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Name The Actions Flashcards

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Vastus medialis

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Extends the knee

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Rectus femoris

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Extends the knee

Flexes the hip

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Vastus lateralis

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Extends the knee

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Vastus intermedius

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Extends the knee

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Semimembranosus

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Flexes the knee
Medially rotates flexed knee
Extends the hip

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Semitendinosus

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Flexes the knee
Medially rotates the knee
Extends the hip

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Biceps femoris

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Flexes the knee
Laterally rotates flexed knee
Extends the hip

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Gluteus Maximus

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Extends the hip
Laterally rotates the hip
Abducts the hip
Adducts the hip (lower)

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Gluteus medius

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Abduct the hip
Flexes the hip (anterior)
Medially rotates the hip (anterior)
Extends the hip (posterior)
Laterally rotates the hip (posterior)
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Gluteus minimus

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Abducts the hip
Medially rotates the hip
Flexes the hip

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Adductor Magnus

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Adducts the hip
Medially rotates the hip
Extends the hip (posterior)

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Adductor longus

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Adducts the hip

Medially rotates the hip

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Adductor brevis

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Adducts the hip

Medially rotates the hip

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Pectineus

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Adducts the hip

Medially rotates the hip

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Gracilis

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Adducts the hip
Medially rotates the hip
Flexes the knee medially rotates flexed knee

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Tensor fasciae latae

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Flexes the hip
Medially rotates the hip
Abducts the hip

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Sartorius

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Flexes the hip
Laterally rotates the hip
Abducts the hip
Flexes the knee
Medially rotates the flexed knee
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Piriformis

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Laterally rotates the hip

Abducts the flexed hip

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Quadratus femoris

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Laterally rotates the hip

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Obturator internus

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Laterally rotates the hip

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Obturator externus

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Laterally rotates the hip

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Gemellus superior

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Laterally rotates the hip

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Gemellus inferior

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Laterally rotates the hip

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Psoas major

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Flexes the hip (origin fixed)

Flexes the trunk (insertion fixed)

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Iliacus

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Flexes the hip (origin fixed)

Flexes the trunk (insertion fixed)

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Psoas minor

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Assist to create lordotic curvature in lumbar spine

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Gastrocnemius

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Flexes the knee

Plantar flexes the ankle

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Plantaris

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Weak plantar flexor

Weak knee flexor

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Soleus

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Plantar flexes the ankle

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Popliteus

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Medially rotates flexed knee

Flexes the knee

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Peroneus longus

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Everts the foot

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Peroneus brevis

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Everts the foot

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Tibialis anterior

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Inverts the foot

Dorsiflexes the ankle

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Extensor Digitorum longus

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Extends the 2nd-5th toes
Dorsiflexes the ankle
Everts the foot

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Extensor hallucis longus

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Extends the first toe
Dorsiflexes the ankle
Inverts the foot

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Plantar interossei

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Adduct 3rd-5th toes (MTP joints)

Flex 3rd-5th toes (MTP joints)

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Lumbricals of the foot

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Flex the proximal phalanges of the 2nd-5th toes at MTP joints
Extend the middle and distal phalanges of the 2nd-5th toes at the IP joints

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Dorsal interossei

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Abduct 2nd-4th toes (MTP joints)

Flex 2nd-4th toes (MTP joints)

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Quadratus plantae

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Assist flexor Digitorum longus to flex 2nd-5th toes

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