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Actions/Innervations of Lower Limb Muscles
Actions/Innervations of Lower Limb Muscles
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
11/04/2012

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Term
Iliacus/Psoas Major (Iliopsoas)
Definition

Iliacus - Femoral nerve

Psoas Major - Ventral rami of lumbar nerve

Actions: flex/medially rotate the thigh

Term
Gluteus Maximus
Definition

Inferior Gluteal Nerve

Actions: extends/laterally rotates thigh

Term
Gluteus Medius
Definition

Superior Gluteal nerve

Actions: abducts, medially rotates thigh

Term
Gluteus Minimus
Definition

Superior Gluteal nerve

Actions: abducts, medially rotates thigh

Term
Tensor Fasciae Latae
Definition

Superior Gluteal Nerve

Actions: flexes/medially rotates/abducts thigh, and extends/laterally rotates leg

Term
Adductor Longus
Definition

Obturator nerve

Actions: adducts, medially rotates thigh

Term
Adductor Brevis
Definition

Obturator nerve

Actions: adducts thigh

Term
Adductor Magnus (adductor and hamstring parts)
Definition

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

Term
Gracilis
Definition

Obturator Nerve

Actions: adducts thigh, and flexes/medially rotates leg

Term
Pectineus
Definition

Femoral Nerve

Actions: adducts, flexes thigh

Term
Piriformis, Gemellus Superior, Obturator Internus, Gemellus Inferior
Definition
Actions: laterally rotates thigh;abducts flexed thigh
Term
Obturator Externus, Quadratus Femoris
Definition
Actions: laterally rotates thigh
Term
Sartorius
Definition

Femoral Nerve

Actions: flexes/abduct/laterally rotates thigh, and flexes/medially rotates leg (when knee is flexed)

Term
Quadriceps Femoris (rectus femoris)
Definition

Femoral Nerve

Actions: flexes thigh and extends leg

Term
Quadriceps Femoris (Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius)
Definition

Femoral Nerve

Actions: extends leg

Term
Biceps Femoris (long head, short head)
Definition

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

Term
Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus
Definition

Tibial part of sciatic nerve

Actions: extends thigh and flexes/medially rotates leg

Term
Popliteus
Definition

Tibial nerve

Actions: weakly flexes leg; unlocks extended leg by rotating femur laterally on the fixed tibia

Term
Gastrocnemius (lateral head, medial head)
Definition

Tibial nerve

Actions: flexes leg and plantar flexes foot

Term
Soleus
Definition

Tibial nerve

Actions: plantar flexes foot

Term
Plantaris
Definition

Tibial nerve

Actions: weakly assists gastrocnemius in flexing leg and plantar flexing the foot

Term
Flexor Digitorum Longus
Definition

Tibial nerve

Actions: plantar flexes foot and flexes phalanges of digits 2-5

Term
Flexor Hallucis Longus
Definition

Tibial nerve

Actions: plantar flexes foot and flexes phalanges of big toe

Term
Tibialis Posterior
Definition

Tibial nerve

Actions: plantar flexes/inverts foot

Term
Fibularis Longus, Fibularis Brevis
Definition

Superficial peroneal nerve

Actions: everts/weakly assists in plantar flexion of foot

Term
Tibialis Anterior
Definition

Deep peroneal nerve

Actions: dorsiflexes/inverts foot

Term
Extensor Digitorum Longus
Definition

Deep peroneal nerve

Actions: dorsiflexes foot and extends phalanges of digits 2-5

Term
Fibularis Tertius
Definition

Deep peroneal nerve

Actions: dorsiflexes foot and assists in eversion of foot

Term
Extensor Hallucis Longus
Definition

Deep peroneal nerve

Actions: dorsiflexes foot and extends phalanges of the big toe

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