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Flexes leg, rotates laterally after flexed

Biceps Femoris

flexes leg and extends thigh

Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus

Flexes leg, rotates it

Popliteus

Adducts thigh, flexes leg

Gracilis

Flexes thigh, rotates it laterallt

Sartorius

Extends leg and flexes the thigh

Quadriceps femoris:


Rectus Femoris


Vastus Lateralis


Vastus Medialis


Vastus intermedius