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Muscles of the lower limbs
leg muscles
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
04/26/2011

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Definition
Origin: LUmbar vertebrae

Insertion: Lesser trochanter of femur

Action: Flexes at the hip
Term
Iliacus
Definition
Origin: Iliac fossa

Insertion: Lesser trochanter of the femur

Action: Flexes the hip
Term
Sartorius
Definition
Origin: Anterior superior iliac spine

Insertion: Medial aspect of proximal tibia

Action: Flexes and external rotation at hip, also flexes/externally rotates the knee
Term
Adductor magnus
Definition
Origin: Ischium and pubis

Insertion: Linea aspera and adductor tubercle

Action: Adducts the thigh
Term
Adductor longus
Definition
Origin: Pubis

Insertion: Linea aspera

Action: Adducts the thigh
Term
Adductor brevis
Definition
Origin: Pubis

Insertion: Linea aspera above adductor longus

Action: Adducs the thigh
Term
Pectineus
Definition
Origin: Pubis

Insertion: Lesser trochanter to linea aspera of femur

Action: adducts, flexes and medial rotates the thigh
Term
Gracilis
Definition
Origin: Pubis

Insertion: Medial surface of tibia

Action: Adducts and internal rotation at thigh, flexes and internally rotates the knee
Term
Rectus femoris
Definition
Origin: Anterior inferior iliac spine

Insertion: Patella and tibial tuberosity

Action: Extends the knee flexes the hip
Term
Vastus lateralis
Definition
Origin: Greater trochanter, linea aspera, and intertrochanteris line of femur

Insertion: Patella and tibial tuberosity

Action: Extension of the knee
Term
vastus medialis
Definition
Origin: Linea aspera, intertrochanteric line

Insertion: Patella and tibial tuberosity

Action: extension of the knee
Term
Vastus intermedialis
Definition
Origin: Anterior surface of femur

Insertion: Patella and tibial tuberosity

Action: extension of the knee
Term
Tensor facsciae latae
Definition
Origin: Iliac crest, and anterior superior iliac spine

Insertion: Iliotibial tract

Action: Flexes and abducts the hip
Term
Gluteus maximus
Definition
Origin: Ilium, Sacrum, and coccyx

Insertion: Femur and iliotibial tract

Action: extends and externally rotates the hip
Term
Gluteus medius
Definition
Origin: Lateral surface of the ilium

Insertion: Greater trochanter of the femur

Action: Abducts and rotates the hip ( internal and external)
Term
Gluteus minimus
Definition
Origin: Lateral surface of the ilium

Insertion: Greater trochanter of femur

Action: Abducts and internally rotates the hip
Term
Biceps femoris
Definition
Origin: Two heads: Long head, ischial tuberosity/short head, linea aspera

Insertion: Head of fibula and lateral side of tibia

Action: extends the hip and flexes the knee, externally rotates hip and knee
Term
Semitendinosis
Definition
Origin: Ischial tuberosity

Insertion: Medial tibia

Action: Extends the hip and flexes the knee, internally rotates hip and knee
Term
Semimembranosus
Definition
Origin: Ischial tuberosity

Insertion: Medial side of tibia\

Action: extends the hip and flexes the knee, internally rotates hip and hip
Term
Popliteus
Definition
Origin: Posterolateral femur

Insertion: Posteromedial tibia

Action: flexes and internally rotates knee
Term
Gastrocnemius
Definition
Origin: medial and lateral condyles of femur

Insertion: Achilles tendon to calcaneus

Action: Plantarflexion of the ankle and flexion of the knee
Term
Soleus
Definition
Origin: proximal posterior tibia and head of fibula

Insertion: Achilles tendon to calcaneus

Action: plantarflexion of the ankle
Term
Tibialis anterior
Definition
Origin: lateral condyle and shaft of tibia

Insertion: medial cuneiform and first metatarsal

Action: Dorsiflexion and inversion of the ankle
Term
Tibialis posterior
Definition
Origin: tibia and fibula (posterior)

Insertion: bases of 2-5 metatarsals and cuneiforms

Action: Plantarflexion and inversion of the ankle
Term
Flexor hallucis longus
Definition
Origin: Fibula (posterior)

Insertion: Distal phalanx #1

Action: flexion of the great toe and plantarflexion and inversion of the ankle
Term
Extensor hallucis longus
Definition
Origin: fibula (anterior)

Insertion: distal phalanx of big tow

Action: extension of the big toe, dorsiflexion of the ankle
Term
Peroneus (fibularis) tertius
Definition
Origin: Fibula (anterior distal)

Insertion: 5th metatarsal

Action: Dorsiflexion and eversion of the ankle
Term
Peroneus (fibularis) longus
Definition
Origin: head of fibula

Insertion: base of the 1st metatarsal

Action: plantarflexion and eversion of the ankle
Term
peroneus (fibularis) brevis
Definition
Origin: Fibula (lateral)

Insertion: Base of the 5th metatarsal

Action: Plantarflexion and eversion of the ankle
Term
Plantaris
Definition
Origin: Lateral condyle of femur

Insertion: Achilles tendon to calcaneus

Action: Plantarflexion of the ankle
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