Lower body Muscles

Question 1

Iliopsoas (ilicus & psoas major)

Answer 1

• Hip flexor
• Hip flexion
• Flex femur

Question 2

Piriformis (HIP)

Answer 2

• Hip Lateral Rotation
• Later rotation femur
• Abducts femur

Question 3

Plantaris

Answer 3

• Lower leg
• Plantar flexes the foot
• Flexes the Knee

Question 4

Gastrocnemius

Answer 4

• Lower Leg
• Plantar flex foot
• Flex the knee

Question 5

Soleus

Answer 5

• Lower leg

- Plantarflexion (point toes)

Question 6

Tibialis Anterior

Answer 6

• Lower leg
• Dorsiflexion
• inversion of foot

Question 7

Peroneus Brevis

Answer 7

• Lower leg
• Plantarflexion (point toes)
• Eversion

Question 8

Plantaris

Answer 8

• Lower leg
• Plantarflexion
• Flex the knee

Question 9

Hamstring Muscles (Bf. S.S.)
Origin & Insertion
Movement

Answer 9

(Posterior thigh)
O: Hip
I: Leg
M: hip & knee
-Biceps Femoris
-Semitendonosus
-Semimembranosus

Question 10

Lower Leg (S.G.T.T.P.P)
Origin & Insertion

Answer 10

(below knee)
O: 
I:
-Soleus
-Gastrocnemius
-Tibialis P
-Tibialis A
-Peroneus Brevis
-Plantaris

Question 11

Quadriceps (V.V.V.R.S)
Origin & Insertion
Movement

Answer 11

(anterior thigh)
O: Femur & anterior hip
I: Lower leg
M: hip & knee
-Vastus Medialis
-Vastus Intermedius
-Vastus Lateralis
-Rectus Femoris
-Sartorious

Question 12

Hip Adductor (Go Pick three Adductors)
Origin & Insertion
Movement

Answer 12

(medial thigh/groin)
O: Pelvis
I: Femur
-Gracilis
-Pectineus
-Adductor Longus
-Adductor Brevis
-Adductor Magnus

Question 13

Hip (Medial *Gm, gm, TFL & Lateral *GM, P, Qf)
Origin
Movement

Answer 13

O: pelvis
M: Medial (internal) & Lateral (external) rotation
Lateral rotation
-Gluteus Maximus
-Piriformis
-Quadratus femoris
Medial Rotation
-Gluteus Medius
-Gluteus Minimus 
-TFL /Tensor Fascia Lata

Question 14

Hip Flexor

Answer 14

-Iliopsoas

Question 15

Biceps Femoris

Answer 15

• Hamstrings
• Flex knee
• Lateral rotation of of knee joint
• Extends hip joint

Question 16

Semitendonosus

Answer 16

• Hamstrings
• Flex knee
• Extends hip

Question 17

Semimembranosus

Answer 17

• Hamstrings
• Extends hip
• Flexes knee

Question 18

Vastus Medialis, Intermedius, Lateralis

Answer 18

• Quadriceps

- Extends knee

Question 19

Rectus Femoris

Answer 19

• Quadriceps
• Extends knee
• Flexes hip

Question 20

Sartorius

Answer 20

• Quadriceps
• Flex hip
• Abduct hip
• Laterally rotate hip & knee

Question 21

Gracilis

Answer 21

• Hip Adductor
• Flex knee
• Crosses knee joint

Question 22

Pectineus

Answer 22

• Hip Adductor
• Flex femur
• Adducts femur

Question 23

Adductors: Longus, Brevis, Magnus

Answer 23

*Hip Adductor
-all adduct hip
L:
-Flex hip
M:
-Flex hip
-Extends hip

Question 24

Gluteus Maximus

Answer 24

• Hip Lateral Rotation
• extends hip
• abducts femur

Question 25

Piriformis

Answer 25

• Hip Lateral rotation
• laterally rotate femur
• abducts femur

Question 26

Quadratus Femoris

Answer 26

• Hip Lateral Movement

- Laterally rotates femur

Question 27

Gluteus Medius

Answer 27

*Hip Medial rotation
-Abducts hip
-medially rotates femur
(prevents adduction of hip)

Question 28

Gluteus Minimus

Answer 28

• Hip Medial rotation
• Abducts femur
• Medially rotates femur

Question 29

TFL/Tensor Fascia Lata

Answer 29

• Hip Medial rotation
• flex hip
• medially rotate femur
• abducts femur
• lateral knee rotation