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  • gluteus maximus

    powerful extensor of thigh , abducts and laterally rotates thigh

  • gluteus medius and gluteus minimus

    abduct and medially rotate thigh and pelvis of moving limb

  • piriformis, obturator internus, gemelli, quadratus femoris, obturator externus

    help laterally to rotate the thigh

  • hamstring muscle group

    semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris muscles

  • semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris muscles

    all extend the thigh and leg

  • tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus

    main dorsiflexors of foot

  • tibialis anterior function

    turn foot inward (inversion)

  • extensor hallucis longus

    assists dorsiflexion by extending hallux

  • fibularis longus and fibularis brevis muscles

    pull plantar surface of foot outward (eversion)

  • gastrocnemius and soleus muscles

    gastrocnemius assists with leg flexion, both muscles form the calcaneal tendon that insert on the calcaneus

  • plantaris, tibialis posterior, fibularis longus and fibularis brevis

    plantarflex the foot, tibialis posterior also assists the tibialis anterior with inversion of foot

  • flexor halliucis longus muscle

    flexes the hallux

  • flexor digitorum longus muscle

    flexes the second through the fifth digits

  • intrinsic foot muscles

    support arches of foot and allow it to adapt to changing terrain as we walk