Lesson 15: Hamstrings and Adductors
Functional anatomy of the hamstrings and adductors. Joint actions, location, pictures, and exercises for the hamstrings (bicep femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus) and adductors (gracilis, pectineus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, and adductor magnus).
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Course Description: Hamstrings and Adductors
Course Study Guide: Hamstrings and Adductors
Course Video Lesson: Hamstrings
Course Video Lesson: Adductors
Introduction1 Sub Section
Hamstring Muscles2 Sub Sections
Adductor Complex2 Sub Sections
Graphing Joint Actions Activity1 Sub Section
Activity: Determine the Function of the Unidentified Muscle1 Sub Section
Activity: Internal and External Rotators of the Hip1 Sub Section
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Lesson 1: Anatomical Position & Anatomical DirectionsLesson 2: Planes of MotionLesson 3: Joint ActionsLesson 4: Synovial JointsLesson 5: Basics of the Human Movement SystemsLesson 6: Joints of the Shoulder Girdle and Scapular MotionLesson 7: Scapular MusclesLesson 8: Introduction To DeltoidsLesson 9: Rotator CuffLesson 10: Pectoralis Major, Latissimus Dorsi, and Teres MajorLesson 11: Biceps Brachii, Brachialis, Triceps Brachii, Brachioradialis and CoracobrachialisLesson 12: Functional Anatomy by Joint Action and Exercise of the Upper BodyLesson 13: Hip Flexors and Anterior Thigh MusclesLesson 14: The Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Minimus, and PiriformisLesson 15: Hamstrings and AdductorsLesson 16: Ankle Joint Actions and MusclesLesson 17: Functional Anatomy by Joint Action and Exercise of the Lower BodyLesson 18: The Spine and Trunk MusclesLesson 19: Trunk Muscles Graph, Additional Core Muscles and Core Exercise ChallengeLesson 20: More on the Human Movement SystemsLesson 21: Functional Roles of MusclesLesson 22: Introduction to Movement Assessment and Analysis