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Inferior Muscles
And their movements
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/01/2008

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Psoas Major

Definition

 

 

 

 

Flexes hip

Term

 

 

 

 

Iliacus

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Flexes hip

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Gluteus maximus

Definition

 

 

 

 

Extends, abducts and rotates thigh laterally

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Gluteus medius

Definition

 

 

 

 

Abducts and rotates thigh medially

Term

 

 

 

 

Gluteus minimus

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Abducts and rotates thigh medially

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Tensor fasciae latae

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Abduction and medial rotation of thigh

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

adductor longus

Definition

 

 

 

 

Adducts thigh

Term

 

 

 

adductor brevis

Definition

 

 

 

 

adducts thigh

Term

 

 

 

adductor magnus

Definition

 

 

 

 

adducts thigh

 

Term

 

 

 

 

pectineus

Definition

 

 

 

 

Adducts thigh

Term

 

 

 

 

 

gracillus

Definition

 

 

 

 

adducts thigh

Term

 

 

 

 

obturator externus

Definition

 

 

 

 

rotates thigh laterally

Term

 

 

 

 

obturator internus

Definition

 

 

 

 

rotates thigh laterally

Term

 

 

 

 

 

quadratus femoris

Definition

 

 

 

 

rotates thigh laterally

Term

 

 

 

 

piriformus

Definition

 

 

 

 

Rotates thigh laterally

Term

 

 

 

vastus intermedius

Definition

 

 

 

 

Extends knee

Term

 

 

 

 

vastus lateralis

Definition

 

 

 

 

extends knee

Term

 

 

 

 

 

vastus medialis

Definition

 

 

 

 

extends knee

Term

 

 

 

rectus femoris

Definition

 

 

 

 

extends knee and flexes thigh

Term

 

 

 

 

 

biceps femoris

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Flexes and and extends thigh

Term

 

 

 

 

 

semitendinosus

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

flexes knee and extends thigh

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 semimembranosus

Definition

 

 

 

 

flexes knee and extends thigh

Term

 

 

 

sartorius

Definition

 

 

 

 

flexes knee and thigh

Term

 

 

 

 

tibialis anterior

Definition

 

 

 

 

dorsiflexes ankle

Term

 

 

 

 

extensor hallucis longus

Definition

 

 

 

 

Dorsiflexes ankle and extends big toe

Term

 

 

 

 

extensor digitorum longus

Definition

 

 

 

 

dorsiflexes ankle and extends toes

Term

 

 

 

 

 

peroneus longus

Definition

 

 

 

 

plantar flexes foot

Term

 

 

 

 

 

peroneus brevis

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

plantar flexes foot

Term

 

 

 

 

 

gastrocnemius

Definition

 

 

 

plantar flexes foot

Term

 

 

 

 

 

soleus

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

plantar flexes foot

Term

 

 

 

 

plantaris

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

plantar flexes foot

 

 

Term

 

 

 

 

popliteus

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

flexes knee

Term

 

 

 

 

tibialis posterior

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

plantar flexes foot

Term

 

 

 

 

flexor digitorum longus

Definition

 

 

 

 

flexes toes

Term

 

 

 

 

flexor hallucis longus

Definition

 

 

 

 

flexes big toe and flexes ankle

Term

 

 

 

 

abductor hallucis

Definition

 

 

 

abducts big toe

Term

 

 

 

 

flexor digitorum brevis

Definition

 

 

 

 

flexes all toes (minus big toe)

Term

 

 

 

 

 

abductor digiti minimi

Definition

 

 

 

 

abducts little toe

Term

 

 

 

 

flexor hallucis brevis

Definition

 

 

 

 

flexes big toe

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