Muscle action- anterior leg Flashcards by gigi shoemaker | Brainscape

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Rectus femoris

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extends lower leg; straightens knee (quads 1)

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Vastus lateralis

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Extends lower leg; straightens knee (quads 2)

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Vastus medialis

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extends lower leg; straightens knee (quad 3)

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Sartorius

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Flexes thigh

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Tibiales anterior

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dorsiflexes and inverts the foot

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Fibularis longus

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plantar flexion and eversion of foot

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