Visible body app: Hamstring group (Biceps femoris, semitendious, semimembranosus), gracilis, sartorius, gastrocnemius, popliteus
Identify the highlighted joint (name, classification, movement)
Sacroiliac joint; synovial, multi axial, plane, nutation and counternutation
Biomechanical function of menisci
• withstand load bearing forces • increase contact area at the tibiofemoral joint • reduces stress at the joint surfaces • assist in movement of femoral condyle
What is the name of this muscle, and what action does it perform?
Rectus femoris; Hip joint: flexion; knee joint: extension
Which muscles are responsible for knee extension, and which of them act only on one joint?
Visible body app - Quadricep femoris (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis-medialis/intermedius), tensor fascia latae; vatus lateralis/medialis/intermedius
Name of the 2 highlighted ligaments and its function