lower body muscles and movments Flashcards

to learn the movments of the lower muscles and their functions

1
Q

what muscles is placed at the anteriror hip joint and is in charge of the flextion of the thigh?

A

iliopasoas

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2
Q

what is a muscle placed on the thigh and is in charge on the hip felxion?

A

Rectus femoris

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3
Q

what muscle is placed on the hip and is in charge hip extention?

A

Gluteus maximus

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4
Q

what muscle is placed posteriorly and is in charge of hip extention, and hip leteral rotation?

A

Biceps femoris

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5
Q

what are the two muscles that are placed posteriorly in the thigh, and are in charge of hip extention, and hip medial rotation?

A

semitendinosus (middle of the hamstrings) and semimembranosus (medial)

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6
Q

what muscle is placed on the anterior thigh region, and is in charge of the extention of the knee?

A

Rectus Femoris (RF)

(middle of the quads)

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7
Q

what muscle is placed antirior leteral side of the thigh and is in charge of the knee extention?

A

Vastus lateralis (VL)

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8
Q

what muscle is placed antirior medial and is in charge of the knee extention?

A

Vastus Medialis (VM)

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9
Q

what muscle is placed in anteriorly of the thigh and is in charge of the knee extention. (deep in the knee)?

A

Vastus intermedius (VI) (deep)

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10
Q

what muscles has two heads (leteral and medial) and is placed posterior to the knee and is in charge of the flexion at the knee?

A

gastrocnemius (leteral and medial)

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11
Q

what muscle is placed in the anterior of the leg, and is in charge of dorsiflexion, and invertion (leteral side)?

A

tibialis anterior

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12
Q

what muscle is placed posterior to the leg, has three muscles and is in charge of plantarfelxion (extention)

A

Tricep surae

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