The Knee and Thigh

Question 1

What fat pad is the largest?

Answer 1

Infrapatellar far pad

Question 2

What does the Infrapatellar fat pad do?

Answer 2

separates the patellar and tendon from rubbing on the tibia

Question 3

Femoral Nerve

Answer 3

works quadriceps muscle

Question 4

Tibial Nerve

Answer 4

works on hamstrings and gastrocnemius

Question 5

Common Peroneal Nerve

Answer 5

important because it’s very close in surface at fibular head

Question 6

Popliteal artery

Answer 6

major artery for knee

Question 7

most of the blood from knee drains into the

Answer 7

small saphenous vein

Question 8

_______ vein drains small saphenous vein and other blood from knee

Answer 8

Popliteal

Question 9

After the popliteal vein blood travels to the

Answer 9

femoral vein

Question 10

knee extensors

Answer 10

rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis
vastus intermedius

Question 11

knee flexors

Answer 11

hamstrings (biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus)
gastrocnemius
popliteus

Question 12

leg adductors

Answer 12

adductor magnus
adductor longus
adductor brevis
gracilis

Question 13

other muscles

Answer 13

sartorius
tensor fasciae latae
popliteus

Question 14

muscles of the hip

Answer 14

gluteus maximus
gluteus minimus
gluteus medius

Question 15

rectus femoris origin

Answer 15

anterior inferior iliac spine

Question 16

rectus femoris insertion

Answer 16

tibial tuberosity

Question 17

rectus femoris action

Answer 17

hip flexion, knee extension

Question 18

vastus lateralis origin

Answer 18

greater trochanter and linea aspera of femur

Question 19

vastus lateralis insertion

Answer 19

tibal tuberosity

Question 20

vastus lateralis action

Answer 20

knee extension

Question 21

vastus intermedius origin

Answer 21

anterior and lateral part of femur

Question 22

vastus intermedius insertion

Answer 22

tibial tuberosity

Question 23

vastus intermedius action

Answer 23

knee extension

Question 24

vastus medialis origin

Answer 24

linea aspera of femur

Question 25

vastus medialis insertion

Answer 25

tibial tuberosity

Question 26

vastus medialis

Answer 26

knee extension

Question 27

tensor fasciae latae origin

Answer 27

anterior superior iliac spine

Question 28

tensor fasciae latae insertion

Answer 28

lateral condyle of tibia by the iliotibial band

Question 29

tensor fasciae latae action

Answer 29

flexes, medially rotates, and abducts hip

Question 30

gracilis origin

Answer 30

pubis

Question 31

gracilis insertion

Answer 31

proximal portion of medial tibia

Question 32

gracilis action

Answer 32

adduct hip, knee flexion

Question 33

sartorius origin

Answer 33

anterior superior iliac spine

Question 34

sartorius insertion

Answer 34

medial side of tibial tuberosity

Question 35

sartorius action

Answer 35

flexes and laterally rotates hip, knee flexion

Question 36

adductor longus origin

Answer 36

pubis

Question 37

adductor longus insertion

Answer 37

medial linea aspera of femur

Question 38

adductor longus action

Answer 38

adducts and laterally rotates hip

Question 39

adductor magnus origin

Answer 39

ischium and pubis

Question 40

adductor magnus insertion

Answer 40

linea aspera and adductor tubercle of femur

Question 41

adductor magnus action

Answer 41

adducts, flexes, extends, and laterally rotates hip

Question 42

adductor brevis origin

Answer 42

pubis

Question 43

adductor brevis insertion

Answer 43

proximal linea aspera of femur

Question 44

adductor brevis action

Answer 44

adducts and laterally rotates hip

Question 45

biceps femoris origin

Answer 45

ischial tuberosity, distal linea aspera of femur

Question 46

biceps femoris insertion

Answer 46

head of fibula, lateral tibia

Question 47

biceps femoris action

Answer 47

hip extension, knee flexion, and lateral rotation of knee

Question 48

semimembranosus origin

Answer 48

ischial tuberosity

Question 49

semimembranosus insertion

Answer 49

medial tibial condyle

Question 50

semimembranosus action

Answer 50

hip extension, knee flexion, and medial rotation of knee

Question 51

semitendinosus origin

Answer 51

ischial tuberosity

Question 52

semitendinosus insertion

Answer 52

medial tibia near tibial tuberosity

Question 53

semitendinosus action

Answer 53

hip extension, knee flexion, and medial rotation of knee

Question 54

popliteus origin

Answer 54

lateral condyle of the femur

Question 55

politeus insertion

Answer 55

proximal tibia

Question 56

popliteus action

Answer 56

knee flexion, and medial rotation of knee

Question 57

gluteus maximus origin

Answer 57

posterior gluteal line of the ilium and posterior surface of the sacrum

Question 58

gluteal maximus insertion

Answer 58

gluteal tuberosity of the femur

Question 59

gluteus maximus action

Answer 59

extends and laterally rotates the thigh

Question 60

gluteus medius origin

Answer 60

outer surface of the ilium

Question 61

gluteus medius insertion

Answer 61

lateral surface of the greater trochanter

Question 62

gluteus medius action

Answer 62

abduct and medial rotates the thigh

Question 63

gluteus minimus origin

Answer 63

outer surface of the ilium

Question 64

gluteus minimus insertion

Answer 64

anterior surface of the greater trochanter

Question 65

gluteus minimus action

Answer 65

abduct and medially rotates the thigh

Question 66

Major tendons

Answer 66

patellar tendon pes anserine tendon iliotibial band