Actions and innervations of thigh muscles Flashcards
Semitendinosus action
- flex knee
- extend hip
semimembranosus action
- flex knee
- extend hip
biceps femoris action
- flex knee
- extend hip
piriformis action
lateral rotators of hip
tensor fasciae latae action
flex, abduct, medially rotate the hip
glute medius and minimus action
- abduction of hip
- assist in medial and lateral rotation of hip
glute maximus action
- hip extension
- hip external rotation
- secondary action: hip adduction
gracilis action
- hip flexion
- hip medial rotation
- hip adduction
- knee flexion
adductor magnus action
- hip adduction
- hip extension
- hip medial rotation
adductor brevis action
- hip adduction
- hip flexion
- hip medial rotation
adductor longus action
- hip adduction
- hip flexion
- hip medial rotation
pectineus action
- hip adduction
- hip flexion
- hip medial rotation
pectineus action
- hip adduction
- hip flexion
- hip medial rotation
sartorius action
- hip flexion
- hip abduction
- hip lateral rotation
- knee flexion
vastus intermedius action
extends knee
vastus medialis action
extends knee
vastus lateralis action
extends knee
rectus femoris
- extends knee
- flexes hip
rectus femoris innervation
femoral
vastus lateralis innervation
femoral
vastus medialis innervation
femoral
vastus intermedius innervation
femoral
sartorius innervation
femoral
pectineus innervation
femoral
adductor longus innervation
obturator
adductor brevis innervation
obturator
gracilis innervation
obturator
adductor magnus innervation
- obturator
- tibial portion of sciatic nerve
gluteus maximus innervation
inferior gluteal
glute medius and minimus innervation
superior gluteal
TFL innervation
superior gluteal
piriformis innervation
nerve to piriformis
biceps femoris innervation
sciatic
semimembranosus innervation
sciatic
semitendinosus innervation
sciatic
