An elderly woman, with extensive osteoarthritis of her left hip joint, entered the hospital to have a total hip joint replacement (prosthesis implantation). After surgery, her left hip had to be maintained in adduction to prevent dislocation of the prosthesis while healing was occurring. Physical therapy was prescribed to prevent atrophy of the gluteal muscles during the interval of disuse. Name
the gluteal muscles and describe the action of each that was being prevented while the hip was adducted.
What will be an ideal response?
Gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus. These muscles originate on the pelvis; they act as major extensors of the thigh and abduct and rotate the thigh as well.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The three types on muscle are skeletal, cardiac, and ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A) parietal peritoneum B) greater omentum C) visceral peritoneum D) muscularis externa
The ________ secretes a hormone that increases the body's metabolic rate, promotes alertness, quickens reflexes, and stimulates the fetal nervous system
A) thymus B) adrenal gland C) thyroid gland D) parathyroid gland E) pancreas