action of muscles

anterior thigh compartment (thigh flexors)

psoas major, iliacus, sartorius, rectus femoris

psoas majior

flexes thigh

liacus

flexes thigh

sartorius 

flexes and laterally rotates thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg 

rectus femoris

flexes thigh, extends leg (bc crosses 2 joints)

medial thigh compartment (thigh adductors) 

adductor longus,magnus and brevis, gracilis, pectineus

adductor longus

adducts and flexes the thigh

adductor brevis 

adducts and flexes the thigh

gracilis

adducts and flexes thigh and leg

pectineus

adducts and flexes thigh

adductor magnus

adducts and flexes thigh and extends and laterally rotates thigh (hamstring)

lateral thigh compartment 

tensor faciae latae 

tensor fasciae latae 

abducts and medially rotates thigh 

gluteal group

gluteus maximus, medius and minimus

gluteus maximus 

extends and laterally rotates thigh 

gluteus medius

abducts and medially rotates thigh

gluteus minimus

abducts and medially rotates thigh

deep gluteal region muscles (lateral thigh rotaters)

piriformis

piriformis 

laterally rotates thigh 

posterior thigh (hamstring) compartment (thigh extensors and leg flexors)

biceos femoris long head, short head, semi membranosus and semitendinosus

beceps femoris long head

extend thigh, flexes leg and laterally rotates leg

biceps femoris short head

flexes leg laterally rotates leg

semimambranosus 

extends thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg (slightly) 

semitendinosus

extends thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg

thigh muscles - leg extensors

rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, lateralis and medialis

rectus femoris

extends leg, flexes thigh

vastus intermedius 

extends leg 

vastus lateralis

extends leg

vastus medialis

extends leg

leg flexors (thigh muscles that move the knee joint/leg)

sartorius, gracilis, hamstrings (biceps femoris, Semimembranosus, semitendinosus 

what do leg flexors do 

thigh muscles tha tmove the knee joint/leg 

anterior compartment

extensor digitorium longus, extensory hallucis longus and tibialis anterior

what do anterior compartment leg muscles do

dorsiflexors and toe extensors

extensor digitorium longus

extends toes 2 - 5 and dorsiflexes foot

extensor hallucis longus 

extends great toe, and dorsiflexes foot 

tibialis anterior

dorsiflexes and inverts foot

lateral conpartment of leg muscles

fibularis longus and brevis

what do lateral compartment do

evertors and weak plantar flexors

fibularis longus and brevis 

everts foot, weak plantar flexor 

superficial posterior leg muscles

gastrocnemius and soleus

deep posterior leg muscles

flexor digitorium longus, flexor hallucis longus, tibalis posterior

gastrocnemius

flexes leg and strong plantar flexion of foot

soleus 

plantar flexes foot 

flexor digitorium longus

flexes foot, flexes MP, POP, and DIP joints of toes 2 - 5

flexor hallucis longus

flexes foot, flexes MP and IP joints of great toe

tibialis posterior

flexes and inverts foot

fibularis muscles 

everts 

tibialis muscles

invert