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Articularis genu
Muscle origin: Anterior distal femoral shaft
Muscle insertion: Knee joint capsule
Muscle function: Tenses and pulls the knee joint capsule proximally under knee extension as the patella moves proximmaly in the groove.
Nerve innervation: L2-4 (Lovett reactor C2-4)
Primary inhibatory muscles: Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus, Popliteus, Gastrocnemius, Tibialis anterior
Organ relationship: Symp T8-L2 / Parasymp CX (Vagus), S2-4
- Large intestine (FA)
- Symp – T10-L2 (Mesenteric and Hypogastric plexus)
- Parasymp – CX (Vagus) and S2-S4 (Sacral plexus)
- Kidney (FA)
- Symp – T10-L2 (Renal plexus)
- Parasymp – None (CX minimal)
- Adrenals (FA/AK)
- Symp – T8-L1 (Celiac and Renal plexus)
- Parasymp – None
- Reproductive organs (FA/AK)
- Symp – T10-L2 (Inferior Hypogastric, Ovarian and Testicular plexus)
- Parasymp – S2-4 (Sacral plexus)
Functional anatomy for
Articularis genu
Related joints: Knee joint, Patellafemoral joint
Myofascial lines: Superficial front line
Synergists:
- Rectus femoris – Knee extension and pull on the joint capsule
- Vastus medialis – Knee extension and pull on the joint capsule
- Vastus intermedius – Knee extension and pull on the joint capsule
- Vastus lateralis – Knee extension and pull on the joint capsule
- Tibialis anterior – Superficial front line
Release exercises
Corrective strength exercises
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