Thigh at Hip or Leg at Knee Flashcards
(22 cards)
Origin of Sartorius
Anterior superior iliac
spine
Insertion of Sartorius
Medial side of
proximal tibia
Action of Sartorius
Flexes, abducts, and laterally
rotates the thigh; flexes
thigh at the knee
Origin of Rectus femoris
Anterior inferior iliac
spine, acetabulum
Action of Rectus Femoris
Extends the leg at the knee
and flexes the thigh at the
hip
Origin of Vastus lateralis
Greater trochanter of
femur
Insertion of Rectus femoris, vastus Lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius
Tibial Tuberosity, Patella
Origin of Vastus medialis, vastus lateralis
Femur
Action of Vastus Lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius
Prime Mover of knee extension
Origin of gluteus maximus
Ilium, sacrum, coccyx
Insertion of gluteus maximus
Gluteal tuberosity of
femur, iliotibial tract
Action of gluteus maximus
Extend the thigh when it is
elevated; laterally rotates and
abducts the thigh
Origin of gluteus medius
Ilium
Insertion of gluteus medius
Greater trochanter of femur
Action of gluteus medius
Abducts, medially rotates the
thigh
Origin of biceps femoris
Ischial tuberosity, femur
Insertion of biceps femoris
head of fibula, lateral condyle of tibia
Action of biceps femoris
Extends the thigh at the hip;
laterally rotates the leg at
the knee, flexes knee
Origin of semitendinosus and semimembranosus
Ischial tuberosity
Insertion of semitendinosus
Medial side of proximal tibia
Action of semitendinosus and semimebranosus
Extend the thigh at the hip, medially rotates the leg at the knee, flexes the knee
Insertion of semimembranosus
medial condyle of tibia, lateral condyle of FEMUR
