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What is the proximal attachment for the tensor fasciae latae?
Anterior superior iliac spine and anterior iliac crest
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What is the distal attachment of the tensor fasciae latae?
illitibial tract that attaches to lateral condyle of tibia
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What is the actions of the tensor fasciae latae?
abducts, medially rotates, and flexes thigh at hip; helps keep knee extended
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What is the attachment of the sartorius?
Anterior superior iliac spine and superior part of notch inferior to it
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What is the distal attachment of sartorius?
superior part of medial surface fo tibia
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What is the action of the sartorius?
flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh at hip; flexes knee joint
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What is the proximalattchment for the rectus femoris?
anterior inferior iliac spine and ilium spine to acetabulum
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What is the distal attachment for the rectus femoris?
base of patella and by patellar ligament to tinial tuberosity
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What is the action of the rectus femoris?
extends leg at knee joint; rectus femoris also steadies hip joint and helps illiopsoas flex thigh at hip
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What is the proximal attachment of the vastuc lateralis?
Greater trochanter and lateral lip of linea aspera of femur
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What is the distal attachemnt of the vastus lateralis?
base of patella and by patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity.
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What is the action of the vastus lateralis?
extends leg at knee joint
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What is the proximal attachment for the vastus medialis?
intertrochanteris line and medial lip of linea aspera of femur
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What is the distal attachment of the vastus medialis?
Base of patella and by patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity
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What is the action of the vastus medialis?
extends leg at knee joint
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What is the proximal attachment of the vastus intermedius?
anterior and lateral surface of femoral shaft
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What is the distal attachment of the vastus intermedius?
base of patella and by patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity
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What is the action of the vastus intermedius?
extends the leg at the knee
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what is the proximal attachment of the Adductor longus?
body of pubis inferior to pubic crest
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What is the distal attachment fo the adductor longus?
middle third of linea aspera
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What is the action of the adductor longus?
adducts and medially rotates thigh at hip
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What is the proximal attachment of the adductor brevis?
body and inferior ramus of pubis
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What is the distal attachment of the adductor brevis?
pectineal line and proximal part of linea aspera of femur
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What is the action of the adductor brevis?
adducts thigh at hip and to some extent flexes it.
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What is the proximal attachment for adductor magnus?
inferior ramus of pubis, ramus if ischium, and ischial tuberosity
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What is the distal attachemnt of the adductor magnus?
gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, medial supracondylar line (adduct part), and adductor tubercle of femur (hamstring part)
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What is the action of the adductor magnus?
adducts thigh at hip; adductor part: flexes thigh at hip; Hamstring part extends thigh
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What is the proximal attachment of gracilis?
body of inferior ramus of pubis
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What is the distal attchement of the gracilis?
superior part of medial surface of tibia
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What is the action of the gracilis?
adducts thigh at hip, flexes leg at knee and helps rotate it medially
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What is the proximal attachment of psoas major?
transverse process of lumbar vertebrae, sides of bodies of t12-l5 verterbrae, and intervening intervertebral disc
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What is the distal attachment of the psoas major?
lesser trochater of femur
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What is the action fo the psoas major?
actign superiorly with iliacus, flexes hip; actig inferiorly, flexes vertebral column laterally; used to balance trunk in sitting position, acting inferiorly with iliacus, flexes trunk
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What si the proximal attachment of the illiacus?
superior two thirds of iliac fossa ala of sacrum and anterior sarcoiliac ligaments
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What is the distal attachemnt of iliacus?
lesser trochanter of femur and shaft inferior to it; and to psoas major tendon
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What is the action of the iliacus?
flexes hip and stabilizes hip joint; acts with psoas major
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