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If the medial hip rotators are tight what action will they impede?
If medial hip rotators are tight, then they will impede lateral hip rotation because lateral hip rotation requires the medial hip rotators to stretch to allow the lateral hip rotators to contract and rotate the hip laterally.
What are pelvic tendons?
The tendons of the pelvis are divided into four quadrants. The anterior quadrant are the hip flexors, the lateral quadrant is the abductors and medial rotators, the medial quadrants is in charge of adduction and the posterior quadrant are the extensors and external rotators.
What is the most medial thigh muscle?
gracilis
What bony landmark is located proximal medial portion of the thigh?
The lesser trochanter is on the proximal medial portion of the femur. The femur is the scientific name for the thigh bone.
What is the nerve supply to medial thigh and scrotum is it genitofemoral or ilioinguinal nerve?
Both supply to the scrotum in males, but the genitofemoral supplies to the anterior surface of the thigh while the illoinguinal nerve supplies the superior medial aspect of thigh.
Where the pectineus muscle is located?
On the upper, medial aspect of the thigh
The inside of a persons thigh is know as it's medial aspect?
True
What forms muscle mass at the medial side of each thigh?
Gluteus Maximus
Which muscle of the medial compartment of the thigh does not insert onto the linea aspera of the femur?
Rectus femoris
What is the thin muscle that travels down and across the medial surface of the thigh?
Peroneus Longus
How do you know a right from left femur?
The Patellar Surface has to be facing forward while the head is medial and faces in.
What is the main action of the medial thigh muscles?
The main action of the medial thigh muscles is adduction, which means bringing the leg towards the midline of the body. These muscles work together to bring the legs closer together during movements like walking or crossing the legs.
