Thigh Muscles Flashcards
action of vastus intermedius
extends leg at knee joint
action of vastus medialis
extends leg at knee joint
action of vastus lateralis
extends leg at knee joint
action of rectus femoris
extends leg at knee joint
flexes thigh at hip joint
What are the muscles of the anterior thigh
what action do they have in common
what is there innervation
rectus femoris vastus medialis vastus lateralis rectus femoris sartorius
all extend leg at knee (except sartorius)
femoral nerve
(L2-4)
action of sartorius
flexes thigh at hip joint
flexes leg at knee joint
What are the muscles of the medial thigh
what action do they have in common
what is their innervation
gracilis adductor longus adductor brevis adductor Magnus pectineus obturator externes
adduct the thigh at the hip (except obturator externus)
obturator nerve (L2-4) (except pectineus = femoral)
action of gracilis
adducts thigh at hip
flexes leg at knee
action of adductor brevis
adducts thigh at hip
action of adductor longus
adducts thigh at hip
medially rotates thigh at hip
action of adductor Magnus
adducts thigh at hip
medially rotates thigh at hip
action of pectineus
adducts thigh at hip
flexes thigh at hip
action of obturator externus
laterally rotates thigh at hip
found at back of medial compartment
What are the muscles of the gluteal region
glut max
glut med
glut min
tensor fascia latae
gemellus superior
gemellus interior
quadratus femoris
obturator internus
actions of gluteus Maximus
extends a flexed femur at the hip
abducts the thigh at the hip
laterally rotates the thigh at the hip
lateral stabiliser of hip AND knee joint