Lower Limb Muscles

Question 1

Answer 1

Gluteus maximus

Innervation: Inferior Gluteal Nerve

Ext/Lat Rot of hip

Question 2

Answer 2

Gluteus medius

Innervation: Superior gluteal n

Abd of hip

Question 3

Answer 3

Gluteus medius

Inner: Superior gluteal n.

Abd of hip

Question 4

Answer 4

Piriformis

Lateral rot of hip

Question 5

Answer 5

Superior Gemellus

Lat rot of hip

Question 6

Answer 6

Obturator Internus

Lat rot of hip

Question 7

Answer 7

Inferior Gemellus

Lat rot of hip

Question 8

Answer 8

Quadratus Femoris

Lat rot of hip

Question 9

Answer 9

Biceps Femoris Long Head

Innervation: Tibial N

Ext of hip/ flex of knee

Question 10

Answer 10

Biceps femoris short head

Common fibular nerve

Flexion of knee

Question 11

Answer 11

Semitendinosus

Tibial Nerve

Ext of hip/flex of knee

Question 12

Answer 12

Semimembranosus

Tibial N

Ext of hip/flex of knee

Question 13

Answer 13

Tensor fasciae latae

Superior gluteal n.

Abd of hip

Question 14

Answer 14

Iliotibial (IT) band

Question 15

Answer 15

Pectineus

(Femoral n. and Obturator n.)

Add of hip

Question 16

Answer 16

Adductor longus

(Obturator n.)

Add of hip

Question 17

Answer 17

Adductor Brevis

Obturator N

Add of hip

Question 18

Answer 18

Adductor magnus

(Obturator n.)

Add and Ext of hip

Question 19

Answer 19

Gracilis

(Obturator n.)

Add of hip

Question 20

Answer 20

Sartorius

Femoral N

Flex of hip and knee/ lat rot of hip

Question 21

Answer 21

Iliacus

(Femoral n.)

Question 22

Answer 22

Psoas major

(Femoral n.)

Question 23

Answer 23

Iliopsoas

(Femoral n.)

Flexion of hip

Question 24

Answer 24

Rectus Femoris

Femoral Nerve

Flex of hip/ext of knee

Question 25

Answer 25

Vastus medialis

(Femoral n.)

Ext of knee

Question 26

Answer 26

Vastus intermedius

(Femoral n.)

Ext of knee

Question 27

Answer 27

Vastus lateralis

(Femoral n.)

Ext of knee