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Muscles Of The Lower Limb Flashcards

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Quadriceps Femoris (vastus medialis, vastus intermedius and vastus lateralis and rectus Femoris)

A
  • ANTERIOR THIGH
  • Vastus muscles extend the knee joint.
  • rectus Femoris hip flexion and knee extension

-all femoral nerve innervation

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Sartorius

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-ANTERIOR THIGH
-flexor, abductor, lateral rotator at hip
-flexor at knee
(Enables you to cross legs)

-femoral nerve innervation

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Pectineus

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  • ANTERIOR THIGH
  • Adducts and hip flexion

-femoral nerve innervation

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Adductor Magnus

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-MEDIAL THIGH
-Hip adduction
(Adductor part also flexes thigh and hamstring part extends thigh)
(Hamstring part innervated by tibial nerve)

-obturator nerve innervation

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Adductor Longus

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  • MEDIAL THIGH
  • Adducts and Medially rotates the thigh
  • obturator nerve innervation
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Adductor Brevis

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  • MEDIAL THIGH
  • hip Adductor
  • obturator nerve innervation
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Obturator externus

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  • MEDIAL THIGH
  • laterally rotates the thigh
  • obturator nerve innervation
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Gracilis

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–MEDIAL THIGH

  • Hip Adductor and knee flexor
  • obturator nerve innervation
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Biceps Femoris

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  • POSTERIOR THIGH
  • hip extension, knee Flexion and lateral rotation at hip and knee
  • sciatic nerve innervation
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Semitendonosus

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  • POSTERIOR THIGH
  • knee Flexion, hip extension, medially rotation

-sciatic nerve innervation

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Semimembranosus

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  • POSTERIOR THIGH
  • Knee Flexion, hip extension, medial rotation at hip and knee

-sciatic nerve innervation

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Gluteus Maximus

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  • SUPERFICIAL GLUTEAL REGION
  • hip extension and lateral rotation when force required
  • inferior gluteal nerve innervation
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Gluteus Medius

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  • SUPERFICIAL GLUTEAL REGION
  • abducts and medially rotates the lower limb. Also secures pelvis during locomotion

-superior gluteal nerve innervation

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Gluteus Minimus

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  • SUPERFICIAL GLUTEAL REGION
  • Abducts and medially rotates the lower limb aswell as securing the pelvis.
  • superior gluteal nerve innervation
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Piriformis

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  • DEEP GLUTEAL REGION
  • laterally rotates and abducts the lower limb

-nerve to Piriformis innervation

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Obturator Internus

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  • DEEP GLUTEAL REGION
  • laterally rotates and abducts
  • nerve to obturator Internus innervation
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The Gemelli - superior snd inferior

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  • DEEP GLUTEAL REGION
  • laterally rotates and abducts the lower limb
  • superior innervated by nerve to obturator Internus
  • inferior innervated by nerve to quadratus Femoris
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Quadratus Femoris

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  • DEEP GLUTEAL REGION
  • laterally rotates the lower limb

-nerve to quadratus Femoris innervation

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Psoas Major and Iliacus (Iliopsoas)

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  • ANTERIOR THIGH
  • flexes lower limb at hip joint and lateral rotation at hip joint

-femoral nerve innervation

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Tibialis Anterior

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  • ANTERIOR LEG
  • Dorsiflexion and inversion of the foot

-Deep fibular nerve innervation

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Extensor Digitorum Longus

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  • ANTERIOR LEG
  • Extension of the lateral 4 toes and Dorsi Flexion of the foot

-Deep fibular nerve innervation

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Extensor Hallucis Longus

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  • ANTERIOR LEG
  • Extension of the great toe and dorsiflexion of the foot

-Deep fibular nerve innervation

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Fibularis Tertius

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  • ANTERIOR LEG
  • Eversion and dorsiflexion of the foot

-Deep fibular nerve innervation

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Fibularis Longus

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  • LATERAL LEG
  • Eversion and plantar Flexion of the foot

-superficial fibular nerve innervation

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Fibularis Brevis

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  • LATERAL LEG
  • Eversion of the foot

-superficial fibular nerve innervation

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Gastrocnemius

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  • SUPERFICIAL POSTERIOR LEG
  • plantar flexes at ankle joint and flexor at knee

-tibial nerve innervation

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Plantaris

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  • SUPERFICIAL POSTERIOR LEG
  • plantarflexes ankle and knee flexor

-tibial nerve innervation

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Soleus

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  • SUPERFICIAL POSTERIOR LEG
  • plantarflexes the foot at ankle joint

-tibial nerve innervation

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Popliteus

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  • DEEP POSTERIOR LEG
  • laterally rotates femur on the tibia, allowing knee Flexion

-tibial nerve innervation

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Tibialis Posterior

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  • DEEP POSTERIOR LEG
  • inverts and plantarflexes the foot and maintains the arch of the foot.

-tibial nerve innervation

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Flexor digitorum Longus

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  • DEEP POSTERIOR LEG
  • flexes lateral four toes

-tibial nerve innervation

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Flexor Hallucis Longus

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  • DEEP POSTERIOR LEG
  • flexes the great toe

-tibial nerve innervation

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