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Leg muscles Flashcards

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Extensor digitorum brevis

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Innervation: Deep Fibular Nerve
Action: Extend 4 medial digits at MTP

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Extensor halluces brevis

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Innervation: Deep Fibular Nerve
Action: Extend toe

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Abductor digiti minimi

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Innervation: Lateral plantar nerve
Action: Abuct and flexes 5th digit

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Abductor hallucis

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Innervation: Medial plantar nerve
Action: Abducts and flexes 1st digit

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Flexor digitorum brevis

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Innervation: Medial plantar nerve
Action: Flexes digits 2-5

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1st medial Lumbrical

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Innervation: Medial plantar nerve
Action: Flexes at MTP, extends at PIP joints

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2-4 lateral lumbiricals

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Innervation: Lateral plantar nerve
Action: Flexes at MTP, extends at PIP joints

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Quadratus plantae

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Innervation: Lateral plantar nerve
Action: Assists in flexion of toes

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Adductor hallucis

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Innervation: Lateral Plantar nerve
Action: Adduct 1st digit. Maintains Transverse arch.

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Flexor digiti minimi brevis

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Innervation: Lateral Plantar Nerve
Action: Flexes 5th digit (proximal phalynx)

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Flexor hallucis brevis

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Innervation: Medial pantar nerve
Action: Flexes proximal Phalynx of first digit

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Dorsal interossei, DABS

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Innervation: Lateral plantar nerve
Action: Abduct digits 2 (bot sides),3,4,5, 2 is midline + flex

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Plantar interossei, PAD

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Innervation: Lateral plantar nerve
Action: Adduct digits 3,4,5 + flex

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Gluteus maximus

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Innervation: Inferior gluteal nerve
Action:Extends thigh, laterally rotates, abducts thigh. Extends knee.

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Gluteus minimus

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Innervation: Superior gluteal nerve
Action: Abduct, medially rotates thigh

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Inferior gamellus

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Innervation: Nerve to quadratus femorus
Action: Laterally rotates thigh,

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Oburator internus

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Innervation: Nerve to obturator internus
Action: Laterally rotates, abducts thigh

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Piriformis

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Innervation: L5, S1, S2
Action: lat rotates hip, abducts thigh

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Superior gemellus

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Innervation: Obturator internus
Action: lateral rotation

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Tensor fasciae latae

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Innervation: Superior gluteal
Action: Abduction of thigh, medially rotates, flexes hip. Extends knee

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Extensor digitorum longus

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Innervation: Deep Fibular
Action: Extends digits 2-5, dorsiflex

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Extensor hallucis longus

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Innervation: Deep fibular
Action: Extends toe, dorsiflex angle

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Fibularis peroneus tertinus

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Innervation: Deep fibular
Action: dorsiflex foot, eversion of foot

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Tibialis anterior

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Innervation: Deep fibular
Action: dorsiflex, inversion

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Fibularis peroneus brevis

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Innervation: Sup fibular
Action: eversion, weak plantarflexion

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Fibularis peroneus longus

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Innervation: Sup Fibular
Action: eversion, plantar flexion

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Flexor digotorum longus

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Innervation: Tibial nerve
Action: Flex digits 2-5, plantarflex

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Flexor hallucis longus

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Innervation: Tibial
Action: Flexes toe, plantarflex

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Gastrocnemius

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Innervation: Tibial nerve
Action: plantarflex, flex knee, raise heel

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Plantaris

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Innervation: Tibial
Action: plantarflex, flex knee

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Popliteus

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Innervation: Tibial
Action: flex knee, unlocks it

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Soleus

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Innervation: Tibial
Action: plantarflex

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Tibialis posterior

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Innervation: Tibial
Action: Plantarflex, inverst foot

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Rectus femoris (quads)

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Innervation: Femoral
Action: Extend knee, flex thigh

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Vastus intermedius (quads)

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Innervation: Femoral
Action: Extend knee

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Vastus lateralis (quads)

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Innervation: Femoral
Action: Extend knee

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Vastus medialis (quads)

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Innervation: Femoral
Action: Extend knee

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Adductor brevis

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Innervation: Obturator
Action: adduct hip, flexes hip, medial rotation

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Adductor longus

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Innervation: Obturator
Action: adduct hip, flexes hip, medial rotation

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Adductor magnus

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Innervation: Obturator + Sciatic (tibial)
Action: adduct hip, extend/flexes hip, medial/lateral rotation

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Gracialis

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Innervation: Obturator
Action: adduct thigh. flexes and medially rotates leg

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Obturator externus

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Innervation: Obturator
Action: laterally rotates, stabilizes head of femur in acetebelum

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Pectineus

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Innervation: Femoral and obturator
Action: adduct, flexes hip, medial rotation

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Biceps femoris

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Innervation: Short: Sciatic (common fibular) Long: Sciatic (Tibial)
Action: Flexes and laterally rotates leg, extends thigh

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Semimembranosus

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Innervation: Sciatic (tibial)
Action: Extends thigh, flexes leg

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Semitredinosus

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Innervation: Sciatic (tibial)
Action: Extends thigh,, flexes leg

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Illiacus

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Innervation: Femoral
Action: Hip Flexion

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Psoas major

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Innervation: Femoral
Action: Hip Flexion, lateral rotation

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Sartorius

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Innervation: Femoral
Action: Abduct, laterally rotate, flex thigh. Flex knee

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Quadratus Femoris

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Innervation: Nerve to quadratus femoris
Action: Laterally rotates thigh

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Gluteus Medius

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Innervation: Sup Gluteal nerve
Action: Abducts and medially rotates hip

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