BackLab 10: Muscles that Move the Thigh and Leg
Terms in this set (13)
Gracilis
C & H
Origin: pubis & ischium
Insertion: tibia
Action: adducts thigh & flexes & medially rotates leg
Rectus Femoris
C & H
Origin: ilium
Insertion: Patella
Action: flexes thigh & extends leg
Vastus Lateralis
C & H
Origin: femur
Insertion: patella
Action: extends leg
Vastus Medialis
C & H
Origin: femur
Insertion: patella
Action: extends leg
Vastus Intermedius
C & H
Origin: femur
Insertion: patella
Action: extends leg
Biceps Femoris Long Head
C & H
Origin: Ischium
Insertion: tibia & fibula
Action: extends thigh & flexes leg
Biceps Femoris Short Head
C & H
Origin: femur
Insertion: Tibia & fibula
Action: extends thigh & flexes leg
Semitendinosus
C & H
Origin: ischium
Insertion: tibia
Action: extends thigh & flexes leg
Semimembranosus
C & H
Origin: ischium
Insertion: tibia & femur
Action: extends thigh & flexes & medially rotates leg
Tensor Fascia Lata
C & H
Origin: ilium & sacrum & coccyx
Insertion: iliotibial tract & femur
Action: flexes, abducts, & medially rotates thigh
Gluteus Maximus
C & H
Origin: ilium & sacrum & coccyx
Insertion: femur & iliotibial tract
Action: extends & laterally rotates thigh
Gluteus Medius
C & H
Origin: ilium
Insertion: femur
Action: abducts & medially rotates thigh
Gluteus Minimus
(no model)
Origin: ilium
Insertion: femur
Action: abducts & medially rotates thigh