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Lower Body- Muscle Actions Flashcards

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Action of the psoas major

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flexes the thigh; flexes

laterally bends the lumbar vertebral column

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Action of the adductor longus

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adducts, flexes, and medially rotates the femur

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Action of the flexor digitorum brevis

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flexes the metatarsophalangeal & proximal interphalangeal joints of digits 2-5

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Action of vastus lateralis

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extends the leg

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action of the adductor minimus

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adducts and laterally rotates the femur

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Action of the flexor digitorum longus

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flexes the metatarsophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints of digits 2-5; plantar flexes the foot

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Action of the extensor hallucis brevis

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extends the great toe

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Action of adductor brevis

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adducts, flexes, and medially rotates the femur

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Action of vastus intermedius

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extends the leg

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Action of the pectineus

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adducts, flexes, and medially rotates the thigh

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Action of the fibularis (peroneus) tertius

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everts the foot

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Action of semimembranosus

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extends the thigh, flexes the leg

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Action of the inferior gemellus

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lateral rotation of the femur

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action of the biceps femoris

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extends the thigh, flexes the leg, lateral rotation of knee

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Action of the iliacus

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flexes the thigh

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Action of the popliteus

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flexes and rotates the leg medially

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Action of the abductor hallucis

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abducts the great toe; flexes the metatarsophalageal joint

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Action of the quadratus femoris

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laterally rotates the thigh

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Action of the obturator externus

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laterally rotates the thigh

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Action of the gluteus medius

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abducts the femur; medially rotates the thigh

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Action of the lumbricals (foot)

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flexes the metatarsophalangeal joint

extends the proximal interphalangeal & distal interphalangeal joints of digits 2-5

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Action of the iliopsoas

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flexes the thigh

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Action of the gastrocnemius

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flexes leg; plantar flexes foot

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Action of the fibularis (peroneus) longus

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extends (plantar flexes) and everts the foot

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Action of tibialis anterior

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dorsiflexes and inverts the foot

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Action of the flexor digiti minimi brevis (foot)

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flexes the metatarsophalangeal joint of the 5th digit

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Action of the fibularis (peroneus) brevis

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extends (plantar flexes) and everts the foot

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Action of the gracilis

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adducts the thigh, flexes and medially rotates the thigh, flexes the leg

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Action of the extensor digitorum longus

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extends the metatarsophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints of the lateral 4 toes

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Action of the gluteus maximus

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extends the thigh; laterally rotates the femur

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Action of the extensor hallucis longus

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extends the metatarsophalangeal interphalangeal joints of the great toe

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Action of tibialis posterior

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plantar flexes the foot; inverts the foot

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Action of the sartorius

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flexes, abducts and laterally rotates the thigh; flexes leg

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Action of the obturator internus

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laterally rotates and abducts the thigh

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Action of the abductor digiti minimi (foot)

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abducts the 5th toe; flexes the metatarsophalageal joint

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Action of the rectus femoris

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extends the leg, flexes the thigh

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Action of the flexor hallucis brevis

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flexes the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe

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Action of the plantaris

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flexes the leg; plantar flexes the foot

39
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action of the extensor digitorum brevis

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extends toes 1-4

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Action of semitendinosus

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extends the thigh, flexes the leg

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Action of the flexor hallucis longus

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flexes the metatarsophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints of the great toe; plantar flexes the foot

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Action of adductor hallucis

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adducts the great toe (moves it toward midline of the foot; i.e.toward the 2nd digit)

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Action of the gluteus minimus

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abducts the femur; medially rotates the thigh

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Action of the adductor magnus

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adducts, flexes, and medially rotates the femur; extends the femur

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Action of the piriformis

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laterally rotates and abducts thigh

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Action of the quadriceps femoris

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extends the knee

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Action of soleus

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plantar flexes the foot

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Action of TFL (tensor fasciae latae)

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flexes, abducts, and medially rotates the thigh

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Action of vastus medialis

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extends the leg

50
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Action of superior gemellus

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laterally rotates the femur

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