Muscles of The Lower Limb
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31 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Gluteus maximus |  Large butt musce moves thigh |
| Gluteus medius | Midle musicle deep to maximus |
| Gluteus minimus | deepest and smallest butt muscle |
| Tensor fasciae latae | lateral to rectus embedded in iliotibial tract |
| Piriformis | Lateral rotators of the thigh |
| Fascia lata | connective tissue surrounding thigh |
| Iliotibial tract | thicken lateral portion of fascia lata tissue |
| Biceps femoris | Lateral two head extends thigh and flexes leg |
| Semitendinosus | Long tendon of insertion Back kneww area near thigh. |
| Semimembranosus | Medial extensive membrance tendon of orgin back knee area near thigh. |
| Rectus femoris | superficial muscle running straight along thigh flexes thigh and extends leg |
| Vastus lateralis | Lateral to rectus femoris |
| Vastus intermedius | deep to rectus |
| Vastus medialis | forms bulge on medial thigh medial to rectus |
| Sartorius | longest muscle in body lateral border of femoral triangle cross leg |
| Gracilis | postermedial adducts thigh |
| Pectineus | superior to adductor longus |
| Adductor longus | medial and forms medial border of femoral triangle |
| Adductor brevis | Not seen superior to magnus adducts the thigh |
| Adductor magnus | largest adductor deepest as well |
| illiacus | medial to sartorius flexes thigh inside ilium |
| Psoas major | medial to illiacus on top of ilium |
| Tibialis anterior | Superficial large muscle lateral to anterior part of tibia produces dorsiflexion |
| Extensor digitorum longus | extends toes |
| Peroneus longus | superficial muscle moves foot |
| Peroneus brevis | deep to peroneus longus |
| gastrocnemius | Two headed superficial muscle forms prominent bulge upper calf produces plantar flexion |
| Soleus | Broad muscle deep to Gastronemius |
| Tibialis posterior | lower calf deep to soleus |
| Flexor digitorum longus | Deep muscle lying against posterior tibia flexes toes |
| Calcaneal | Achilles common tendon insertion for Triceps surae attactes to caleancus |
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