Muscles 3 Flashcards
extensor carpi radialis longus
extends and abducts wrist
extensor digitorum
extends fingers
sartorius
flexes and laterally rotates hip; flexes knee
adductor longus
hip adduction, flexion, medial rotation
rectus femoris
hip flexion, knee extension
vastus medialis
knee extension
tensor fascia lata
hip abduction, stabilizes knee and pelvis
biceps femoris - long head
hip extension and knee flexion
semitendinosus
hip extension and knee flexion
fibularis longus
everts and plantarflexes ankle
tibialis anterior
dorsiflexes ankle
extensor hallucis longus
extends hallux
gastrocnemius - lateral head
plantarflexes ankle
flexor digitorum longus
flexes toes, inverts & plantarflexes ankle
flexor hallucis longus
flexes hallux, inverts & plantarflexes ankle
flexor digitorum superficialis
flexes fingers
extensor carpi radialis brevis
extends and abducts wrist
extensor carpi ulnaris
extends and adducts wrist
pectineus
hip adduction, flexion, medial rotation
tibialis posterior
inverts ankle
gastrocnemius - medial head
plantarflexes ankle
soleus
plantarflexes ankle
gracilis
hip adduction, flexion, medial rotation
vastus lateralis
knee extension
extensor digitorum longus
extends toes
fibularis brevis
everts and plantarflexes ankle
semimembranosus
hip extension and knee flexion
biceps femoris - short head
hip extension and knee flexion
gluteus maximus
hip extension
vastus intermedius
knee extension- beneath rectus femoris