GCU BIO 319: LATEST A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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What are the 5 medial thigh muscles?
Adductor magnus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, pectineus, and gracilis
What muscle adducts and extends the thigh?
adductor magnus
what 2 muscles insertion is the femur (linea aspera)?
Adductor longus and adductor brevis
What muscle adducts the thigh but flexes the leg?
Gracilis
What muscle adducts, flexes, and medially rotates the thigh?
Pectineus
What is the origin of the adductor magnus?
Pubis (inferior ramus) and Ischium (ramus and tuberosity)
What muscles origin is the Pubis body and superior ramus?
Pectineus
What muscles insertion is the Femur (gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, and adductor tubercle)
Adductor magnus
What three muscles action is "extension of leg"?
vastus lateralis, medius, and intermedius
What is the action of the rectus femoris?
extension of leg and flex thigh
Action of Tensor Fasciae Latae-
Flex abduct and medial rotation of femur, stabilizes knee during full extension
The illiotibial tract is the insert for-
Tensor Fasciae Latae
, Muscle thats origin is the anterior inferior iliac spine-
Rectus femoris
What muscles origin is the femur(Intertrochantic line and linea aspera)?
Vastus medius
Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medius insert:
Patella, tibial tuberosity
What muscles origin is the Ilium (crest and anterior superior iliac spine)?
Tensor Fasciae Latae
What is the action of the Gluteus maximus?
extension, lateral rotation and abduction of thigh
What muscles origin is the ilium (ala)? *2 muscles*
Gluteal medius and minimus
What muscles origin is the Ilium (ala) sacrum and coccyx?
gluteal maximus
Gluteal medius and minimus insertions:
Femur (greater trochanter)
What 3 muscles laterally rotate the thigh?
Piriformis, obturator externus and obturator internus
Obturator externus and internus origin:
Pubis ischium and obturator membrane
What muscles origin is the anterior sacrum?
Piriformis
Whos insertion is the greater trochanter of the femur?
Piriformis, and obturator externus and internus
The head of the fibula is the insert of what 2 muscles?
Long and short head of biceps femoris
What 3 muscles Flex the leg and extends the thigh?
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What are the 5 medial thigh muscles?
Adductor magnus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, pectineus, and gracilis
What muscle adducts and extends the thigh?
adductor magnus
what 2 muscles insertion is the femur (linea aspera)?
Adductor longus and adductor brevis
What muscle adducts the thigh but flexes the leg?
Gracilis
What muscle adducts, flexes, and medially rotates the thigh?
Pectineus
What is the origin of the adductor magnus?
Pubis (inferior ramus) and Ischium (ramus and tuberosity)
What muscles origin is the Pubis body and superior ramus?
Pectineus
What muscles insertion is the Femur (gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, and adductor tubercle)
Adductor magnus
What three muscles action is "extension of leg"?
vastus lateralis, medius, and intermedius
What is the action of the rectus femoris?
extension of leg and flex thigh
Action of Tensor Fasciae Latae-
Flex abduct and medial rotation of femur, stabilizes knee during full extension
The illiotibial tract is the insert for-
Tensor Fasciae Latae
, Muscle thats origin is the anterior inferior iliac spine-
Rectus femoris
What muscles origin is the femur(Intertrochantic line and linea aspera)?
Vastus medius
Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medius insert:
Patella, tibial tuberosity
What muscles origin is the Ilium (crest and anterior superior iliac spine)?
Tensor Fasciae Latae
What is the action of the Gluteus maximus?
extension, lateral rotation and abduction of thigh
What muscles origin is the ilium (ala)? *2 muscles*
Gluteal medius and minimus
What muscles origin is the Ilium (ala) sacrum and coccyx?
gluteal maximus
Gluteal medius and minimus insertions:
Femur (greater trochanter)
What 3 muscles laterally rotate the thigh?
Piriformis, obturator externus and obturator internus
Obturator externus and internus origin:
Pubis ischium and obturator membrane
What muscles origin is the anterior sacrum?
Piriformis
Whos insertion is the greater trochanter of the femur?
Piriformis, and obturator externus and internus
The head of the fibula is the insert of what 2 muscles?
Long and short head of biceps femoris
What 3 muscles Flex the leg and extends the thigh?
