Thigh muscles

  1. What are the four quadricep muscles
    Rectus Femoris, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus intermedius
  2. What are the three hamstring muscles?
    Bicep femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus
  3. What is the longest muscle in the body and what actions does it perform?
    Sartorius,

    Flexion, lateral rotation and abduction of hip, flexion and medial rotation of leg at knee. Known at the Taylor's muscle
  4. What are the 5 Adductor muscles
    Adductor longus, adductor brevius, adductor magnus, Gracilis, Pectineus
  5. Of the Five adductor muscles only one is biarticulate which one. What two joints does it cross.
    Gracilis, Hip and knee
  6. What muscles attach to the ischial tuberosity?
    Hamstrings
  7. What muscles Flex the knee?
    Hamstrings
  8. What muscle stabilizes the patella?
    Vastus Medialis, Vastus lateralis, Vastus intermedius.
  9. The TFL stabilizes what joint
    Hip and knee
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Thigh muscles
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muscles
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