Muscles

Question 1

Gluteus maximus

Answer 1

Hip extension (with hamstrings - till 15•)

Question 2

Hamstrings

Answer 2

Hip extension and knee flexion

Hip flexion limited by hamstrings

• biceps femoris : externally rotates femur to extend hips
• semitendinosus
• semimembranosus
  Internally rotate femur to extend hips

Question 3

Rectus femoris

Answer 3

Only two joint muscle in group
Front hip bone
Extend the leg at the knee and flex the hip joint

Question 4

Quadriceps

Answer 4

Rectus femoris

Vastus (lateralis, intermedius, medialis)
only hip extension

Question 5

Pectoralis dorsi

Answer 5

Rounding of shoulders
Posterial emotional restriction
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Question 6

Quadratus lumborum

Answer 6

12th rib - iliac crest - 4 vertebrae

Lengthened in janu Sirsasana a
Used in back bending

Question 7

Abdominals

Answer 7

Transverse abdominus
External and internal oblique - twist
Rectus abdominus

Question 8

Psoas

Answer 8

Deepest muscle
Flexion of hips
T12 - femur - lumbar

Question 9

Periformis

Answer 9

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Question 10

Trapezius

Answer 10

Skull to t12 to scapula

Bring head back

Question 11

Latissimus dorsi

Answer 11

T7 to coccyx to humerus

Question 12

Seratus interial

Answer 12

Side of the body

Medial border of Scapula - lateral surface of ribs 1-9

Contracts - draws shoulder blades out to the side

Contacts heavily for sirasana and urdhva dhanurasana

Winged shoulder blades represents weakness in S.A

Question 13

Hips flexion

Answer 13

Psoas and rectus femoris

Tfl

Question 14

Hips extension

Answer 14

Hamstrings

Gluteus maximum

Question 15

Hips adduction

Answer 15

Adductor brevis longus Magnus
Pectineus
Gracilis

Question 16

Hips abduction

Answer 16

Gluteus maximum, minimus, medius
TFL
Illiotibial band

Question 17

Hips internal rotation

Answer 17

(5)
Tfl (ab, hip fl)
Gracilis (add)
Gluteus minimus (ab)
Semimembranosus (hips ext)
Semitendinosus

Question 18

Pectoralis major

Answer 18

Clavicle, sternum, ribs and humerus
Complex functions
Need stretched for bind

Question 19

Pectoralis minor

Answer 19

3, 4, 5th and inserts at coracoid process

Tight - shoulders collapsing