Category: LOWER-LIMB

Femoral Nerve

 Femoral Nerve Anatomy    Femoral Nerve | Femoral Nerve Course, Branches, Muscle Supply, Test & Palsy Femoral Nerve is largest branch of lumbar plexus. It is chief Nerve of anterior compartment of thigh. Root value of femoral Nerve :- Root value of Femoral Nerve L2, L3, L4 Course of Femoral Nerve Femoral Nerve Origin from […]

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Lower Limb Muscles Listed By Function

 LOWER LIMB MUSCLES LISTED BY FUNCTION  Before Reading This you must Read LOWER LIMB MUSCLE & UPPER LIMB MUSCLE  Contents HIP Hip Flexor Muscles :  Psoas major  iliacus rectus femoris sartorius pectineus. Hip Extensor Muscles :  Gluteus maximus  semitendinosus semimembranosus biceps femoris Hip Abductor Muscles :  Gluteus maximus gluteus medius gluteus minimus sartorius tensor fasciae […]

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Muscle of a Foot

 MUSCLE OF A FOOT  There are four layers in muscle of a foot.  Contents 1st layer of muscle of a foot :-  1) Abductor hallucis brevis 2) Flexor digitorum brevis 3) Abductor digiti minimi 1) ADDUCTOR HALLUCIS BREVIS ORIGIN: Oblique head—base of second to fourth metatarsal, sheath of peroneus longus tendon; transverse head-plantar metatarsophalangeal ligaments of lateral three […]

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Muscle of the Thigh

 MUSCLE OF THE THIGH  There are two compartment in muscle of the thigh.  A) ANTERIOR THIGH MUSCLES  (QUADRISHAP FEMORIS) B) POSTERIOR THIGH MUSCLES (HAMSTRING MUSCLE) C) MEDIAL THIGH MUSCLLE  (ADDUCTOR MUSCLE) Contents A) ANTERIOR THIGH MUSCLE (QUADRISHAP FEMORIS ) Anterior Thigh Muscle -Quadrishap femoris There are Four muscle of quadrishap femoris/anterior thigh   It contein four muscle […]

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Muscle of the leg

 MUSCLE OF THE LEG   There are Three Compartment Muscles of the leg 1) Anterior leg muscle 2) posterior leg muscle (calf muscle) 3) lateral leg muscle  Contents 1) ANTERIOR LEG MUSCLE Anterior Leg Muscles There are 5 muscle in anterior compartment of leg muscles. 1) Tibialis anterior 2) Extensor hallucis longus 3) Extensor digitorum longus […]

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Muscles of Gluteal Region

 MUSCLE OF GLUTEAL REGION  Gluteal Region have 10 Muscles. A) Gluteus maximus B) Gluteus medius C) Gluteus minimus D) Gamali superior  E) Gamali inferior F) Obturator externus G) Obturator internus H) Piriformis I) Quadratus femoris J) Tensor facia lata Contents A) GLUTEUS MAXIMUS ORIGIN : Ilium (posterior gluteal line, posterior border, adjacent part of iliac crest), aponeurosis of […]

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