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Muscles that Move the Lower Limb

Muscles that Move the Lower Limb. p. 203-207. Muscles that move the Thigh. Anterior and Posterior groups Anterior: primarily flex thigh Posterior: primarily extend, abduct, or rotate thigh Include: Anterior group: Other Group: Psoas major *Adductor longus

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Muscles that Move the Lower Limb

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  1. Muscles that Move the Lower Limb p. 203-207

  2. Muscles that move the Thigh • Anterior and Posterior groups • Anterior: primarily flex thigh • Posterior: primarily extend, abduct, or rotate thigh • Include: • Anterior group: Other Group: • Psoas major *Adductor longus • Iliacus *Adductor magnus • Posterior group *Gracilis • Gluteus maximus • Gluteus medius • Gluteus minimus • Tenros fasciae latae

  3. Muscles that move the thigh

  4. Muscles that Move the Leg • Muscles connect to either femur, pelvic girdle, tibia or fibula • Two major groups • Flex the knee • Hamstring Group (3) • Biceps femoris • Semitendinosus • Semimembranosus • Sartorius • Extend the knee • Quadriceps femoris group (4) • Include: Rectus femoris, vastuslateralis, vastusmedialis, and vastusintermedius

  5. Muscles that Move the Ankle, Foot and Toes • Responsible for: dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion and eversion • Dorsal Flexors • Tibialis Anterior • Peroneustertius • Extensor digitorumlongus • Plantar Flexors • Gastrocnemius • Soleus • Flexor digitoriumlongus • Invertor • Tibialis posterior • Evertor • Peroneuslongus

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