Muscle Actions

Question 1

thigh flexion muscles [7]

Answer 1

sartorius, TFL, adductor longus, rectus femoris, pectineus, iliacus, psoas

Question 2

thigh extension muscles [5]

Answer 2

semimembranosus, semitendinosus, adductor magnus, gluteus maximus, biceps femoris (long head)

Question 3

thigh abduction muscles [5]

Answer 3

sartorius, TFL, piriformis, gluteus medius, gluteus minimis

Question 4

thigh adduction muscles [5]

Answer 4

gracilis, adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, pectineus

Question 5

lateral thigh rotators [8]

Answer 5

piriformis, gemellus superior, obturator internus, quadratus femoris, gemellus inferior, obturator externus, sartorius, gluteus maximus

Question 6

medial thigh rotators [3]

Answer 6

gluteus medius, gluteus minimis, TFL

Question 7

leg extension muscles [4]

Answer 7

rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis

Question 8

leg flexion muscles [7]

Answer 8

sartorius, gracilis, biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus, gastrocnemius, plantaris

Question 9

dorsiflexes ankle [4]

Answer 9

EDL, EHL, fibularius tertius, tibialis anterior

Question 10

plantar flexes ankle [8]

Answer 10

fibularis longus, fibularis brevis, FDL, FHL, gastrocnemius, plantaris, soleus, tibialis posterior

Question 11

everts foot [3]

Answer 11

fibularis longus, fibularius brevis, fibularis tertius