The muscles of the leg are divided into three main groups: the quadriceps四头肌, which are located on the front of the thigh and are responsible for extending the leg; the hamstrings腿筋, which are located on the b
True to their name, the quads consist of four major muscles of the leg: Rectus femoris.This muscle runs from front of your hip to the quadriceps tendon (the fibrous band above your kneecap), crosses both the hip and the knee joint, and assists in hip flexion. Vastus lateralis.This is ...
evenly press the fleshy part of the big toes into the mat. Do not grip the toes; instead, imagine you are gently pressing a button with them. This button-pressing action can strengthen the big-toe flexors to awaken the kinetic chain of muscles on the back of the leg and bring...
Because they’re placed at the very top of the screen in this first encounter, they take long enough to hit the ground that you have time to walk past them safely before turning and whipping them. Of course, Simon can also whip upward, so you could just stand beneath the vipers and sm...
front of the exam table with feet shoulder-width apart. Have the patient bend forward at the waist and support himself on his elbows and forearms. Throughout the procedure, expose only the area necessary to perform a thorough exam, and then cover the patient as soon as the examination of ...
Bones of the foot The 26 bones of the foot are divided into 3 groups: tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges . Tarsal bones (7): Calcaneus: Largest and strongest Acts as a lever for the strong muscles of the leg , specifically the muscles of the posterior compartment Articulates with the...
The quadriceps are the muscles on the front of the thigh. They are one of the major leg extensors that straighten the knee from a bent position and flex the hip; they oppose the forces of the hamstrings on the knee. The quadriceps are a group of four muscles:Knee...
The scotty dog sign represents the appearance of the posterior elements of the lumbar vertebra on the oblique radiograph. The transverse process is the nose, the superior facet is the ear, the inferior facet is the front leg, the pars interarticularis reflects the neck or collar and the ...
The sections of the leg are described below and are correlated with the major bone(s) that make up that part of the leg. Major leg bone names are: Femur: The upper leg bone Patella: The bone that sits in front of the knee joint in both legs Tibia: The larger of the two lower ...
Nerves: genicular nerves; branches of the obturator and femoral nerves Leg Bones: tibia, fibula Joints: knee and ankle Muscles: anterior, lateral and posterior (superficial, deep) groups Arteries: anterior and posterior tibial arteries Veins: small/short saphenous, great/long saphenous, tibial and ...