Complete Solutions
during which phases are the hamstrings contracting the most?
Correct Answers heel strike and flat foot
during which phases is the hamstring partially contracting?
Correct Answers mid-stance
how are the leg bones and proximal foot bones (tarsals) different
in chickens compared to humans? Correct Answers the large
tibia and the small fibula (leg bones) and the tarsals are fused in
the chicken to give the tibiotarsus
how does the fibula of the chicken compare to the fibula of the
human? Correct Answers the fibula of the chicken is much
smaller
how does the shape of the iliofibular muscle change? Correct
Answers it is broad at proximal end at the pelvis but it tapes
distally
how does the thigh of the chicken differ from that of the human?
Correct Answers the chicken thigh is tucked close alongside
the torso of the bird so the thigh is hidden from view
how is the fibula attached to the tibiotarsus in the chicken leg?
Correct Answers it is attached near the knee joint and has no
attachment distally i.e. movable
, in what view is the fibula visible? Correct Answers the lateral
view only
the biceps femoris, semimembranosus and semitendinosus are
supplied by branches of the ......... nerve and are collectively
called the ........... muscles Correct Answers sciatic, hamstring
the intertarsal joint points ........ whereas the true knee
points ......... Correct Answers backwards, forwards
what are the 2 locations where the superficial fascia are
stronger? Correct Answers around the intertarsal joint and at
the proximal end of the thigh where it joins the pelvis
what are the 3 bones of the pelvis from superior to inferior?
Correct Answers ilium, ischium, and pubis
what are the bones of the shank? Correct Answers the
tibiotarsus and the fibula
what are the four digits of the chicken foot supported by?
Correct Answers the phalanges
what are the human equivalents of the knee flexors? Correct
Answers semimembranosus and semitendinosus
what are the phases of the gait cycle in order? Correct Answers
heel strike, foot flat, mid-stance, push off, toe off, mid-swing
what compartment is the biceps femoris found in? Correct
Answers the posterior compartment