MASSAGE THERAPY MUSCLES Exam
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FLEXORS OF WRIST AND HAND - ANSWER ✓ Origins: medial epicondyle of
humerous
Insertions: anterior surface of carples, metacarpes and phalanges
Actions: wrist, interphalangeal and metacarphalangeal flexion
EXTENSORS OF WRIST AND HAND - ANSWER ✓ Origins: lateral epicndyle
of humerous
Insertions: posterior surface of carples, metacarples and phalanges
Actions: wrist, interphalangeal and metacarphalangeal extension
QUADRATUS LUMBORUM - ANSWER ✓ Origins: 12 rib, Transverse process
L1-4
Insertions: Posterior iliac crest
Actions : elevation of the pelvis, lateral flexion and extension of the trunk
PECTORIALIS MAJOR - ANSWER ✓ Origins: medial clavicle, ternum and
costal cartilages of ribs 1-7
Insertions: bicipital groove of the hunerous
Actions: adduction, rotation, flexion, extension and horizonal flexion
PECTORIALIS MINOR - ANSWER ✓ Origins : ribs 3-5
Insertions: coracoid process of the scapula
Actions: protraction and depression of scapular
RECTUS ABDOMINIS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: pubis synthesis and crest
Insertions: xiphoid process, linea alba, cartilage of ribs 5-7
Actions: flexes trunk, compresses abdominal contents
, EXTERNAL OBLIQUES - ANSWER ✓ Origins : anterior iliac crest, pubis and
linea alba
Insertions: ribs 5-12
Actions: flexes, lateral flexes, contra laterally flexes trunk and compresses
abdominal contents
INTERNAL OBLIQUES - ANSWER ✓ Origins: inguinal ligament, iliac crest,
thoraculolumbar facia
Insertions : ribs 10-12 and abdomina aponeurosis
Actions: flexes, lateral flexes, ipsilateral flexes trunk and compresses abdominal
contents
TRANSVERSE ABDOMINALS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: inguinal ligament, iliac
crest, thoraculolumbar facia, lower coastal cartilage
Insertions: linea alba
Actions: compression of abdomina contents
PSOAS MAJOR - ANSWER ✓ Origins : anterolateral lumar vertebrae
Insertions: lesser trochanter of femur
Actions: hip flexion, trunk flexion, anteriorly tilts pelvis
ILLIACUS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: iliac fossa
Insertions: lesser trocanter of the femur
Actions: hip flexion and anteriorly tilts pelvis
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: posterior iliac cret, posterolateral
sacrum, coccyx
Insertions : ITB and gluteal tuberosity of the femur
Actions :hip extension and lateral rotation
GLUTEUS MEDIUS
GLUTEUS MINIMUA (deeper) - ANSWER ✓ Origins: external illium
Insertions: greater trochanter of femur
Actions: hip abduction and medial hip rotator
PIRIFORMIS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: anterior sacrum
Insertions: greater trochanter of femur
Actions: hip abduction and lateral rotation
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FLEXORS OF WRIST AND HAND - ANSWER ✓ Origins: medial epicondyle of
humerous
Insertions: anterior surface of carples, metacarpes and phalanges
Actions: wrist, interphalangeal and metacarphalangeal flexion
EXTENSORS OF WRIST AND HAND - ANSWER ✓ Origins: lateral epicndyle
of humerous
Insertions: posterior surface of carples, metacarples and phalanges
Actions: wrist, interphalangeal and metacarphalangeal extension
QUADRATUS LUMBORUM - ANSWER ✓ Origins: 12 rib, Transverse process
L1-4
Insertions: Posterior iliac crest
Actions : elevation of the pelvis, lateral flexion and extension of the trunk
PECTORIALIS MAJOR - ANSWER ✓ Origins: medial clavicle, ternum and
costal cartilages of ribs 1-7
Insertions: bicipital groove of the hunerous
Actions: adduction, rotation, flexion, extension and horizonal flexion
PECTORIALIS MINOR - ANSWER ✓ Origins : ribs 3-5
Insertions: coracoid process of the scapula
Actions: protraction and depression of scapular
RECTUS ABDOMINIS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: pubis synthesis and crest
Insertions: xiphoid process, linea alba, cartilage of ribs 5-7
Actions: flexes trunk, compresses abdominal contents
, EXTERNAL OBLIQUES - ANSWER ✓ Origins : anterior iliac crest, pubis and
linea alba
Insertions: ribs 5-12
Actions: flexes, lateral flexes, contra laterally flexes trunk and compresses
abdominal contents
INTERNAL OBLIQUES - ANSWER ✓ Origins: inguinal ligament, iliac crest,
thoraculolumbar facia
Insertions : ribs 10-12 and abdomina aponeurosis
Actions: flexes, lateral flexes, ipsilateral flexes trunk and compresses abdominal
contents
TRANSVERSE ABDOMINALS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: inguinal ligament, iliac
crest, thoraculolumbar facia, lower coastal cartilage
Insertions: linea alba
Actions: compression of abdomina contents
PSOAS MAJOR - ANSWER ✓ Origins : anterolateral lumar vertebrae
Insertions: lesser trochanter of femur
Actions: hip flexion, trunk flexion, anteriorly tilts pelvis
ILLIACUS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: iliac fossa
Insertions: lesser trocanter of the femur
Actions: hip flexion and anteriorly tilts pelvis
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: posterior iliac cret, posterolateral
sacrum, coccyx
Insertions : ITB and gluteal tuberosity of the femur
Actions :hip extension and lateral rotation
GLUTEUS MEDIUS
GLUTEUS MINIMUA (deeper) - ANSWER ✓ Origins: external illium
Insertions: greater trochanter of femur
Actions: hip abduction and medial hip rotator
PIRIFORMIS - ANSWER ✓ Origins: anterior sacrum
Insertions: greater trochanter of femur
Actions: hip abduction and lateral rotation
