Grade 12 Kinesiology - Origins/Insertions

Sternocleidomastoid origins/insertions

origin(s): sternum, clavicle

insertion(s): mastoid process

Biceps Brachii origins/insertions

origin(s): short head - tip of coracoid process, long head - supraglenoid tubercle

insertion(s): radial tuberosity

Sartorius origins/insertions

origin(s): anterior superior iliac spine

insertion(s): medial surface of tibia

Gastrocnemius origins/insertions

origin(s): lateral head - lateral condyle of femur, medial head - medial condyle of femur

insertion(s): calcaneal tendon into calcaneus

Biceps Femoris origins/insertions

origin(s): ischial tuberosity and linea aspera

insertion(s): head of fibula

Semitendinosus origins/insertions

origin(s): ischial tuberosity

insertion(s):proximal part of the tibia

Semimembranosus origins/insertions

origin(s): ischial tuberosity

insertion(s):posterior aspect of medial tibial condyle

Rectus Femoris origins/insertions

origin(s): anterior inferior iliac spine

insertion(s): tibial tuberosity

Vastus Lateralis origins/insertions

origin(s): lateral aspect of linea aspera + greater trochanter

insertion(s): tibial tuberosity

Vastus Medialis origins/insertions

origin(s): medial aspect of linea aspera

insertion(s): tibial tuberosity

Vastus Intermedius origins/insertions

origin(s): anterior shaft of femur

insertion(s): tibial tuberosity

Gluteus Maximus origins/insertions

origin(s): along crest of ilium, sacrum + coccyx

insertion(s): posterior aspect of greater trochanter of femur + iliotibial tract

Gluteus Medius origins/insertions

origin(s): lateral surface of ilium

insertion(s): posterior surface of greater trochanter

Gluteus Minimus origins/insertions

origin(s): lateral surface of ilium

insertion(s): anterior surface of greater trochanter