Muscles 2
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carolineruth309 on February 8, 2011
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35 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Psoas major |  flexes thigh |
| Iliacus | flexes thigh |
| Gluteus maximus | extends thigh |
| Gluteus medius | abducts and rotates thigh medially |
| Gluteus minimus | abducts and rotates thigh medially |
| Tensor fascia latae | abducts, flexes and rotates thigh medially |
| Adductor longus | adducts, flexes and rotates thigh laterally |
| Adductor magnus | adducts, extends, and rotates thigh laterally |
| Gracilis | adducts thigh, flexes and rotates lower limb medially |
| Sartorius | flexes leg and thigh, abducts thigh, rotates thigh laterally, and rotates leg medially |
| Hamstring group | biceps femoris semitendinosus semimembranosus |
| Biceps femoris | flexes leg, extends thigh |
| Semitendinosus | flexes leg, extends thigh |
| Semimembranosus | flexes leg, extends thigh |
| Quads | rectus femoris vastus lateralis vastus medialis vastus intermedius |
| Rectus femoris | extends leg at knee |
| Vastus lateralis | extends leg at knee |
| Vastus medialis | extends leg at knee |
| Vastus intermedius | extends leg at knee |
| Tibialis anterior | dorsiflexion and inversion of foot |
| Peroneus tertius | dorsiflexion and eversion of foot |
| Extensor digitorum longus | dorsiflexion and eversion of foot and extension of toes |
| Gastrocnemius | plantar flexion of foot and flexion of leg at knee |
| Soleus | plantar flexion of foot |
| Flexor digitorum longus | plantar flexion and inversion of foot, and flexion of the four lateral toes |
| Tibialis posterior | plantar flexion and inversion of foot |
| Peroneus longus | plantar flexion and eversion of foot; also supports arch |
| Anterior group | psoas major illiacus |
| Posterior group | gluteus maximus gluteus medius gluteus minimus tensor fasciae latae |
| Flexors | biceps femoris semitendinosus semimembranosus sartorius |
| Extensors | quads: rectus femoris vastus lateralis vastus medialis vastus intermedius |
| Dorsal flexors | tibialis anterior peroneus tertius extensor digitorum longus |
| Plantar flexors | gastrocnemius soleus flexor digitorum longus |
| Invertor | tibialis posterior |
| Evertor | peroneus longus |
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