Hip and Knee
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Brybish413 on October 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 lower limb | hip to toes |
| thigh | hip to knee |
| leg | knee to ankle |
| Hip | transfer body weight from the pelvis to the femur |
| iliofemoral ligament | strongest ligament in the body |
| axis of rotation | axis about which a particular movement occurs |
| gluteal region | area posterior to the hips |
| gluteus maximus | most superficial muscle of the gluteal region, an extensor in certain situations |
| lateral rotator of the thigh | action of piriformis |
| lateral rotator of the thigh | action of gemellus superior |
| lateral rotator of the thigh | action of obturator internus |
| lateral rotator of the thigh | action of gemellus inferior |
| lateral rotator of the thigh | action of quadratus femoris |
| internal iliac | artery that supplies gluteals |
| superior gluteal nerves | innervation of the gluteus medius and minimus |
| inferior gluteal nerves | innervation of the gluteus maximus |
| quadriceps femoris, sartorius, iliopsoas | anterior compartment of thigh |
| rectus femoris | only quadricep to cross the hip joint |
| rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius | quadriceps femoris muscles |
| sartorius | runs diagonally medial to quads and crosses both the hip and the knee |
| iliopsoas | emerges under the inguinal canal and inserts on the lesser trochanter |
| adductors of the thigh | action of the medial compartment of thigh |
| adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, pectineus | adductors of the thigh |
| gracilis | only adductor of the thigh to cross the knee |
| pectineus | adductor and flexes the thigh at the hip |
| hamstrings | posterior compartment of thigh |
| semi's and biceps femoris | hamstrings |
| semitendinosus and semimembranosus | semi's |
| biceps femoris | long head crosses the hip |
| biceps femoris | short head comes off the femur and is a knee flexor |
| Femoral | artery supplies the anterior and posterior compartments of the thigh |
| profunda femoris | largest branch of the femoral artery |
| profunda femoris | gives off the medial and lateral femoral circumflex arteries |
| obturator | artery supplies the medial compartment of the thigh |
| great saphenous vein | superficial drainage for a large portion on the lower limb |
| femoral nerve | innervation of the anterior compartment of the thigh |
| obturator nerve | innervation of the medial compartment of the thigh |
| sciatic nerve | innervation of the posterior compartment of the thigh |
| sciatic nerve | largest nerve in the body |
| knee joint | the most complex joint in the body |
| tibial tuberosity | insertion of the patellar tendon |
| patella | increase power and leverage to quadriceps tendon |
| patella | protects the knee joint |
| patella | helps prevent dislocation of the quadriceps tendon |
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