lower body muscle groups

Question 1

what muscles flex the hip?

Answer 1

rectus femoris, sartorious, illacus, psoas major

Question 2

what muscles extend the hip?

Answer 2

gluteus maximus, biceps femoris

Question 3

which muscles laterally rotate the hip?

Answer 3

piriformis, quadratus femoris, sartorius (at the hip), gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and minimus (posterior portions)

Question 4

which muscles extend the leg at the knee joint?

Answer 4

rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius

Question 5

which muscles flex the leg at the knee joint?

Answer 5

biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus, gastrocnemius

Question 6

which muscles rotate the leg medially?

Answer 6

semimembranosus, semitendinosus, adductors, sartorius (at the knee), gluteus maximus and minimus (anterior portions)

Question 7

which muscles plantarflex the foot?

Answer 7

flexor digitorum/hallucis, soleus, gastrocnemius, plantaris, tibialis posterior

Question 8

which muscles invert and adduct the foot

Answer 8

tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum/hallucis,

Question 9

which muscles invert and dorsiflex the foot?

Answer 9

tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus

Question 10

which muscles abduct the leg?

Answer 10

glutes, tensor fasciae, sartorious, piriformis

Question 11

which muscles adduct the leg

Answer 11

quadratus femoris, adductors