JMM Form - 3 of 3

Question 1

Hip Flexion

Answer 1

Bringing leg up and toward front of body (as in sitting).
• Iliacus
• Psoas Major
(together: Iliopsoas Muscle)

Question 2

Hip Extension

Answer 2

Bringing leg back behind body (as in beginning of a kick).
• Biceps Femoris
• Gluteus Maximus

Question 3

Hip Abduction

Answer 3

Bringing leg out to a side.
• Gluteus Medius
• Gluteus Minimus
• Tensor Fasciae Latae
• Sartorius

Question 4

Hip Adduction

Answer 4

Bringing leg back toward body from side (knees together).
• Adductor Magnus
• Adductor Longus
• Adductor Brevis
• Pectineus
• Gracilis

Question 5

Hip Lateral Rotation/External Rotation

Answer 5

Turning hip socket out to the side (frog pose in yoga; rotating calf inward).
• Sartorius
• Gluteus Maximus
• Piriformis
• Quadratus Femoris
• Obturator Internus
• Obturator Externus
• Gemellus Superior
• Gemellus Inferior

Question 6

Hip Medial Rotation/Internal Rotation

Answer 6

Turning hip socket inward, toward body (as in rotating calf out to side).
• Gluteus Minimus
• Gluteus Medius
• Tensor Faschiae Latae (slight)

Question 7

Knee Extension

Answer 7

Using quad muscles to straighten knee.
• Rectus Femoris
• Vastus Lateralis
• Vastus Medialis
• Vastus Intermedius

Question 8

Knee Flexion

Answer 8

Using hamstring muscles to bend knee.
• Semimembransus
• Semitendinosus
• Biceps Femoris

Question 9

Ankle Plantar Flexion or Extension

Answer 9

Downward pointing of foot (Barbie/ballerina foot).
• Gastrocnemius
• Soleus

Question 10

Ankle Dorsiflexion or Flexion

Answer 10

Bending of top of foot toward shin.

•Tibialis Anterior

Question 11

Ankle Inversion/Adduction/Supination

Answer 11

Bringing bottom of foot inward, toward opposite leg.
• Tibialis Anterior
• Tibialis Posterior

Question 12

Ankle Eversion/Abduction/Pronation

Answer 12

Bringing bottom of foot outward, away from body.
• Peroneus Longus
• Peroneus Brevis
• Peroneus Tertius