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| Iliacus/Psoas Major (Iliopsoas) |
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Iliacus - Femoral nerve
Psoas Major - Ventral rami of lumbar nerve
Actions: flex/medially rotate the thigh |
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Inferior Gluteal Nerve
Actions: extends/laterally rotates thigh |
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Superior Gluteal nerve
Actions: abducts, medially rotates thigh |
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Superior Gluteal nerve
Actions: abducts, medially rotates thigh |
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Superior Gluteal Nerve
Actions: flexes/medially rotates/abducts thigh, and extends/laterally rotates leg |
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Obturator nerve
Actions: adducts, medially rotates thigh |
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Obturator nerve
Actions: adducts thigh |
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| Adductor Magnus (adductor and hamstring parts) |
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Adductor part - Obturator nerve; Hamstring part - tibial part of sciatic nerve
Actions: entire muscle adducts/medially rotates thigh;adductor part flexes thigh;hamstring part extends thigh |
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Obturator Nerve
Actions: adducts thigh, and flexes/medially rotates leg |
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Femoral Nerve
Actions: adducts, flexes thigh |
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Term
| Piriformis, Gemellus Superior, Obturator Internus, Gemellus Inferior |
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Definition
| Actions: laterally rotates thigh;abducts flexed thigh |
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| Obturator Externus, Quadratus Femoris |
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Definition
| Actions: laterally rotates thigh |
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Femoral Nerve
Actions: flexes/abduct/laterally rotates thigh, and flexes/medially rotates leg (when knee is flexed) |
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| Quadriceps Femoris (rectus femoris) |
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Definition
Femoral Nerve
Actions: flexes thigh and extends leg |
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Term
| Quadriceps Femoris (Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius) |
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Femoral Nerve
Actions: extends leg |
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Term
| Biceps Femoris (long head, short head) |
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Long head - tibial part of sciatic nerve, Short head - common peroneal part of sciatic nerve
Actions: long head - extends thigh; both heads - flex/laterally rotate leg |
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| Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus |
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Tibial part of sciatic nerve
Actions: extends thigh and flexes/medially rotates leg |
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Tibial nerve
Actions: weakly flexes leg; unlocks extended leg by rotating femur laterally on the fixed tibia |
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| Gastrocnemius (lateral head, medial head) |
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Tibial nerve
Actions: flexes leg and plantar flexes foot |
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Tibial nerve
Actions: plantar flexes foot |
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Tibial nerve
Actions: weakly assists gastrocnemius in flexing leg and plantar flexing the foot |
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Tibial nerve
Actions: plantar flexes foot and flexes phalanges of digits 2-5 |
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Tibial nerve
Actions: plantar flexes foot and flexes phalanges of big toe |
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Tibial nerve
Actions: plantar flexes/inverts foot |
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| Fibularis Longus, Fibularis Brevis |
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Superficial peroneal nerve
Actions: everts/weakly assists in plantar flexion of foot |
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Deep peroneal nerve
Actions: dorsiflexes/inverts foot |
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Term
| Extensor Digitorum Longus |
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Deep peroneal nerve
Actions: dorsiflexes foot and extends phalanges of digits 2-5 |
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Deep peroneal nerve
Actions: dorsiflexes foot and assists in eversion of foot |
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Deep peroneal nerve
Actions: dorsiflexes foot and extends phalanges of the big toe |
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