Actions Flashcards
Adductor Brevis
Adduct hip Medially Rotate
Adductor Longus
Adduct hip Medially rotate
Adductor Magnus
Aduct hip Medially rotate Extend hip (posterior fibers)
Biceps Femoris
Flex knee Laterally rotate flexed knee Long head (extend hip laterally
Gemellus Inferior
Laterally Rotate the Hip
Gemellus Superior
Laterally Rotate the Hip
Gluteus Maximus
ALL Fibers
Extend, Laterally Rotate, and ABduct Hip
Lower Fibers
ADduct Hip
Gluteus Medius
All Fibers
ABduct hip
Anterior Fibers
Flex and Medially rotate hip
Posterior Fibers
Extend Hip
Laterally Rotate
Gluteus Minimus
ABduct, Medially rotate, and Flex Hip
Gracilis
Adduct and MEdially rotate Hip
Flex and Medially rotate knee
Illiacus
Origin fixed:
Flex hip
Insertion fixed: Flex trunk toward thigh and Tilt pelvis anteriorly
Obturator Externus
Laterally Rotate Hip
Obturator Internus
Laterally Rotate Hip
Pectineus
ADduct and Medially rotate hip
Piriformis
Laterally rotate and ABduct hip when flexed
Psoas Major
Origin fixed:
Flex Hip
Insertion fixed:
Flex trunk towards thigh and Tilt pelvis anteriorly
Psoas Minor
Assist to create lordortic curve and tilt pelvis posteriorly
Quadratus Femoris
Laterally Rotate
Rectus Femoris
Extend Knee
Flex Hip
Sartorius
Flex, Laterally Rotate, Abduct Hip
Flex and Medially Rotate Knee
Semimembranosus
Flex and medially rotate Knee
Extend Hip
Tilt pelvis posteriorly
Semitedinosus
Flex and Medially rotae knee
Extend hip
Tilt pelvis posteriorly
TFL
Flex, medially rotate, and ABduct hip
Vastus Intermedius
Extend Knee
Vastus Lateralis
Extend Knee
Vastus Medialis
Extend Knee
Extensor Digitorum Longus
Extension 2-5, Dorsiflexion, & Eversion.
Gastrocnsemius
Plantar Flexion & Knee Flexion
Lumbricals
Flex proximal2-5 Extend Distal 2-5
Peroneus
Eversion & Plantar Flexion
Peroneus Brevis & Longus
Plantar Flexion & Eversion
Plantaris
Plantar Flexion & Flexion of Knee
Popliteus
Medially rotate and flex knee
Soleus
Plantar Flexion
Tibialis Anterior
Dorsiflexion and Eversion
Tibialis Posterior
Plantar Flexion and Inversion
