Common Actions of Muscles

Question 1

What is the common action at the hip of the anterior hip?

Answer 1

HIP FLEXION

Question 2

What is the common action at the knee of the anterior thigh?

Answer 2

KNEE EXTENSION

Question 3

What is the common action at the hip of the medial thigh?

Answer 3

HIP ADDUCTION

Question 4

What is the common action at the hip of the gluteus maximus?

Answer 4

HIP EXTENSION

Question 5

What are the common actions at the hip of the superior gluteal nerve?

Answer 5

HIP ABDUCTION, HIP INTERNAL ROTATION

Question 6

What is the common action at the hip of the posterior thigh?

Answer 6

HIP EXTENSION

Question 7

What is the common action at the knee of the posterior/anterior thigh?

Answer 7

KNEE FLEXION

Question 8

What is the common action at the ankle of the posterior leg?

Answer 8

ANKLE PLANTOR FLEXION

Question 9

What is the common action at the ankle of the lateral leg?

Answer 9

ANKLE EVERSION, PLANTAR FLEXION

Question 10

What is the common action at the ankle of the anterior leg?

Answer 10

ANKLE DORSIFLEXION

Question 11

What muscles have the common action of ankle inversion?

Answer 11

TIBIALIS ANTERIOR, TIBIALIS POSTERIOR

Question 12

What muscles have the common action of lateral/external rotation at the knee?

Answer 12

BICEPS FEMORIS (LONG HEAD & SHORT HEAD), TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE

Question 13

What muscles have the common action of medial/internal rotation at the knee?

Answer 13

SARTORIUS, GRACILUS, SEMITENDINOUSOS, SEMIMEMBRANOUS, POPLITEUS

Question 14

What muscles have the common action of lateral/external rotation at the hip?

Answer 14

GLUTEUS MAXIMUS, ILIACUS, PSOAS MAJOR, SARTORIUS, PERIFORMUS, GOGOQ

Question 15

What muscles have the common action of internal/medial rotation at the hip?

Answer 15

GLUTEUS MEDIUS, GLUTEUS MINIMUS, TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE, ADDUCTOR LONGUS, ADDUCTOR MAGNUS