Lower Extremity Flashcards
(165 cards)
Psoas Major O/I
O: Lateral surface of T12-L4 vertebral bodies
I: Lesser trochanter
Psoas Major Action
Flex hip
Externally rotate (ER) hip
Flex Lumbar spine
Ipsilateral flex spine
Psoas Major Innervation
[Artery]
L1-L3 direct branches from lumbar plexus
[lumbar]
Iliacus O/I
O: Iliac fossa
I: Lesser trochanter
Iliacus Action
Flex hip
ER hip
Iliacus Innervation
[artery]
Femoral nerve
[deep circumflex iliac]
Sartorius O/I
O: ASIS
I: Medial to the tibial tuberosity via pes anserinus
Sartorius Action
Flex hip Abduct (Abd) hip ER hip Flex knee Internally rotate (IR) tibia
Sartorius Innervation
Femoral nerve
Glute Max (upper) O/I
O: Sacrum
Posterior Iliac Crest
Thorocolumbar fascia
I: IT tract
Glute Max (upper) Action
Extend hip
ER hip
Abd hip
Glute Max (upper) Innervation [artery]
Inferior gluteal nerve
[superior and inferior gluteal]
Glute Max (lower) O/I
O: Sacrum
Thoracolumbar fascia
Sacrotuberous ligament
I: Gluteal tuberosity
Glute Max (lower) Action
Ext hip
ER hip
Add hip
Glute Max (lower) Innervation [artery]
Inferior gluteal nerve
[superior and inferior gluteal]
Glute Medius O/I
O: Superior gluteal surface of ilium
I: Greater trochanter
Glute Medius Action
Abd hip
Ant: flex and IR hip
Post: Ext and ER hip
Glute Medius Innervations
[artery]
Superior gluteal nerve
[sup glut]
Glute Minimus O/I
O: Inferior gluteal surface of ilium
I: Greater trochanter
Glute Minimus Action
Abd hip
Ant: flex and IR hip
Post: Ext and ER hip
Glute Minimums Innervation
Superior gluteal nerve
TFL O/I
O: ASIS
I: IT tract
TFL Action
Tenses fascia lata (dynamic ligament)
Abd hip
Flex hip
IR hip
TFL Innervation
[artery]
Superior gluteal nerve
[sup glut]