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Monahan
Anterior Thigh Muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What action do all quadricep muscles have in common? | extension at the knee |
| Name the quad muscle lateral to the rectus femoris. | vastus lateralis |
| Name the quad muscle medial to the rectus femoris. | vastus medialis |
| Name the quad muscle beneath the rectus femoris. | vastus intermedius |
| What does rectus mean? | straight |
| Name the muscle that originates on the anterior superior iliac spine and inserts on the medial side of the tibia. It is the longest muscle in the body. | sartorius |
| What action do all muscles on the medial side of the thigh have in common? | adduct the leg |
| What action do the tensor fascia latae, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus have in common? | abduct the leg |
| Which muscle group is the antagonist to the quads? | hams (hamstrings) |
| Name a muscle that would be an antagonist to the adductor longus. | tensor fascia latae, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus |
| Which, the origin or insertion, is the movable end of a muscle? | insertion |
| Which, the origin or insertion, is the immovable end of a muscle? | origin |
| Name a muscle that would be an antagonist to the tensor fascia latae. | adductor longus, adductor magnus, pectineus, gracilis, adductor brevis |
| The rectus femoris is what to the biceps femoris? | anterior |
| The tensor fascia latae muscle is what to the gracilis? | lateral (proximal would also work) |
| What action does the iliacus and psoas major share? | flexion at the hip |
| The psoas major is what to the gluteus maximus? | superior |
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