Ass and Thigh Action Flashcards
Quadratus lumborum
extends and laterally flexes the vertebral column
psoas major
flex the thigh
iliacus
flex the thigh
rectus femoris
flex the thigh
extends knee in OKC
eccentrically controls knee flexion in CKC
vastus lateralis
extends knee in OKC
eccentrically controls knee flexion in CKC
vastus medialis
extends knee in OKC
eccentrically controls knee flexion in CKC
vastus intermedius
extends knee in OKC
eccentrically controls knee flexion in CKC
sartorius
flexes thigh
ER thigh
IR leg
flexes leg
abducts thigh
pectineus
adducts and flexes thigh
gracilis
adducts the thigh
adductor longus
adducts thigh
adductor brevis
adducts thigh
adductor magnus
adduction of thigh
flexion (horizontal fibers)
extension (vertical fibers)
obturator externus
ER of thigh
obturator internus
ER of thigh
superior gemellus
ER of thigh
inferior gemellus
ER of thigh
quadratus femoris
ER of thigh
gluteus maximus
extends thigh
assists in ER and adduction
gluteus medius
abduction and IR of thigh
gluteus minimus
abduction and IR of thigh
tensor fascia latae
thigh flexion
abduction
IR
also helps flex the knee
piriformis
abduction and of thigh
semitendinosus
OKC knee flexion and thigh extension
