Leg Muscles: Action
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30 Terms
Iliopsoas
Flexes thigh and lumbar vertebrae
Sartorius
Flexes and laterally rotates thigh, flexes leg
Gracilis
Adducts thigh, flexes leg
Pectineus
Adducts thigh
Adductor brevis
Adducts, flexes, and laterally rotates thigh
Adductor longus
Adducts, flexes, and laterally rotates thigh
Adductor magnus
Adducts, extends, and laterally rotates thigh
Rectus femoris
Flexes thigh, extends leg
Vastus lateralis
Extends leg
Vastus intermedius
Extends leg
Vastus medialis
Extends leg
Tensor fasciae latae
Flexes, abducts, and medially rotates thigh
Gluteus maximus
Extends, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh; braces knee
Gluteus medius
Abducts and medially rotates thigh
Gluteus minimus
Abducts and medially rotates thigh
Biceps femoris
Extends thigh, flexes leg
Semitendinosus
Extends thigh, flexes leg
Semimembranosus
Extends thigh, flexes leg
Tibialis anterior
Dorsiflexes and inverts foot
Extensor digitorum longus
Extends toes 2–5, dorsiflexes and everts foot
Extensor hallucis longus
Extends hallux, dorsiflexes foot, inverts foot
Fibularis longus
Plantar flexes and everts foot
Fibularis brevis
Plantar flexes and everts foot
Fibularis tertius
Dorsiflexes and everts foot
Gastrocnemius
Flexes leg, plantar flexes foot
Soleus
Plantar flexes foot
Popliteus
Flexes leg
Tibialis posterior
Plantar flexes and inverts foot
Flexor digitorum longus
Flexes toes 2–5, plantar flexes and inverts foot
Flexor hallucis longus
Flexes hallux, plantar flexes and inverts foot