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lower extremity muscles
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
06/14/2013

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Term
gluteus maximus
Definition

origin: posterior inferior iliac spine or ilium, sacrum

 

insertion: gluteal tuberosity of the femur

 

action: extends thigh

Term
tensor fasciae latae
Definition
(name only)
Term
iliacus
Definition

origin: iliac fossa of ilium

 

insertion: lesser trochanter of femur

 

action: flexes thigh

Term
psoas major
Definition

origin: bodies and transverse processes of lumbar vertebraes 1-5

 

insertion: lesser trochanter of femur

 

action: flexes thigh

Term
iliopsoas
Definition
iliacus+psoas major
Term
adductor magnus
Definition

origin: ramus of ischium

 

insertion: linea aspera of femur

 

action: adducts thigh

Term
sartorius
Definition

origin: anterior superior iliac spine of ilium

 

insertion: proximal medial surface of tibia

 

action: flexes thigh

Term
rectus femoris
Definition

action: anterior inferior iliac spine of ilium

 

insertion: tibial tuberosity of tibia

 

action: flexes thigh (femur)

Term
vastus medialis
Definition

origin: linea aspera of femur

 

insertion: tibial tuberosity of tibia

 

action: extends leg

Term
vastus lateralis
Definition

origin: linea aspera of femur

 

insertion: tibial tuberosity of tibia

 

action: extends leg

Term
vastus intermedius
Definition
(name only)
Term
biceps femoris
Definition

origin: linea aspera of femur, ischial tuberosity of ischium

 

insertion: head of fibula

 

action: extends thigh (femur)

Term
semitendinosus
Definition

origin: ischial tuberosity of ischium

 

insertion: proximal medial surface of tibia

 

action: extends thigh (femur)

Term
semimembranosus
Definition

origin: ischial tuberosity of ischium

 

insertion: medial condyle of tibia

 

action: extends thigh

Term
gastrocnemius
Definition

origin: proximal to the lateral and medial condyles of the femur

 

insertion: calcaneus by the way of Achilles tendon

 

action: plantar flexion of foot

Term
tibialis anterior
Definition

origin: anterolateral surface of tibia

 

insertion: metatarsal 1

 

action: inverts foot

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