Hip

Question 1

what is the function, origin and insertion of the Psoas major

Answer 1

function=assists in hip/thigh movements eg hip flexion
Origin-
1- all lumbar vertabrae
2 - intervertebral fibrocartilages (t12 - L05)
3 - a series of tendinous arches that extend across parts of the lumbar vertabra
Insertion-lesser trochanter of femur w the iliacus

Question 2

what is the function, origin and insertion of the gluteus maximus

Answer 2

function - assists movements of hip/thigh eg ER, hip extension,
origin- posterior gluteal line of ilium, posterior surface of lower sacrum, side of coccyx, aponeurosis of sacrospinalis, Sacrotuberous ligament, gluteal aponeurosis
insertion - upper fibers at the iliotibial tract of the fascia lata, lower fibers at the gluteal tuberosity

Question 3

what is the function, origin and insertion of the gluteus minimus

Answer 3

function -assists in movement of hip/thigh, abduction, medial rotation

origin -inferior insersion of the gluteus Medius and the gluteal surface of the ilium
insertion - anterior surface of greater trochanter of femur

Question 4

what is the function, origin and insertion of the gluteus medius

Answer 4

function - assists movement hip/thigh - abduction, stabilization
origin- gluteal surface of ilium - iliac crest and gluteal aponeurosis
insertion - lateral surface of the greater trochanter of the femur

Question 5

what is the function, origin and insertion of the piriformis

Answer 5

function - lateral rotator muscle assists in hip/thigh movement - eg ER, stabalisation
origin - front of sacrum between S01-S04
insertion - Upper border of greater trochanter

Question 6

what is the function, origin and insertion of the obturator internus

Answer 6

function - lateral rotator of the hip
origin - inner surface of the obturator foramen and the surfaces of the surrounding bones
insertion - medial surface of the greater trochanter, above the grater trochanteric fossa

Question 7

what is the function, origin and insertion of the obturator externus

Answer 7

function- lateral rotator of the hip
origin - margin of the bone that is immediately around the medial side of the obturator foramen
insertion- trochanteric fossa of the femur

Question 8

what is the function, origin and insertion of the Gemellus superior; Superior gemellus

Answer 8

function - lateral rotator that also facilitates hip abduction and extension
origin - ischial spine, blends w upper part of the tendon of the obturator internus
insertion - medial surface of the greater trochanter

Question 9

what is the function, origin and insertion of the Gemellus inferior

Answer 9

function - lateral rotators of the hip
origin- ischial tuberosity below the groove for the obturator internus tendon
insertion - medial surface of the greater trochanter w the obturator internus

Question 10

what is the function, origin and insertion of the tensor of fascia lata

Answer 10

function - lateral thigh muscle that assists in hip/thigh movement
origin - anterior superior iliac spine
insertion -superior gluteal nerve (L04 - S01)

Question 11

what is the function, origin and insertion of the tensor of quadratus femoris

Answer 11

function - lateral rotator of hip eg ER and abduction
origin - external border of ischial tuberosity
insertion - intertrochanteric crest of the femur

Question 12

what is the function, origin and insertion of the sartorius

Answer 12

function- hip/thigh/kneee movement eg flexion abduction, ER
origin - anterior superior iliac spine
insertion - medial surface of superior shaft of tibia via a common tendon of the pes anserinus

Question 13

what is the function, origin and insertion of the rectus femoris

Answer 13

function - flexion of hip/extension of kneee
origin - anterior inferior iliac spine, and a groove superior to the acetabelum
insertion - common tendon of the quadriceps enclosing the patella and inserting on the tibial tuberosity

Question 14

what is the function, origin and insertion of the vastus lateralis

Answer 14

function extension of leg at knee joint
origin - greater trochanter and upper lateral surface of the linea aspera
insertion - patella via the quadricep tendon; tibial tuberosity via the patellar ligament

Question 15

what is the function, origin and insertion of the vastus intermedius

Answer 15

function - extension of leg at the knee
origin - upper two thirds of the anterior and lateral surfaces of the femur
insertion - common tendon of the quadriceps enclosing the patella and inserting on the tibial tuberosity

Question 16

what is the function, origin and insertion of the vastus medialis

Answer 16

function extension of leg at the knee joint
origin - intertrochanteric line and medial lip of linea aspera
insertion - patella via the quadricep tendon; tibial tuberosity via the pateller ligament

Question 17

what is the function, origin and insertion of the biceps femoris long head

Answer 17

function: assists movement of hip/thigh, flexion, ER
origin - ischial tuberosity
insertion -lateral surface of the head of the fibula

Question 18

what is the function, origin and insertion of the biceps femoris short head

Answer 18

function - assists in movement of hip/thigh/knee and lower leg, eg flexion, ER
origin - linea aspera of the femur
insertion - lateral surface of the head of the fibula

Question 19

what is the function, origin and insertion of the semitendinosus

Answer 19

function- flexes leg at the knee joint
origin - ischial tuberosity
insertion - medial surface of the superior shaft of the tibia

Question 20

what is the function, origin and insertion of the semimembranosus

Answer 20

function- flexes leg at the knee joint
origin - ischial tuberosity
insertion - posterier surface of the medial condyle of the tibia

Question 21

what is the function, origin and insertion of the pectineus

Answer 21

function - adducts thighs, flexes thigh
origin - pectineal line/ superior ramus of pubis
insertion - posterior surface of the femur

Question 21

what is the function, origin and insertion of the Gracilis

Answer 21

function - hip/thigh/knee/lower leg movement
origin- lower half of the pubic symphysis and upper half of the pubic arch
insertion - medial surface of the superior shaft of the tibia via a common tendon of the pes anserinus

Question 21

what is the function, origin and insertion of the adductor brevis

Answer 21

function - hip/thigh movement, adduction
origin - narrow origin from the outer surfaces of the superior and inferior rami of the pubis
insertion - into the line leading from the lesser trochanter to the linea aspera

Question 21

what is the function, origin and insertion of the adductor longus

Answer 21

function - rotates thigh medially, powerfully adducts the thigh
origin - front of the pubis
insertion - linea aspera

Question 22

what is the function, origin and insertion of the adductor magnus

Answer 22

function - hip/thigh movement, adduction/extension
origin - inferior ramus of the pubis and inferior ramus and tuberosity of the ischium
insertion - adductor tubercle on the medial condyle of the femur and the medial lip of the linea aspera