LE Muscle Actions Flashcards
What is the action of the Tensor Fascia Lata?
Abduct the hip joint
What are the actions of the sartorius?
Flexor, abductor and lateral rotator of hip joint
Flexor and medial rotator of the knee joint
What are the actions of the Rectus Femoris?
Flexor of the hip joint
Extensor of the knee joint
What is the action of the Vastus Lateralis?
Extensor of the knee joint
What is the action of the Vastus Medialis?
Extensor of the knee joint
What is the action of the Vastus Intermedius?
Extensor of the knee joint
What is the action of the Pectineus?
Adduction of the hip joint
What is the action of the Adductor Brevis?
Adduction of the hip joint
What is the action of the Adductor Longus?
Adductor of the hip joint
What is the action of the Adductor Magnus?
Fibers from the ischiopubic ramus: Adductor of the hip joint
Hamstring part: Flexor of the knee joint
What is the action of the Gracilis?
Adduction of the hip joint
What is the action of the Tibialis Anterior?
Dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle joint
What is the action of the Extensor Digitorum Longus?
Dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle joint, MTP, PIP, and DIP joints
What is the action of the Extensor Hallucis Longus?
Dorsiflexion of the 1st MTP and IP joints
What is the action of the Fibularis Tertius?
Dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle joint
What is the action of the Fibularis Longus?
Eversion of the ankle joint
What is the action of the Fibularis Brevis?
Eversion of the ankle joint
What is the action of the Extensor Digitorum Brevis?
Dorsiflexion of the middle three toes at the MTP and PIP joints
What is the action of the Extensor Hallucis Brevis?
Dorsiflexion of the great toe at the MTP joint
What is the action of Gluteus Maximus?
Extensor and lateral rotator of the hip joint
What is the action of the Gluteus Medius?
Abductor and medial rotator of the hip joint
Tilts the pelvis when walking
What is the action of the Gluteus Minimus?
Abductor and medial rotator of the hip joint
Tilts the pelvis when walking
What is the action of the Piriformis?
Lateral rotator of an extended thigh
What is the action of the Gamellus Superior?
Lateral rotator of the hip joint
What is the action of the Gamellus Inferior?
Lateral rotator of the hip joint
What is the action of the Obturator Internus Tendon?
Lateral rotator of the hip joint
What is the action of the Quadratus Femoris?
Lateral rotator of the hip joint
What is the action of the Biceps Femoris?
Flexor of the knee joint
What is the action of the Semitendinosus?
Flexor of the knee joint
What is the action of the semimembranosus?
Flexor of the knee joint
What is the action of the Gastrocnemius?
Plantar flexion of the ankle joint
What is the action of the Plantaris?
Plantar flexion of the ankle joint
What is the action of the Soleus?
Plantar flexion of the ankle joint
What is the action of the Flexor Hallucis Longus?
Plantar flexion of the great toe
What is the action of the Flexor Digitorum Longus?
Plantar flexion of the lateral four toes (MTP, PIP, DIP)
What is the action of the Tibialis Posterior?
Invertor and Adductor of the fore part of the foot
What is the action of the Abductor Hallucis?
Abduction of the great toe
What is the action of the Flexor Digitorum Brevis?
Plantar flexion of MTP and PIP
What is the action of the Abductor Digiti Minimi?
Abduct the little toe
What is the action of the Flexor Digitorum Accessorius/Quadratus Plantae?
Corrects the diagonal pull of the flexor digitourm longus
What is the action of the lumbricals?
Plantar flexion at the MTP joints of the lateral four toes
Dorsiflexion at the PIP joints of the lateral four toes
What is the action of the Adductor Hallucis?
Adduction of the great toe