Anatomy Flashcards
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Iliopsoas
iliopsoas is a muscle that is made up of psoas major and iliacus
both of these muscles of the iliopsoas insert on the less trochanter of the femur, these muscles will cause lateral rotation at the hip and flexion at the hip joint
origins - psoas major = vertebra T12-L5 and iliacus = iliac fossa
innervation - femoral nerve
actions - flexes thigh at hip, lateral rotation at hip joint
rectus femoris
origin - anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS)
insertion - patella at a common tendon along with all of the other quadricep muscles
actions - flexes hip and extends the knee
innervation - femoral nerve (L2-L4)
vastus intermedius
visible only when rectus femoris is taken off
origin - inferior to the greater trochanter of the femur
insertion - common quadriceps tendon
action - knee extension
innervation - femoral nerve (L2-L4)
vastus lateralis
more lateral than vastus intermedius and vastus medialis
origin - upper part of the intertrochanteric line, lower anterior borders of the greater trochanter to gluteal tuberosity and upper half of the outer border of the linear aspera
insertion - quadriceps tendon to base of patella and onto tibial tuberosity via the patella ligament
action - knee extension
innervation - femoral nerve (L2-L4)
vastus medialis
more medial than vastus intermedius and vastus lateralis
origin - lower part of the intertrochanteric line, along spiral line and posterior aspect of the linear aspera
insertion - into the medial side of the quadriceps tendon joining with the rectus femoris and other vasti muscles, enveloping the patella, then by the patellar ligament into the tibial tuberosity
action - knee extension
innervation - femoral nerve (L2-L4)
sartorius
origin - ASIS
insertion - medial surface of tibia, inferior and medial to tibial tuberosity
innervation - femoral nerve (L2-L4 roots)
actions - flexes thigh at hip joint, flexes leg at knee joint, abducts and laterally rotates thigh (weakly)
patellafemoral syndrome
pain in knees with several causes one of which is an imbalance in quadriceps muscles, muscle imbalance - direction of pull is more in the lateral direction if the vastus medialis is weak then the patella is less centred and not tracked properly, pain above the knees
more common in females then males because of Q angle of the hip - larger angle of the hips in females, wider
ligaments of the lumbar transverse processes
lumbosacral ligament and the iliolumbar ligament
ligaments of the sacroiliac joint
anterior sacroiliac ligament, posterior sacroiliac ligament and interosseous sacroiliac ligament
ligaments from sacrum to ischium
sacrotuberous ligament to ischial tuberosity) and supraspinous ligament (ischial spine)
ligaments of pubis symphysis
superior pubic ligament and inferior pubic ligament
pubis symphysis
anterior joint between two pubic bones held together with fibrocartilage and hyaline cartilage, little movement, most during child birth
ligaments of the femur
iliofemoral ligament (y shaped, prevents lateral rotation), pubofemoral ligament (prevents medial rotation) and ischiofemoral ligament (prevents medial rotation)
adductor hiatus
gap between the adductor magnus muscle and the femur that allows the passage of the femoral vessels from the anterior thigh to the posterior thigh and then the popliteal fossa
adductor longus
origin - body of pubis inferior to pubic rest
insertion - goes posterior to linea aspera
action - adducts, flexes, and medially rotates the thigh
innervation - obturator nerve (L2, L4)
pectineus
origin - pectineal line of the pubis
insertion - pectineal line of the posterior femur (runs towards linea aspera)
action - adducts, flexes and medially rotates the thigh
innervation ** - mainly femoral nerve, and often it is both the femoral and obturator nerve as well, this muscle is the exception that has innervation from the femoral nerve, unlike the other muscles in this compartment that are only innervated by the obturator nerve
gracilis
origin - inferior ramus and body of pubis and ischial ramus
insertion - medial surface of tibia
action - adducts thigh, flexes and medially rotates the leg, especially during walking, helps to stabilize the medial aspect of the knee joint
innervation - obturator nerve (L2, L4)
adductor brevis
origin - inferior ramus and body of pubis
insertion - goes posterior to linea aspera
action - adducts and medially rotates the thigh
innervation - obturator nerve
underneath the adductor longus, this is a landmark because the obturator nerve sits on top of this muscles and the posterior part of the nerve goes behind this muscle
adductor magnus
origin - ischial and pubic rami, and ischial tuberosity
insertion - linea aspera, supracondylar ridges and adductor tubercle of the femur (on medial condyle)
action - two different components, anterior compartment (more diagonal muscle fibres) act like the other adductors by causing adduction and medial rotation and flexes the adductor portion of the thigh, but the posterior muscle fibres are more vertical and is synergistic with the hamstrings during thigh extension (hamstring portion)
posterior muscle fibres most medial and inserts on the adductor tubercle of the femur, posterior muscle fibres are innervated by the tibial component of the sciatic nerve (because it is too far away from the obturator nerve)
innervation - obturator nerve and sciatic nerve - tibial component
Obturator foramen
large opening in the hip bone between the pubis and the ischium
obturator nerve crosses the obturator foramen and divides into an anterior and posterior division of the nerve
Obturator externus
origin - obturator membrane (external aspect)
insertion - tendon passes POSTERIOR to neck of femur to trochanteric fossa
action - lateral rotation of the thigh
innervation - obturator nerve (posterior branch)
Obturator nerve goes posterior
obturator nerve passes the obturator foramen and then it divides into anterior and posterior divisions of the nerve, anterior obturator nerve sits on the adductor brevis (beneath adductor longus) and then the posterior branch of the obturator nerve goes posterior (behind) adductor brevis
What ligament makes up your lesser sciatic foramen?
sacrotuberous ligament between the sacrum and the ischial tuberosity
What is the purpose of the sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligaments?
helps to stabilize the pelvis, distribute weight of the body equally across the two lower limbs and prevents upward tilting of the sacrum