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6 Cards in this Set
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PSOAS MAJOR (Iliopsoas Group) action: flexes thigh at hip; flexes vertebral column |
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ILIACUS (Iliopsoas Group) action: flexes thigh at hip |
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GLUTEUS MAXIMUS origin: iliac crest, sacrum, coccyx, and aponeuroses of the lumbar region insertion: gluteal tuberosity of femur and iliotibial tract action: extends thigh at hip, laterally rotates thigh at hip |
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GLUTEUS MEDIUS action: abducts thigh at hip, medially rotates thigh at hip |
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TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE action: abducts thigh at hip |
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SARTORIUS (longest muscle in body) action: flexes thigh at hip, laterally rotates thigh at him, flexes leg at knee (used when crossing legs; weak muscle mainly functions to stabilize the thigh when walking) |
