Muscle table for anterior hip and thigh (moving thigh and leg) Flashcards
1
Q
Adductor longus
A
pubis
femur
adducts, flexes and rotates thigh
2
Q
Adductor magnus
A
pubis and ischium
femur
adducts and rotates thigh
3
Q
Gracilis
A
pubis
tibia
adducts thigh, flexes leg
4
Q
Iliopsoas Iliacus
A
sacrum
femur
works with psoas major to flex thigh
5
Q
Iliopsoas Psoas major
A
lumbar vertebrae
femur
works with iliacus to flex thigh
6
Q
Pectineus
A
pubis
femur
flexes and adducts thigh
7
Q
Quadriceps femoris:
rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis
A
femur
patella and tibia
extend leg
8
Q
Sartorius
A
ilium
tibia
weakly flexes leg
9
Q
Tensor fasciae latae
A
ilium
tibia
flexes and abducts thigh
