DHUBS 2 - Week 5 - Lower Limb (Hip, knee, ankle and foot) Flashcards
What muscles act on the hip for flexion?
Hip flexion:
- Psoas & Iliacus
- Rectus Femoris
- Sartorius
- Pectineus
What muscles act on the hip for extension?
Hip extension:
Mainly Gluteus Maximus & Hamstrings
- Gluteus Medius (L4-S1)
- Adductor Magnus (L3-4) (posterior head) when knee flexed
What muscles act on the knee for extension?
Quadriceps
What muscles act on the knee for dorsiflexion?
Tibialis Anterior
Extensor Hallicus Longus
Extensor Digitorum Longus
What muscles act on the knee for flexion?
Knee flexion:
- Biceps Femoris
- Semimembranosus
- Semitendinosus
- Popliteus
Gastrocnemius/Gracillis/Plantaris (accessory)
What muscles act on the knee for plantarflexion?
- Mainly Gastrocnemius
Soleus/Plantaris/FHL/FDL
What muscles act on the hip for adduction?
- Adductor Longus & Brevis
- Adductor Magnus & Minimus
- Gracillis
- Pectineus
- Obturator Externus (assists)
What muscles act on the hip for abduction (anatomical position)?
Gluteus Medius and Minimus.
What muscles act on the hip for abduction (hip flexed)?
Piriformis
What muscles act on the ankle for inversion (in dorsiflexion)?
Tibialis Anterior
What muscles act on the ankle for inversion (in dorsiflexion)?
Tibialis Posterior
What muscles act on the ankle for Eversion?
- Fibularis (Peroneus) Longus
- Fibularis (Peroneus) Brevis
What muscles act on the Hallux for Extension?
Extensor Hallicus Longus.
What muscles attach to the Greater Trochanter?
- Gluteus Medius Muscle
- Piriformis muscle
- Gluteus Minimus muscle
What muscles attach to the Ischial Tuberosity?
- Biceps femoris (long head)
- Semitendinosus muscles
- Semimembranosus muscle
