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Muscle Functions of Lower Body Flashcards

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Adductor Longus

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Adducts, flexes and laterally rotates thigh

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Adductor Magnus

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Adducts, flexes, and laterally rotates thigh

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Biceps femoris

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Flexes knee, extend and lateral rotation of thigh at hip

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Gluteus Maximus

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Extends and rotates thigh laterally

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Gluteus Medius

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Abducts and rotates thigh medially

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Gluteus Minimus

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Abducts and rotates thigh medially

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Gracilus

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Adducts thigh, flexes lower leg

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Rectus Femoris

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Extends leg at knee and flexes thigh

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Sartorius

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Flexes, abducts and laterally rotates thigh, flexes leg at knee

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Semimembranosus

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Flexes knee, extend, and medial rotation of thigh at hip

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Semimembranosus

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Flexes knee, extends and medial rotation of thigh at hip

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Tensor fasciae latae

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Flexes, abducts thigh

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Vastus intermedius

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Extends leg at knee

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Vastus lateralis

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Extends leg at knee

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Vastus medialis

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Extends leg at knee

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Extensor digitorum longus

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Extends toes, dorsiflexes foot at ankle, evertion of foot

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Fibularis brevis

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Eversion of foot

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Fibularis longus

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Eversion, plater flexion of foot

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Flexor digitorum longus

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Flexes toes, planter flexion

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Flexor hallucis longus

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Planter flexion and flexes digit 1

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Gastrocnemius

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Planter flexes foot, flexes knee

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Soleus

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Planter flexes foot

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Tibialis anterior

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Dorsiflexes ankle, inversion of foot

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Tibialis Posterior

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Planter flexion and inversion

Anatomy and Physiology 2 (9 decks)

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