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26 Cards in this Set
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iliacus |
hip flexor; flexes trunk on thigh |
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psoas |
same as iliacus; laterally rotates vertebral column |
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sartorius |
flexes, abducts and laterally rotates thigh; flexes knee |
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gracilis |
adducts thigh; flexes and medially rotates leg |
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adductors (magnus and longus) |
adduct and medially rotate and flex thigh |
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pectineus |
adducts flexes and medially rotates thigh |
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(quads) rectus femoris |
extends knee and flexes thigh at hip |
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(quads) vastus lateralis |
extends knee & stabilizes |
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(quads) vastus medialis |
extends knee & stabilizes |
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(quads) vastus intermedius |
extends knee |
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tensor fasciae latae |
stabilizes trunk; flexes, abducts and medially rotates thigh |
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gluteus maximus |
powerful hip extensor especially when hip is flexed (stair climbing) |
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gluteus medius |
abducts and medially rotates thigh |
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(hamstrings) biceps femoris |
extend thigh & flex knee; laterally rotates leg at thigh |
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(hamstrings) semitendinosus |
extends thigh & flex knee; medially rotates leg at thigh |
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(hamstrings) semimembranosus |
extends thigh & flexes knee; medially rotates leg at thigh |
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gastrocnemius |
plantar flexion when knee is extended |
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soleus |
plantar flexion |
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popliteus |
flexes and rotates leg medially; unlocks knee from extended position |
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tibialis posterior |
prime mover of foot inversion |
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flexor digitorum longus |
flexes toes; plantar flexes and inverts foot |
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flexor hallucis longus |
flexes big toe; plantar flexion and inversion during walking to "push off" |
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peroneus (fibularis) longus and brevis |
plantar flexes and everts foot; keeps foot flat on ground |
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tibialis anterior |
prime mover of dorsiflexion to invert foot |
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extensor digitorum longus |
prime mover of toe extension; dorsiflexes |
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extensor hallucis longus |
extends big toe; dorsiflexes |
