Muscle movements

Which muscles provide which movements

Hip flexion, Thigh external rotation, Trunk flexion, Trunk lateral flexion, postural stability

Psoas major

What are the 5 primary movements of psoas major?

Hip flexion, Thigh external rotation, Trunk flexion, Trunk lateral flexion, Postural stability

Psoas major, Iliacus, pectineus, rectus femoris, sartorius

Primary hip flexors

Hip flexion, Thigh external rotation, Trunk flexion/Anterior pelvic tilt

Iliacus

What are the 3 primary movements of the iliacus muscle?

Hip flexion, thigh external rotation, trunk flexion/anterior pelvic tilt

Hip abduction, hip flexion, Internal rotation, Assisting pelvic tilt, Assists with extension

gluteus medius

What is the primary movement on the gluteus medius

hip abduction

What movements do the anterior fibres of gluteus medius aid

hip flexion, internal rotation

What movements do the middle fibres of gluteus medius aid

hip abduction, assisting pelvic tilt

What movements do the posterior fibres of gluteus medius aid

extension, external rotation

Gluteus maximus, semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris

primary hip extensors

which 3 muscles make up the hamstrings group

semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris

Gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fascia lata, sartorius, piriformis

primary hip abductors

Adductor Magnus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, gracilis, pectineus

primary hip adductors

gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fascia lata, psoas major, iliacus

primary hip internal rotators

gluteus maximus, piriformis, gemellus inferior, Quadratur femoris, obturator externs, sartorius

primary hip external rotators

semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris, gastrocnemius, gracilis, sartorius, plantaris, popliteus

primary knee flexors

rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, tensor fascia lata

primary knee extensors

which 4 muscles make up the quadriceps femoris group

rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius

gastrocnemius, soleus, planters, peroneus longus, tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, peroneus brevis

primary plantarflexors

tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus, peroneus tertius

primary dorsiflexors

tibialis posterior, tiblialis anterior

primary invertors

peroneus longus, peroneus brevis, peroneus terius

primary evertors

hip extension

gluteus maximus

What is the gluteus maximus’ primary movement

hip extension

hip adduction

adductor longus

What is the adductor longus’ primary movement

hip adduction

hip flexion, hip abduction, external rotation

sartorius

what are the 3 primary movements of the sartorius

hip flexion, hip abduction, external rotation

What is vastus medialis’ primary movement

knee extension

what is vastus intermedius’ primary movement

knee extension

what is vastus lateralis’ primary movement

knee extension

what is rectus femoris’ primary movement

knee extension

What is bicep femoris’ primary movement

knee flexion

what is semitendinosus’ primary movement

knee flexion

what is semimembranosus’ primary movement

knee flexion

eversion, plantar flexion

peroneus longus

what is peroneus longus’ 2 primary movements

eversion, plantar flexion

what is peroneus brevis’ primary movement

eversion

what is gastrocnemius’ primary movement

plantar flexion

what is soleus’ primary movement

plantar flexion

dorsiflexion, inversion

tibialis anterior

what is tibialis anterior’s 2 primary movements

dorsiflexion, inversion

inversion, plantar flexion

tibialis posterior

what is tibialis posterior’s 2 primary movements

inversion, plantar flexion