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Muscle Origins and Insertions - Set 4
Muscle Origins and Insertions - Set 4
Answer
1.
Origin: Anterior inferior iliac spine
Insertion: Tibial tuberosity (via patellar ligament)
Action: Flexes thigh at the hip; extends leg at the knee
-- Select --
Vastus medialis
Tibialis anterior
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Gastrocnemius
2.
Origin: Intertrochanteric line
Insertion: Tibial tuberosity (via patellar ligament)
Action: Extends leg at the knee
-- Select --
Vastus medialis
Tibialis anterior
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Gastrocnemius
3.
Origin: Anterolateral surface of femur
Insertion: Tibial tuberosity (via patellar ligament)
Action: Extends leg at the knee
-- Select --
Vastus medialis
Tibialis anterior
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Gastrocnemius
4.
Origin: Greater trochanter
Insertion: Tibial tuberosity (via patellar ligament)
Action: Extends leg at the knee
-- Select --
Vastus medialis
Tibialis anterior
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Gastrocnemius
5.
Origin: Femoral condyles
Insertion: Calcaneus (via calcaneal tendon)
Action: Plantar flexion of foot at the ankle
-- Select --
Vastus medialis
Tibialis anterior
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Gastrocnemius
6.
Origin: Body of tibia
Insertion: First metatarsal
Action: Dorsiflexion of foot at ankle; inversion of foot
-- Select --
Vastus medialis
Tibialis anterior
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Gastrocnemius
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