STI II Practical Prep: Origins/Insertions Exam Questions with
Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: What is a contraindication to performing the FB Laminar Release technique?
What are some contraindications to performing
Answer: Discogenic Backs
Question 2: What are some contraindications to performing the iliac crest release? What are
some tissues attached to the iliac crest?
Answer: Spondylolisthesis (-lysis), Severe DJD - QL
Question 3: What are some tissues attached to the iliac crest? What tissues run in the laminar
groove?
Answer: - QL - Erector Spinae - Latissimus Dorsi - Thoracolumbar Fascia
Question 4: What tissues run in the laminar groove? What are some tissues that attach to the
sacrum?
Answer: - Erector Spinae - Multifidi - Rotators - Piriformis
Question 5: What are some tissues that attach to the sacrum? What is the O/I/A/N of the
gluteus maximus?
Answer: - Piriformis - Gluteus Maximus
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, Question 6: What is the O/I/A/N of the gluteus maximus? How do you locate the piriformis
muscle?
Answer: Origin: ilium, posterior sacrum, coccyx, sacrotuberous ligament Insertion: gluteal
tuberosity of fe-mur, IT band Action: hip extension, ER, abduc-tion Innervation: inferior gluteal
nerve (L5-S2)
Question 7: How do you locate the piriformis muscle?
Answer: Draw a line between the PSIS and greater trochanter and slide slightly inferior to that line
Question 8: What is the O/I/A/N of the piriformis? What is the O/I/A/N of the quadratus
lumborum? Origin:
Answer: Origin: inferolateral border of the sacrum Insertion: superior border of greater trochanter
Action: ER below 90 deg hip flex-ion, IR above 90 deg hip flexion, abduction Innervation: Nerve
to Piriformis (S1/2) posterior half of iliac crest,
Question 9: What is the O/I/A/N of the quadratus lumborum? Origin: What is a strong
precaution when performing the Discogenic
Answer: posterior half of iliac crest, iliolumbar ligament, anterior TL fascia Insertion: inferior
border of 12th rib, TPs of L1-4 Action: lumbar extension, side-bending, hip hiking, stabi-lizes 12th
rib during inhalation Innervation: anterior rami of T12-L4 Backs
Question 10: What is a strong precaution when performing the Discogenic QL Rotation 1st
technique? What is the referral pattern for the L3 transverse
Answer: Backs
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Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: What is a contraindication to performing the FB Laminar Release technique?
What are some contraindications to performing
Answer: Discogenic Backs
Question 2: What are some contraindications to performing the iliac crest release? What are
some tissues attached to the iliac crest?
Answer: Spondylolisthesis (-lysis), Severe DJD - QL
Question 3: What are some tissues attached to the iliac crest? What tissues run in the laminar
groove?
Answer: - QL - Erector Spinae - Latissimus Dorsi - Thoracolumbar Fascia
Question 4: What tissues run in the laminar groove? What are some tissues that attach to the
sacrum?
Answer: - Erector Spinae - Multifidi - Rotators - Piriformis
Question 5: What are some tissues that attach to the sacrum? What is the O/I/A/N of the
gluteus maximus?
Answer: - Piriformis - Gluteus Maximus
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, Question 6: What is the O/I/A/N of the gluteus maximus? How do you locate the piriformis
muscle?
Answer: Origin: ilium, posterior sacrum, coccyx, sacrotuberous ligament Insertion: gluteal
tuberosity of fe-mur, IT band Action: hip extension, ER, abduc-tion Innervation: inferior gluteal
nerve (L5-S2)
Question 7: How do you locate the piriformis muscle?
Answer: Draw a line between the PSIS and greater trochanter and slide slightly inferior to that line
Question 8: What is the O/I/A/N of the piriformis? What is the O/I/A/N of the quadratus
lumborum? Origin:
Answer: Origin: inferolateral border of the sacrum Insertion: superior border of greater trochanter
Action: ER below 90 deg hip flex-ion, IR above 90 deg hip flexion, abduction Innervation: Nerve
to Piriformis (S1/2) posterior half of iliac crest,
Question 9: What is the O/I/A/N of the quadratus lumborum? Origin: What is a strong
precaution when performing the Discogenic
Answer: posterior half of iliac crest, iliolumbar ligament, anterior TL fascia Insertion: inferior
border of 12th rib, TPs of L1-4 Action: lumbar extension, side-bending, hip hiking, stabi-lizes 12th
rib during inhalation Innervation: anterior rami of T12-L4 Backs
Question 10: What is a strong precaution when performing the Discogenic QL Rotation 1st
technique? What is the referral pattern for the L3 transverse
Answer: Backs
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