| Term | Definition |
|---|
| psoas major | flexes thigh |
| iliacus | flexes thigh |
| gluteus maximus | extends thigh at hip |
| gluteus medius and gluteus minimus | abducts and rotates thigh medially |
| tensor fasciae latae | abduct, flexes, and rotates thigh medially |
| pectineus | flexes and adducts thigh |
| adductor longus | adducts, flexes, and rotates thigh laterally |
| adductor brevis | adducts, flexes and rotates thigh laterally |
| adductor magnus | adducts thigh, posterior portion extends and anterior porstion flexes thigh |
| gracilis | adducts thigh and flexes leg at the knee |
| biceps femoris | flexes and rotates leg laterally and extends thigh |
| semitendinosus | flexes and rotates leg medially and extends thigh |
| semimembranosus | flexes and rotates leg medially and extends thigh |
| sartorius | flexes leg and thigh, abducts and rotates thigh laterally |
| vastus lateralis | extends leg at knee |
| tibialis anterior | dorsiflexion and inversion of the foot |
| fibularis tertius | dorsiflexion and eversion of the foot |
| extensor hallucis longus | extends great toe, dorsiflexes and inverts the foot |
| extensor digitorum longus | dorsiflexion and eversion of the foot and extension of the toes |
| gastrocnemius | plantar flexion of foot and flexion of the leg at the knee |
| soleus | plantar flexion of the foot |
| flexor digitorum longus | plantar flexion and inversion of the foot and flexion of the four lateral toes |
| tibialis posterior | plantar flextion and inversion of the foot |
| fibularis longus | plantar flexion and eversion of the foot; also supports arch |
| plantaris | plantar flexes the foot and flexes the knee |
Combine with other sets
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