Lecture 21

Question 1

What are the muscles of the posterior thiegh

Answer 1

Semitendinosus
semimembranosus
Biceps femoris

Question 2

Semitendinosus proximal

Answer 2

ishial tuberosity

Question 3

Semitendinosus distal

Answer 3

medial tibia (pes anserinus)

Question 4

innervation semitendinosus

Answer 4

tibial part of sciaticc nerve

Question 5

actions semitendinosus

Answer 5

hip extension, knee flexion

Question 6

semimembranosus proximal

Answer 6

ischial tuberosity

Question 7

semimembranosus distal

Answer 7

posterior aspect of medial tibial condyle

Question 8

actions semimembranosus

Answer 8

hip extension
knee flextion

Question 9

innervation semimbranosus

Answer 9

tibial part of sciatic nerve

Question 10

Biceps femoris proximal attachemtne

Answer 10

long head: ishial tuebrosity
short headL linea aspera

Question 11

Distal attachment biceps femoris

Answer 11

head of the fibula

Question 12

inervation biceps femoris

Answer 12

long head: tibial part of sciatic nerve

short head: common fibular part of the sciatic nerve

Question 13

actions biceps femoris

Answer 13

hip extension (long head only)

knee flexion

Question 14

what is popliteal fossa

Answer 14

a diamond-shaped space ar the posterior aspect of the knee joint

Question 15

what is the popliteal foossa bound by

Answer 15

biceps femoris (superolaterally)

semimbranosus and semitendonosus )superomedially)

lateral head of gastrocnemius (inferolaterally)

Medial head of gastrocnemius (inferomedially)

Question 16

contents od popliteal fossa

Answer 16

• popliteal artery
• popliteal vein
• small saphenous vein
• tibial nerve
• common fibular nerve