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SPORTS MED - JYHS | HENSON, H > The Knee and Thigh > Flashcards

The Knee and Thigh Flashcards

1
Q

What fat pad is the largest?

A

Infrapatellar far pad

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2
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What does the Infrapatellar fat pad do?

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separates the patellar and tendon from rubbing on the tibia

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3
Q

Femoral Nerve

A

works quadriceps muscle

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4
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Tibial Nerve

A

works on hamstrings and gastrocnemius

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5
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Common Peroneal Nerve

A

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

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6
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Popliteal artery

A

major artery for knee

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7
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most of the blood from knee drains into the

A

small saphenous vein

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8
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_______ vein drains small saphenous vein and other blood from knee

A

Popliteal

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9
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After the popliteal vein blood travels to the

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femoral vein

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10
Q

knee extensors

A

rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis
vastus intermedius

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11
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knee flexors

A

hamstrings (biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus)
gastrocnemius
popliteus

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12
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leg adductors

A

adductor magnus
adductor longus
adductor brevis
gracilis

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13
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other muscles

A

sartorius
tensor fasciae latae
popliteus

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14
Q

muscles of the hip

A

gluteus maximus
gluteus minimus
gluteus medius

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15
Q

rectus femoris origin

A

anterior inferior iliac spine

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16
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rectus femoris insertion

A

tibial tuberosity

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17
Q

rectus femoris action

A

hip flexion, knee extension

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18
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vastus lateralis origin

A

greater trochanter and linea aspera of femur

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19
Q

vastus lateralis insertion

A

tibal tuberosity

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20
Q

vastus lateralis action

A

knee extension

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21
Q

vastus intermedius origin

A

anterior and lateral part of femur

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22
Q

vastus intermedius insertion

A

tibial tuberosity

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23
Q

vastus intermedius action

A

knee extension

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24
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vastus medialis origin

A

linea aspera of femur

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25
Q

vastus medialis insertion

A

tibial tuberosity

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26
Q

vastus medialis

A

knee extension

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27
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tensor fasciae latae origin

A

anterior superior iliac spine

28
Q

tensor fasciae latae insertion

A

lateral condyle of tibia by the iliotibial band

29
Q

tensor fasciae latae action

A

flexes, medially rotates, and abducts hip

30
Q

gracilis origin

A

pubis

31
Q

gracilis insertion

A

proximal portion of medial tibia

32
Q

gracilis action

A

adduct hip, knee flexion

33
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sartorius origin

A

anterior superior iliac spine

34
Q

sartorius insertion

A

medial side of tibial tuberosity

35
Q

sartorius action

A

flexes and laterally rotates hip, knee flexion

36
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adductor longus origin

A

pubis

37
Q

adductor longus insertion

A

medial linea aspera of femur

38
Q

adductor longus action

A

adducts and laterally rotates hip

39
Q

adductor magnus origin

A

ischium and pubis

40
Q

adductor magnus insertion

A

linea aspera and adductor tubercle of femur

41
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adductor magnus action

A

adducts, flexes, extends, and laterally rotates hip

42
Q

adductor brevis origin

A

pubis

43
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adductor brevis insertion

A

proximal linea aspera of femur

44
Q

adductor brevis action

A

adducts and laterally rotates hip

45
Q

biceps femoris origin

A

ischial tuberosity, distal linea aspera of femur

46
Q

biceps femoris insertion

A

head of fibula, lateral tibia

47
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biceps femoris action

A

hip extension, knee flexion, and lateral rotation of knee

48
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semimembranosus origin

A

ischial tuberosity

49
Q

semimembranosus insertion

A

medial tibial condyle

50
Q

semimembranosus action

A

hip extension, knee flexion, and medial rotation of knee

51
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semitendinosus origin

A

ischial tuberosity

52
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semitendinosus insertion

A

medial tibia near tibial tuberosity

53
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semitendinosus action

A

hip extension, knee flexion, and medial rotation of knee

54
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popliteus origin

A

lateral condyle of the femur

55
Q

politeus insertion

A

proximal tibia

56
Q

popliteus action

A

knee flexion, and medial rotation of knee

57
Q

gluteus maximus origin

A

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

58
Q

gluteal maximus insertion

A

gluteal tuberosity of the femur

59
Q

gluteus maximus action

A

extends and laterally rotates the thigh

60
Q

gluteus medius origin

A

outer surface of the ilium

61
Q

gluteus medius insertion

A

lateral surface of the greater trochanter

62
Q

gluteus medius action

A

abduct and medial rotates the thigh

63
Q

gluteus minimus origin

A

outer surface of the ilium

64
Q

gluteus minimus insertion

A

anterior surface of the greater trochanter

65
Q

gluteus minimus action

A

abduct and medially rotates the thigh

66
Q

Major tendons

A

patellar tendon
pes anserine tendon
iliotibial band

SPORTS MED - JYHS | HENSON, H (3 decks)

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