of the obturator internus?
- L5, S1
What is the origin of the obturator internus?
Internal obturator foramen
What is the insertion of the obturator internus?
Greater trochanter of the femur
What is the action of the gemellus inferior?
- Rotates the thigh laterally
What is the innervation of the gemellus inferior?
L5, S1
What is the origin of the gemellus inferior?
Lesser sciatic notch of ischium
What is the insertion of the gemellus inferior?
Greater trochanter of the femur
What is the action of the obturator externus?
- Laterally rotates the thigh
What is the innervation of the obturator externus?
Obturator nerve (L3-L4)
What is the origin of the obturator externus?
External part of the obturator foramen
What is the insertion of the obterator externus?
Greater trochanter of the femur
What is the action of the quadratus femoris?
- Laterally rotates the thigh
What is the innervation of the quadratus femoris?
L5, S1
What is the origin of the quadratus femoris?
Lateral boarder of the ischial tuberosity, near inferior part of the pelvis
What is the insertion of the quadratus femoris?
Greater trochanter of the femur
What are the muscles of the anterior (knee extensor) compartment of the thigh?
- Sartorius
- Vastus medialis
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus lateralis
- Vastus intermedius (deep to rectus femoris)
What are the actions of the sartorius?
- Flexes the thigh
- Flexus the knee
- Abducts the thigh
- Laterally rotates the thigh
- Actions produce a crossed-legged position
What is the innervation of the sartorius?
Femoral nerve (L2-L3)
What is the origin of the sartorius?
ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine)
What is the insertion of the sartorius?
Medial side of proximal tibia
What is the action of the vastus medialis?
Extends leg
What is the innervation of the vastus medialis?
Femoral nerve
What is the origin of the vastus medialis?
- Linea aspera
- Intertrochanteric line
What is the insertion of the vastus medialis?
- Patella
- Tibial tuberosity
What are the actions of the vastus lateralis?
- Extends the knee
- Stabilizes the patella
What is the innervation of the vastus lateralis?
Femoral nerve
What is the origin of the vastus lateralis?
- Intertrochanteric line
- Proximal half of line aspera
What is the insertion of the vastus lateralis?
- Patella
- Tibial tuberosity
What muscles make up the quadriceps femoris
(anterior thigh compartment)
- Vastus medialis
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus lateralis
- Vastus intermedius
What is the action of the vastus intermedius?
- Extends leg
What is the innervation of the vastus intermedius?
Femoral
What is the origin of the vastus intermedius?
- Anterior and lateral portion of proximal femor
What is the insertion of the vastus intermedius
- Patella
- Tibial tuberosity
What are the actions of the rectus femoris?
- Extends the knee
- Flexes the thigh at the hip
What is the innervation of the rectus femoris?
Famoral nerve
What is the origin of the rectus femoris?
AIIS (Anterior inferior iliac spine)
What is the insertion of the rectus femoris
- Patella
- Tibial tuberosity
What are the muscles of the medial (adductor) compartment of the thigh?
- Adductor longus
- Adductor brevis (deep to adductor longus)
- Adductor magnus
- Pectineus
- Gracilis
What are the actions of the adductor longus?
- Adducts the thigh
- Flexes the thigh
- Rotates the thigh medially
What is the innervation of the adductor longus?
Obturator nerve (L2-L4)
What is the origin of the adductor longus?
Top point of pubis, near pubic symphesis
What is the insertion of the adductor longus?
Linea aspera of femur
What are the actions of the adductor brevis?
- Adducts the thigh
- Flexes the thigh
- Rotates the thigh medially
What is the innervation of the adductor brevis?
Obturator
What is the origin of the adductor brevis?
- Inferior ramus and body of pubis
What is the insertion of the adductor brevis?
- Upper third of line aspera of femur
What are the actions of the adductor magnus?
- Adducts the thigh
- Flexes the thigh
- Rotates the thigh medially
What is the innervation of the adductor magnus?
- Adductor part –> Obturator
- Hamstring part –> Tibial division of sciatic nerve
What is the origin of the adductor magnus?
-Ischial tuberosity
- Ischial ramus
- Inferior ramus of pubis
What is the insertion of the adductor magnus?
- Linea aspera of femur
- Adductor tubercle of femur
What are the actions of the pectineus?
- Adducts the thigh
- Flexes the thigh
- Rotates the thigh medially
What is the innervation of the pectineus?
Femoral