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Lower Limb Muscles
Action, Origin, Insertion, and Innervation of Select Lower Limb muscles
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/06/2011

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Term
Iliopsoas (Iliacus,Psoas major)
Definition
O- Iliac Fossa, vertebrae T12-L5
I- Lesser Trochanter of Femur
A- Thigh Flexion
N- Femoral n.
Term
Gluteus Maximus
Definition
O- Ilium, Sacrum, Coccyx
I- Femur and leteral condyle of tibia
via iliotibial band
A- Thigh Extension
N- n/a
Term
Gluteus Medius
Definition
O- ilium
I- greater trochanter of femur
A- thigh abduction
N- n/a
Term
Adductor Magnus (adductor component)
Definition
O- Ischium and pubis
I- Lineas aspera of femur
A- Thigh adduction
N- tibial nerve
Term
"Hamstrings" Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus
Definition
O- Ischium
I- head of fibula and proximal
posterior aspect of tibia
A- Leg Flexion
N- tibial nerve
Term
Quadriceps femoris group
Definition
O- proximal anterior aspect of femur
I- patella
A- leg extension
N- femoral n.
Term
gastrocnemius
Definition
O- lateral and medial epicondyles of
femur
I- calcaneus via Achilles tendon
A- plantarflexion
N- tibial n.
Term
tibialis anterior
Definition
O- proximal anterior aspect of tibia
I- metatarsal I
A- 1)dorsiflexion 2)foot inversion
N- deep fibular n.
Term
peroneus (fibularis) longus
Definition
O- proximal lateral aspect of fibula
I- metatarsal I and V
A- foot eversion
N- deep fibular n.
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