Lower Limb Flashcards
The purple muscle is the _____
tensor fasciae latae
flex the thigh, aBduct the thigh
The yellow muscle is the _____
iliotibial tract
The deeper green muscle is the _____
adductor brevis
aDduct the thigh
The more superficial yellow muscle is the _____
adductor longus
aDduct the thigh
The yellow muscle is the _____
adductor longus
aDduct the thigh
The blue muscle is the _____
gracilis
aDduct the thigh, flex the lower leg
The green muscle is the _____
adductor magnus
extend the thigh, aDduct the thigh
The blue muscle is the _____
calcaneal tendon
The purple muscle is the _____
gluteus maximus
extend the thigh, aBduct the thigh, laterally rotate the thigh
The green muscle is the _____
gluteus medius
aBduct the thigh, medially rotate the thigh
The purple muscle is the _____
iliopsoas
flex the thigh
The green muscle (small, medial to the purple muscle) is _____
pectineus
aDduct the thigh
The red muscle is the _____
gastrocnemius
plantar flex the foot
The blue muscle is _____
biceps femoris
The yellow muscle is the _____
semitendinosus
(sem-ee-ten-din-no-ses)
The green muscle is the _____
semimembranosus
Together, these muscles make up the _____
hamstring group
extend the thigh, flex the lower leg
The purple muscle is the _____
gastrocnemius
plantar flex the foot
The yellow structure is the _____
calcaneal tendon
The purple muscle is the _____
adductor magnus
extend the thigh, aDduct the thigh
The green muscle is the _____
gracilis
aDduct the thigh, flex the lower leg
The red muscle is the _____
gluteus maximus
extend, aBduct, laterally rotate the thigh
The blue muscle is the _____
gluteus medius
aBduct and medially rotate the thigh
The green muscle is the _____
gluteus minimus
aBduct and medially rotate the thigh
The blue muscle is the _____
vastus lateralis
extend the lower leg
The purple muscle is the _____
vastus intermedius
extend the lower leg
The red muscle is the _____
rectus femoris
flex the thigh, extend the lower leg
The green muscle is the _____
vastus medialis
extend the lower leg
The green muscle is the _____
sartorius
flex the thigh, flex the lower leg
The red part is the _____
short head of biceps femoris
extend the thigh, flex the lower leg
The yellow part is the _____
long head of biceps femoris
extend the thigh, flex the lower leg
The green muscle is the _____
semimembranosus
extend the thigh, flex the lower leg
The purple part is the _____
semitendinosus
extend the thigh, flex the lower leg
The red muscle is the _____
iliopsoas
flex the thigh
The blue muscle is the _____
pectineus
aDduct the thigh
The green muscle is the _____
vastus medialis
extend the lower leg
The blue muscle is the _____
rectus femoris
flex the thigh, extend the lower leg
The yellow muscle is the _____
vastus lateralis
extend the lower leg
The deep muscle labeled A is the _____
vastus intermedius
extend the lower leg
The yellow muscle is the _____
tibialis anterior
dorsiflex and invert foot
The green muscle is the _____
tensor fasciae latae
flex and aBduct the thigh
The purple muscle is the _____
sartorius
flex the thigh, flex the lower leg
The yellow muscle is the _____
extensor digitorum longus
dorsiflex the foot
The blue muscle is the _____
peroneus
plantar flex the foot, evert the foot
The green muscle is the _____
soleus
plantar flex the foot
The muscle indicated by the arrow is the _____
flexor digitorum longus
plantar flex the foot, flex the phalanges
