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The semimembranosus and semitendinosus attach on what side of the knee?
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Medial.
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What is anterior knee?
A knee is a joint halfway down your leg. Its anterior side is its front. Its posterior side is its rear. Its lateral sides are its left-right sides.
How is a chickens anatomy similar to a humans?
Starting off with probably the most basic similarity is that a human and a chicken leg both provide movement. The function of both species legs is to allow for the animal to move around from place to place. The most similar aspect of the chicken leg to a human leg is the thigh. The muscles of the thigh in a chicken are basically the same as a human except they are rotated 180 degrees. A chicken leg has a gracilis, semitendinosus, vastus lateralis, biceps femoris, and a semimembranosus (see diagram 1 in the lab to get a visual for these five muscles). In the lower leg around the chicken's tibiofibula, the gastrocnemius can be found (see diagram 1 for a visual). All of these six muscles can be found on a human thigh as well, just rotated. In chickens, the gracilis and semitendinosus muscles are responsible for flexing the knee joint. In humans, the gracilis helps with knee flexion and the semitendinosus and biceps femoris work together to help bend the knee. (Semitendinosus, 2012) This is just one example of how the function of the muscles in a chicken leg parallel with muscles in a human leg. Most of the muscles in a chicken leg perform the same functions as those in a human leg. Running through these muscles, there is a major nerve that is the same in both humans and chickens. This nerve is the sciatic nerve that runs down the posterior side of the thigh and lower leg in humans. Chickens have this nerve as well. The nerve allows both chickens and humans muscles to feel and to move. This is a major nerve that if damaged can cause many problems with lower leg and ankle reflexes and movement. (Sciatic Nerve, 2012) Another major similarity between human and chicken is the knee joint. The knee joint bends in very similar ways in a chicken and human. Diagram 2 shows what a chicken knee joint looks like and it is extremely similar to a human knee joint. The femur meets the tibia connected laterally by the lateral collateral ligament, medially by the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and inside, just under the patella lies the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). In the knee joint, the two major ligaments are the ACL and MCL (see diagram 2). Both chickens and humans have these two ligaments in the same place and to serve the same function. These two ligaments prevent the femur and tibia from sliding, and they stabilize the knee so it cannot turn extremely in a rotational way. (The Knee, 2011) Although there are numerous similarities, chicken and human legs are not all the same. One of most extreme differences is the bones of the lower leg. In a human, there is a tibia and a fibula. The fibula provides space for ligament attachment so that the ankle and foot can move around. However, a chicken's ankle and feet do not move around like a human and the space for ligament attachment on the fibula is not needed. Because of this, the chicken leg hardly has a fibula. A chicken's fibula looks like a splinter that runs from the knee joint to about two thirds of the way down the chicken's tibia. The fibula is very slight and the bones of the lower leg of a chicken are called the tibiofibula because of the almost nonexistent fibula. (Jacob, Pescatore, & Cantor, 2011)
What is the name of the tendon on the side of the knee?
The bone in your knee, or knee cap is also called a patella. This bone sits in ligaments between the femur and the tibia.
Two interestig facts about hinge joints?
Hinge joints permit motion in one plane only. The largest hinge joint in the human body is the knee, though the knee does allow a slight degree of side-to-side movement.
What is patellar mobs?
Patellar mobs (mobilizations) are when a physician or therapist moves your knee cap (patella) either up and down or side to side. This is done to encourage proper joint function and enhance mobility.
The semimembranous and semitendinosus attach on what side of the knee?
Medial side
How does the semimembranosus compare with its human homologue?
The semimembranosus in the cat is on the side of the cat's thigh. However, in humans, this membrane is in the posterior.
Is the semitendinosus one of the hamstring muscle?
The semitendinosus is one of the hamstring muscles. It arises or starts from the ischial tuberosity(the bone you sit on) and inserts or connects by a long tendon to tibia (lower leg bone) just below the medial (inside) side of the knee. Interestingly, the tendon of the semitendosus is joined by the tendons of the sartoris and gracilis muscles
What posterior thigh muscle is most superficial?
The Hamstrings are the muscles of the posterior thigh that flex the knee.The Hamstring Group consists of the semimembranosus, semitendonosus, and long head of the biceps femoris. The short head of the biceps femoris contributes to flexion of the knee but is not considered part of the Hamstring group due to its separate innervation. The tensor fascia lata also contributes to flexion when the knee is already partly flexed, but the TFL is on the lateral side of the thigh.The Gastrocnemius also aids in weak knee flexion since it originates on the medial and lateral epicondyles of the femur.
What is ITBS?
ITBS is excessive friction between the lliotibial band and your knee bone.This causes the sharp pain at either the side of the knee or the side of the hip.
What is anterior knee?
A knee is a joint halfway down your leg. Its anterior side is its front. Its posterior side is its rear. Its lateral sides are its left-right sides.
What causes umbilical cord to attach on side of placenta?
The umbilical cord connects to the Placenta once it is in form to attach
Can a welder attach a mirror back on the car side?
yes
How do you get a ladder to attach to a floor in hamsterz2?
To do this you need to get the platform on a angle on the one side or the cage were there is no gaps between the platform and the side of the cage, Then attach the ladder to the platform opposite the plat form.
What is a passe in ballet?
a passe is when you touch your toe to the side of your knee.
Which of the muscles spans from the ASIS to the medial side of the knee?
sartorius
Where is the handbrake release on a Volvo XC90?
Drivers side knee high on the door side of dash
