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lower extremity action and nerve cards Flashcards

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sartorius action and nerve

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action - flexor abductor and lateral rotator of hip joint
flexor and medial rotator of the knee joint
nerve - femoral nerve

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rectus femoris action and nerve

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action - flexor of hip joint, extensor of knee joint
nerve - femoral nerve

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vastus medialis action and nerve

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action - extensor of knee
nerve - femoral nerve

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vastus lateralis action and nerve

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action - extensor of knee joint
nerve - femoral nerve

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vastus intermedius action and nerve

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action - extensor of knee joint
nerve - femoral nerve

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pectineus action and nerve

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action - adductor of hip joint
nerve - femoral nerve and obturator nerve

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adductor longus action and nerve

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action - adductor of hip joint
nerve - obturator nerve

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adductor brevis action and nerve

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action - adductor of hip joint
nerve - obturator nerve

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adductor magnus action and nerve

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action - adductor of hip joint, flexor of knee joint
nerve - obturator and sciatic nerve

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gracilis action and nerve

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action - adduction of hip joint
nerve - obturator nerve

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tibialis anterior action and nerve

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action - dorsi flexion of foot at ankle joint
nerve -deep fibular nerve

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extensor digitorum longus action and nerve

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action - dorsi flexion of foot at the ankle joint, MTP, PIP and DIP joints
nerve - deep fibular nerve

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extensor hallucis longus action and nerve

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action - dorsi flexion of 1st MTP and IP joints
nerve - deep fibular nerve

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fibularis tertius action and nerve

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action - dorsi flexion of foot at ankle joint
nerve - deep fibular nerve

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fibularis longus action and nerve

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action - eversion of ankle joint
nerve - superficial fibular nerve

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fibularis brevis action and nerve

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action - eversion of ankle joint
nerve - superficial fibular nerve

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extensor hallucis brevis action and nerve

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action- dorsiflexion of great toe at the MTP joint
nerve - deep fibular nerve

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extensor digitorum brevis action and nerve

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action - dorsiflexion of middle three toes at the MTP and PIP joints
nerve - deep fibular nerve

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gluteus maximus action and nerve

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action - extensor and lateral rotator of hip joint
nerve - inferior gluteal nerve

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tensor fasciae latae action and nerve

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action - abducts the hip joint
nerve - superior gluteal nerve

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gluteus medius action and nerve

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action - abductor and medial rotator of hip joint
nerve - superior gluteal nerve

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gluteus minimus action and nerve

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action - abductor and medial rotator of hip joint
nerve - superior gluteal nerve

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piriformis action and nerve

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action - lateral rotator of extended thigh
nerve - twigs from S1 and S2

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gamellus superior action and nerve

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action - lateral rotator of hip joint
nerve - nerve to obturator internus

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gamellus inferior action and nerve

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action - lateral rotator of hip joint
nerve - nerve to quadratus femoris

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obturator internus action and nerve

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action - lateral rotator of hip joint
nerve - nerve to obturator internus

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quadratus femoris action and nerve

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action - lateral rotator of hip joint
nerve - nerve to quadratus femoris

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semimembranosus action and nerve

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action - flexor of knee joint
nerve - sciatic nerve

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semitendinosus action and nerve

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action - flexor of knee joint
nerve - sciatic nerve

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biceps femoris action and nerve

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action - flexor of knee joint
nerve - sciatic nerve

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gastrocnemius action and nerve

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action - plantar flexion of ankle joint
nerve - tibial nerve

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plantaris action and nerve

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action - plantar flexion ankle joint
nerve - tibial nerve

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soleus action and nerve

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action - plantar flexion of ankle joint
nerve - tibial nerve

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flexor digitorum longus action and nerve

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action - plantar flexion of lateral four toes
nerve - tibial nerve

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flexor hallucis longus action and nerve

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action - plantar flexion of great toe
nerve - tibial nerve

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tibialis posterior action and nerve

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action - invertor and adductor of the forepart of the foot
nerve - tibial nerve

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flexor digitorum accessorius action and nerve

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action - corrects the diagonal pull of the flexor digitorum longus
nerve - lateral plantar nerve

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lumbricals action and nerve

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action - plantar flexion at the MTP jts and dorsiflexion at the PIP joints of lateral four toes
nerve - lumbrical 1 = medial plantar nerve
lumbricals 2-4 = lateral plantar nerve

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plantar interossei

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adducts the lateral 3 toes

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dorsal interossi

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abducts the middle three toes

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medial plantar nerve supplies

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abductor hallicus, flexor digitorum brevis, lumbrical 1

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lateral plantar nerve supplies

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flexor digitorum accessorius, plantar and dorsal interossi, lumbricals 2-4

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