lower extremity action and nerve cards

Question 1

sartorius action and nerve

Answer 1

action - flexor abductor and lateral rotator of hip joint
flexor and medial rotator of the knee joint
nerve - femoral nerve

Question 2

rectus femoris action and nerve

Answer 2

action - flexor of hip joint, extensor of knee joint
nerve - femoral nerve

Question 3

vastus medialis action and nerve

Answer 3

action - extensor of knee
nerve - femoral nerve

Question 4

vastus lateralis action and nerve

Answer 4

action - extensor of knee joint
nerve - femoral nerve

Question 5

vastus intermedius action and nerve

Answer 5

action - extensor of knee joint
nerve - femoral nerve

Question 6

pectineus action and nerve

Answer 6

action - adductor of hip joint
nerve - femoral nerve and obturator nerve

Question 7

adductor longus action and nerve

Answer 7

action - adductor of hip joint
nerve - obturator nerve

Question 8

adductor brevis action and nerve

Answer 8

action - adductor of hip joint
nerve - obturator nerve

Question 9

adductor magnus action and nerve

Answer 9

action - adductor of hip joint, flexor of knee joint
nerve - obturator and sciatic nerve

Question 10

gracilis action and nerve

Answer 10

action - adduction of hip joint
nerve - obturator nerve

Question 11

tibialis anterior action and nerve

Answer 11

action - dorsi flexion of foot at ankle joint
nerve -deep fibular nerve

Question 12

extensor digitorum longus action and nerve

Answer 12

action - dorsi flexion of foot at the ankle joint, MTP, PIP and DIP joints
nerve - deep fibular nerve

Question 13

extensor hallucis longus action and nerve

Answer 13

action - dorsi flexion of 1st MTP and IP joints
nerve - deep fibular nerve

Question 14

fibularis tertius action and nerve

Answer 14

action - dorsi flexion of foot at ankle joint
nerve - deep fibular nerve

Question 15

fibularis longus action and nerve

Answer 15

action - eversion of ankle joint
nerve - superficial fibular nerve

Question 16

fibularis brevis action and nerve

Answer 16

action - eversion of ankle joint
nerve - superficial fibular nerve

Question 17

extensor hallucis brevis action and nerve

Answer 17

action- dorsiflexion of great toe at the MTP joint
nerve - deep fibular nerve

Question 18

extensor digitorum brevis action and nerve

Answer 18

action - dorsiflexion of middle three toes at the MTP and PIP joints
nerve - deep fibular nerve

Question 19

gluteus maximus action and nerve

Answer 19

action - extensor and lateral rotator of hip joint
nerve - inferior gluteal nerve

Question 20

tensor fasciae latae action and nerve

Answer 20

action - abducts the hip joint
nerve - superior gluteal nerve

Question 21

gluteus medius action and nerve

Answer 21

action - abductor and medial rotator of hip joint
nerve - superior gluteal nerve

Question 22

gluteus minimus action and nerve

Answer 22

action - abductor and medial rotator of hip joint
nerve - superior gluteal nerve

Question 23

piriformis action and nerve

Answer 23

action - lateral rotator of extended thigh
nerve - twigs from S1 and S2

Question 24

gamellus superior action and nerve

Answer 24

action - lateral rotator of hip joint
nerve - nerve to obturator internus

Question 25

gamellus inferior action and nerve

Answer 25

action - lateral rotator of hip joint nerve - nerve to quadratus femoris

Question 26

obturator internus action and nerve

Answer 26

action - lateral rotator of hip joint nerve - nerve to obturator internus

Question 27

quadratus femoris action and nerve

Answer 27

action - lateral rotator of hip joint nerve - nerve to quadratus femoris

Question 28

semimembranosus action and nerve

Answer 28

action - flexor of knee joint nerve - sciatic nerve

Question 29

semitendinosus action and nerve

Answer 29

action - flexor of knee joint nerve - sciatic nerve

Question 30

biceps femoris action and nerve

Answer 30

action - flexor of knee joint nerve - sciatic nerve

Question 31

gastrocnemius action and nerve

Answer 31

action - plantar flexion of ankle joint nerve - tibial nerve

Question 32

plantaris action and nerve

Answer 32

action - plantar flexion ankle joint nerve - tibial nerve

Question 33

soleus action and nerve

Answer 33

action - plantar flexion of ankle joint nerve - tibial nerve

Question 34

flexor digitorum longus action and nerve

Answer 34

action - plantar flexion of lateral four toes nerve - tibial nerve

Question 35

flexor hallucis longus action and nerve

Answer 35

action - plantar flexion of great toe nerve - tibial nerve

Question 36

tibialis posterior action and nerve

Answer 36

action - invertor and adductor of the forepart of the foot nerve - tibial nerve

Question 37

flexor digitorum accessorius action and nerve

Answer 37

action - corrects the diagonal pull of the flexor digitorum longus nerve - lateral plantar nerve

Question 38

lumbricals action and nerve

Answer 38

action - plantar flexion at the MTP jts and dorsiflexion at the PIP joints of lateral four toes nerve - lumbrical 1 = medial plantar nerve lumbricals 2-4 = lateral plantar nerve

Question 39

plantar interossei

Answer 39

adducts the lateral 3 toes

Question 40

dorsal interossi

Answer 40

abducts the middle three toes

Question 41

medial plantar nerve supplies

Answer 41

abductor hallicus, flexor digitorum brevis, lumbrical 1

Question 42

lateral plantar nerve supplies

Answer 42

flexor digitorum accessorius, plantar and dorsal interossi, lumbricals 2-4