Movements and muscles involved in legs Flashcards
1
Q
Hip Joint flexors
A
Iliopsoas
Rectus Femoris
Pectineus
2
Q
Hip Joint Extensors
A
Hamstring muscles (Biceps femoris, semintendinosus, semimembranosus) Gluteus Maximus
3
Q
Hip Joint Adductors
A
Adductor Group (Adductor Brevis, Adductor Longus, Adductor Magnus) Gracilis
4
Q
Hip Joint Abductors
A
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Tensor Fascia Latae
5
Q
Knee flexors
A
Hamstrings (Biceps femoris, semintendinosus, semimembranosus)
6
Q
Knee extensors
A
Quads muscles (Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius)
7
Q
Internal Rotators of the Knee
A
Popliteus
Semimenranosus
Semitendinosus
8
Q
External Rotators of the Knee
A
Biceps femoris
9
Q
Dorsiflexors
A
Tibialis Anterior
Peroneus Tertius
Extensor Digitorum Longus
10
Q
Evertors
A
Extensor Digitorum Longus Peroneus group (Peroneus tertius, peroneus brevis, peroneus longus)
11
Q
Invertors
A
Tibialis anterior and tibialis posterior
12
Q
Plantar flexors
A
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
