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Lower Extremity Muscles
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- 1IliopsoasOrigin: Iliac fossa, T12-L5
Insertion: Lesser trochanter of the femur
Action: Flexes + abducts hip, flexes trunk - 2SartoriusOrigin: Anterior superior iliac spine
Insertion: tibia
Action: Flexes hip + knee, rotates femur - 3Rectus femorisOrigin: Anterior inferior iliac spine + acetabulum
Insertion: tibial tuberosity
Action: extends knee + flexes hip - 4Vastus lateralisOrigin: Greater trochanter of the femur
Insertion: tibial tuberosity
Action: Extends knee - 5Vastus medialisOrigin: Linea aspera of femur,
Insertion: tibial tuberosity
Action: Extends knee - 6Vastus intermediusOrigin: Shaft of femur
Insertion: tibial tuberosity
Action: Extends knee - 7Tensor fascia lataeOrigin: iliac crest
Insertion: IT tract
Action: abducts hip + laterally rotates femur - 8GracilisOrigin: pubis
Insertion: tibia
Action: Adducts hip, medially rotates hip + flexes knee - 9Adductor longusOrigin: Pubis
Insertion: Linea aspera of femur
Action: Adducts + rotates hip - 10Adductor brevisOrigin: pubis
Insertion: Linea aspera of femur
Action: Adducts + rotates hip - 11Adductor magnusOrigin: ischium + pubis
Insertion: Linea aspera of femur
Action: Adducts + rotates hip - 12Gluteus maximusOrigin: posterolateral ilium
Insertion: IT tract, gluteal tuberosity of femur
Action: Extends + abducts hip - 13Gluteus mediusOrigin: lateral surface of ilium
Insertion: Greater trochanter of femur
Action: Abducts + extends hip - 14Gluteus minimusOrigin: body of ilium
Insertion: Greater trochanter of femur
Action: Abducts + extends hip - 15Biceps femorisOrigin: Long head- Ischial tuberosity, Short head- line aspera
Insertion: Head of fibula
Action: flexes knee + extends hip - 16SemitendinosusOrigin: Ischial tuberosity
Insertion: tibia
Action: flexes knee + extends hip - 17SemimembranosusOrigin: Ischial tuberosity
Insertion: tibia
Action: flexes knee + extends hip - 18PiriformisOrigin: anterior surface of sacrum
Insertion: Greater trochanter of femur
Action: abducts hip + laterally rotates femur - 19Tibialis anteriorOrigin: Lateral condyle + shaft of tibia
Insertion: Medial cuneiform
Action: Dorsi flexion of ankle, inverts foot - 20Extensor hallucis longusOrigin: shaft of fibula
Insertion: Distal phalanx of hallux
Action: Dorsiflexes big toe - 21Extensor digitorum longusOrigin: Lateral condyle of tibia + shaft of fibula
Insertion: lateral 4 toes
Action: Extends lateral toes + dorsiflexes ankle - 22Fibularis tertiusOrigin: distal 3rd of fibula, interosseous membrane
Insertion: base of 5th metatarsal
Action: Dorsiflexion + eversion - 23Fibularis longusOrigin: shaft of fibula
Insertion: 5th metatarsal base
Action: Plantarflexes ankle + everts foot - 24Fibularis brevisOrigin: shaft of fibular
Insertion: base of 5th metatarsal
Action: Plantarflexes ankle + everts foot - 25GastrocnemiusOrigin: Lateral & medial condyle of femur
Insertion: calcaneus
Action: Plantarflexion of ankle + flexes knee - 26SoleusOrigin: soleal line of tibia + head of fibula
Insertion: calcaneus
Action: Plantarflexes ankle - 27Flexor digitorum longusOrigin: shaft of tibia
Insertion: Distal phalanges 2-5
Action: Plantar flexion of ankle, flexes 4 lateral toes - 28Flexor hallucis longusOrigin: shaft of fibula
Insertion: distal phalanx of hallux
Action: flexes hallux + plantarflexion of ankle - 29Tibialis PosteriorOrigin: shaft of tibia and fibula
Insertion: Navicular, 2nd-4th metatarsal, calcaneus, medial + lateral cuneiforms
Action: assists plantarflexion of ankle + inverts foot - 30Vastus medialisOrigin: linea aspera of femur
Insertion: tibial tuberosity
Action: extends knee - 31Extensor hallucis brevis (Action)Action: extends hallux
- 32Extensor digitorum brevis (action)Action: extends toes 2-4
- 33Abductor hallucis (action)Action: abducts the hallux + supports medial longitudinal arch
- 34Flexor digitorum brevis (action)Action: flexes toes 2-5
- 35Lumbricals (action)Action: flexes metatarsophalangeal joints + extend interphalangeal joints of toes 2-5
- 36Flexor hallucis brevis (action)Action: flexion of hallux
- 37Adductor hallucis (action)Action: adducts hallux
- 38Flexor digiti minimi brevis (action)Action: flexes 5th toe
- 39Dorsal interossei (action)Action: abducts toes 2-4
- 40Plantar interossei (action)Action: adducts toes 3-5
- 41Abductor digiti minimi (action)Action: Abducts the 5th toe + supports lateral longitudinal arch
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- Created by tenesha.taylor11 · May 24, 2016
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