Module 5 - Worksheet - Muscle of Thigh, Hip and Pelvis - Identification including action

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Medially rotate a flexed knee

B) Adductor brevis

C) Adductor longus

D) Adductor magnus

E) Pectineus

F) Flex the knee

G) Extend the hip

H) Flex the hip

I) Adduct hip

J) Medially rotate hip

adductor longus
flex the hip

adduct hip

medially rotate hip

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Hip adduction

B) Vastus lateralis

C) Hip flexion

D) Knee flexion

E) Vastus medialis

F) Knee extension

G) Vastus intermedius

H) Rectus femoris

hip flexion
knee extension

rectus femoris 

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Extend hip

B) Gluteus minimus

C) Gluteus maximus

D) Anterior fibers of gluteus medius

E) Medially rotate hip

F) Posterior fibers of gluteus medius

G) Adduct hip

H) Laterally rotate hip

I) Abduct hip

J) Flex the hip

anterior fibers of gluteus medius

medially rotate hip

abduct hip

flex the hip

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Hip flexion

B) Hip extension

C) Semitendinosus

D) Long head of biceps femoris

E) Lateral rotation of the flexed knee

F) Knee extension

G) Short head of biceps femoris

H) Medial rotation of flexed knee

I) Semimembranosus

J) Knee flexion

hip extension
long head of bicep femoris
lateral rotation of the flexed knee

knee flexion

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Flex the hip

B) Posterior fibers of gluteus medius

C) Abduct hip

D) Medially rotate hip

E) Anterior fibers of gluteus medius

F) Adduct hip

G) Gluteus maximus

H) Gluteus minimus

I) Laterally rotate hip

J) Extend hip

posterior fibers of gluteus medius
abduct hip
laterally rotate hip
extend hip

Match the LETTER (A-C) with the anatomical structure it is labelling. What is A?

A) Superior transverse perineal

B) Levator ani

C) Deep transverse perineal

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Semitendinosus

B) Long head of biceps femoris

C) Short head of biceps femoris

D) Hip flexion

E) Hip extension

F) Semimembranosus

G) Knee flexion

H) Knee extension

I) Medial rotation of flexed knee

J) Lateral rotation of the flexed knee

semitendinosus

hip extension

knee flexion

medial rotation of flexed knee

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary action. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Vastus medialis

B) Vastus lateralis

C) Knee flexion

D) Knee extension

E) Hip adduction

F) Vastus intermedius

G) Hip flexion

H) Rectus femoris

vastus medialis
knee extension

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists. 

A) Psoas major

B) Laterally rotate hip with origin fixed

C) Rectus femoris

D) Flex the trunk with insertion fixed

E) Medially rotate hip with origin fixed

F) Abduct hip with origin fixed

G) Tilt pelvis anteriorly with insertion fixed

H) Flex the hip with the origin fixed

I) Iliacus

laterally rotate hip with origin fixed

flex the trunk with insertion fixed

tilt pelvis anteriorly with insertion fixed

flex the hip with the origin fixed

iliacus

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Gemellus superior

B) Quadratus femoris

C) Piriformis

D) Gemellus inferior

E) Abduct hip with hip flexed

F) Lateral rotation of hip 

G) Obturator externus

H) Obturator internus

I) Adduct the hip with hip flexed

J) Medial rotation of hip

quadratus femoris

lateral rotation of hip 

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Medial rotation of hip

B) Gemellus superior

C) Lateral rotation of hip 

D) Piriformis

E) Obturator externus

F) Obturator internus

G) Gemellus inferior

H) Quadratus femoris

I) Abduct hip with hip flexed

J) Adduct the hip with hip flexed

lateral rotation of hip 

piriformis

abduct hip with hip flexed

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

 A) Abduct hip

B) Flex the hip

C) Gluteus minimus

D) Laterally rotate hip

E) Medially rotate hip

F) Gluteus maximus

G) Extend hip

H) Gluteus medius

I) Adduct hip

abduct hip

flex the hip

gluteus minimus

medially rotate hip

Match the LETTER (A-L) with the anatomical structure it is labelling. What is A?

From the list of muscles and actions below, identify the "starred" muscle and its primary actions. NOTE: There are several primary actions...do not choose actions where the muscle assists.

A) Laterally rotate the flexed knee

B) Vastus lateralis

C) Vastus medialis

D) Long head of biceps femoris

E) Flex the hip

F) Knee extension

G) Rectus femoris

H) Flex the knee

vastus lateralis

knee extension

Match the LETTER (A-L) with the anatomical structure it is labelling. What’s A?