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A&P practical 2 (part 3)

  1. iliacus
    flexing trunk on thigh
  2. psoas major
    flexing trunk on thigh
  3. sartorius
    rotates thigh
  4. adductor magnus, longus, brevis
    flex thigh
  5. pectineus
    flex thigh
  6. gracilis
    adducts thigh
  7. rectus femoris
    extends knee
  8. vastus lateralis
    extends knee
  9. vastus medialis
    extends knee
  10. vastus intermediate
    extends knee
  11. tensor fasciae latae
    flex thigh
  12. gluteus maximus
    major extensor of thigh
  13. gluteus medius
    abducts thigh
  14. gluteus minimus
    abducts thigh
  15. piriformis
    external rotator of the thigh
  16. biceps femoris (longhead and shorthead)
    flexes knee
  17. semitendinosus
    flexes knee
  18. semimembranosus
    flexes knee
  19. gastrocnemius
    plantar flexes foot
  20. soleus
    plantar flexes foot
  21. flexor digitorum longus
    flexes toes
  22. fibularis brevis
    plantar flexes foot
  23. fibularis longus
    plantar flexes foot
  24. tibialis anterior and posterior
    inverts foot
  25. extensor digitorum longus
    dorsifies foot
  26. flexor halluces longus
    flexes great toe
Author
melissag94
ID
286063
Card Set
A&P practical 2 (part 3)
Description
Muscles of the Leg Fall 2014
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