Mink Muscles Part 2

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sartorius

action: flexes thigh and extends leg

origin: ilium

insertion: knee

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gracilis

action: abducts thigh

origin: pubis and ischium

insertion: medial surface of knee and thigh

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rectus femoris

action: flexes and extends thigh

origin: ilium

insertion: tibial crest

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vastus medialis

action: extends leg

origin: medial surface of femur

insertion: tibial crest

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adductor longus

action: adducts thigh

origin: pubis

insertion: femur

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adductor brevis

action: adducts thigh

origin: pubis

insertion: femur

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semimembranosus

action: extends and flexes thigh

origin: ischium

insertion: medial surface of knee and thigh

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semitendinosus

action: extends and flexes thigh

origin: fascia over root of tail

insertion: medial surface of leg

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gluteus maximus

action: abducts thigh

origin: fascia over sacrum

insertion: lateral surface of femur

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femorococcygeus

action: abducts thigh

origin: fascia over root of tail

insertion: lateral surface of femur

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tensor fascia latae

action: abducts thigh

origin: ilium

insertion: fascia lata of thigh

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vastus lateralis

action: extends legs

origin: anterior surface of femur

insertion: tibial crest

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biceps femoris

action: extends thigh and flexes leg

origin: ischium

insertion: lateral surface of knee and leg

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tenuissimiss

action: flexes leg

origin: fascia over root of tail

insertion: lateral surface of leg

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presemimembranosus

action: extends thigh

origin: ischium

insertion: femur of condyles

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sciatic nerve

Function: provide motor movement to the posterior part od the thigh

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tibialis cranialis

action: flexes foot

origin: proximal ends of the tibia and the fibula

insertion: first metatarsal

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extensor digitorum longus

action: extends digits

origin: Lateral Epicondyle Of The Femur

insertion: digits

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fibularis longus

action: extends the foot and flexes the digits

origin: Lateral Aspect of the head of the fibula

insertion: Bases Of The metatarsals and digits

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soleus

action: extends foot

origin: lateral surface of the head of the fibula

insertion: by the achilles tendon on the calcaneus

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gastrocnemius

action: extends foot

origin: Lateral and medial condyles of the femur

insertion: by the achilles tendon on the calcaneus