Actions of muscles that cross the hip Flashcards
What are the actions of the Gluteus Maximus?
Upper:
- Extends
- Abducts
- Laterally rotates
Lower:
- Extends
- Adducts
- Laterally rotates
What are the actions of the Gluteus medius?
Anterior:
- Flexes
- Abducts
- Medially rotates
Posterior:
- Extends
- Abducts
- Laterally rotates
What are the actions of the Gluteus minimus?
- Flexes
- Abducts
- Medially rotates
What are the actions of the Gracilis?
- Flexes
- Adducts
What are the actions of the Pectineus?
- Flexes
- Addcuts
- Medially rotates
What are the actions of the Adductor longus?
- Flexes
- Adducts
What are the actions of the Adductor brevis?
- Flexes
- Adducts
What are the actions of the “True adductor” of Adductor magnus?
- Flexes
- Adducts
What are the actions of the ‘Ex hamstring’ of Adductor magnus?
- Extends
- Adducts
What are the actions of the Pyriformis?
- Abducts
- Laterally rotates
What are the actions of the Gemellus superior?
- Laterally rotates
What are the actions of the Gemellus inferior?
- Laterally rotates
What are the actions of the Obturator internus?
- Laterally rotates
What are the actions of the Obturator externus?
- Adducts
What are the actions of the Quadratus femoris?
- Extends
- Adducts
- Laterally rotates
What are the actions of the Semimembranosus?
- Extends
- Adducts
What are the actions of the Semitendinosus?
- Extends
- Adducts
What are the actions of the Long head of the Bicep femoris?
- Extends
- Adducts
- Laterally rotates
What are the actions of the iliacus muscle?
- Flexes
- Medially rotates
What are the actions of the Psoas major?
- Flexes
- Medially rotates
Why do we not consider the psoas minor?
- It inserts onto the pelvic brim.
- So doesn’t cross and act on the hip.
- And it is too small to be functional.
What are the actions of the Tensor Facie Latae?
- Flexes
- Abducts
- Medially rotates
What are the actions of the Sartorius?
- Flexes
- Abducts
- Laterally rotates
What are the actions of the Rectus femoris?
- Flexes
- Abducts
