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origin, insertion, action, innervation, blood supply (71 cards)

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rectus femoris origin

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anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS)

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rectus femoris insertion

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patella, through patellar tendon, to tibial tuberosity

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rectus femoris action

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flex hip, extend knee

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rectus femoris innervation

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femoral nerve

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rectus femoris blood supply

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superficial femoral artery

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vastus lateralis origin

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greater trochanter, lateral lip of linea aspera of femur

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vastus lateralis insertion

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patella, through patellar tendon, to tibial tuberosity

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vastus lateralis action

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extend knee

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vastus lateralis innervation

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femoral nerve

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vastus lateralis blood supply

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superficial femoral artery

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vastus medialis origin

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medial lip of linea aspera of femur

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vastus medialis insertion

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patella, through patellar tendon, to tibial tuberosity

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vastus medialis action

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extend knee

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vastus medialis innervation

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femoral nerve

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vastus medialis blood supply

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superficial femoral artery, deep femoral artery

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vastus intermedius origin

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anterior lateral surface of femur

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vastus intermedius insertion

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patella, through patellar tendon, to tibial tuberosity

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vastus intermedius action

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extend knee

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vastus intermedius innervation

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femoral nerve

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vastus intermedius blood supply

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deep femoral artery

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articularis genu origin

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anterior distal femoral shaft

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articularis genu insertion

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knee joint capsule

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articularis genu action

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tenses and pulls the joint capsule proximally during knee extension

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articularis genu innervation

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femoral nerve

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articularis genu blood supply
deep femoral artery
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gracilis origin
body and inferior ramus of pubis
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gracilis insertion
medial surface of proximal tibia (pes anserine), distal to medial condyle
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gracilis action
add hip, medial rot of hip if knee is flex, knee flex
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gracilis innervation
obturator nerve
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gracilis blood supply
medial circumflex femoral artery
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biceps femoris long origin
ischial tuberosity
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biceps femoris long insertion
head of fibula
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biceps femoris long action
ext hip, flex knee, lateral rot knee
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biceps femoris long innervation
tibial nerve
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biceps femoris long blood supply
deep femoral artery
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biceps femoris short origin
linea aspera of femur
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biceps femoris short insertion
head of fibula
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biceps femoris short action
flex knee, lateral rot knee
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biceps femoris short innervation
common fibular nerve
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biceps femoris short blood supply
popliteal artery
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semimembranosus origin
ischial tuberosity
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semimembranosus insertion
medial condyle of tibia
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semimembranosus action
ext hip, flex knee, medial rot knee
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semimembranosus innervation
tibial nerve
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semimembranosus blood supply
-deep femoral artery -popliteal artery
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semitendinosus origin
ischial tuberosity
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semitendinosus insertion
medial surface of proximal tibia (pes anserine), distal to medial condyle
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semitendinosus action
ext hip, flex knee, medial rot knee
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semitendinosus innervation
tibial nerve
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semitendinosus blood supply
-deep femoral artery -popliteal artery
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popliteus origin
lateral femoral condyle
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popliteus insertion
prox 1/3 posterior tibia (prox to soleal line)
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popliteus action
ext hip, flex knee, lateral rot knee
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popliteus innervation
tibial nerve
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popliteus blood supply
popliteal artery
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iliacus origin
Iliac fossa
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iliacus insertion
lesser trochanter of femur
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iliacus action
flex hip
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iliacus innervation
femoral nerve
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iliacus blood supply
iliolumbar artery
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psoas major origin
bodies and transverse processes of all lumbar vertebrae
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psoas major insertion
lesser trochanter of femur
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psoas major action
flex hip
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psoas major innervation
lumbar nerves 2-4
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psoas major blood supply
iliolumbar artery
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rectus femoris origin
anterior inferior iliac spine
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rectus femoris insertion
patella and through patella tendon to tibial tuberosity
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rectus femoris action
-flex hip -extend knee
69
rectus femoris innervation
femoral nerve
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rectus femoris blood supply
superficial femoral artery
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