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| Adducts, flexes, medially rotates thigh |
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| Adducts, flexes, medially rotates thigh |
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| Adducts, flexes, medially rotates thigh; posterior portion extends thigh |
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Extends thigh; flexes knee
Origin: 1) ischial tuberosity 2) linea aspera & distal femur
Insertion: Head of fibula & lateral condyle of tibia |
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| Extensor digitorum longus |
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| Prime mover: toe extension |
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| Fascia lata (Iliotibial tract) |
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| Steadies the hip and knee laterally |
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| Plantar flexes and everts foot |
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Plantar flexes foot; flex knee
Origin: Medial & lateral epicondyles of femur
Insertion: Posterior calcaneus (by calcaneal tendon) |
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Prime mover for extension of thigh: laterally rotates and abducts thigh
Origin: Posterior ilium, sacrum, coccyx
Insertion: Gluteal tuberosity of femur, IT tract |
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Abducts thigh: critical in walking
Origin: Posterior surface of ilium
Insertion: Greater trochanter of femur |
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Adducts thigh, flexes & medially rotates leg
Origin: Inferior ramus & body of pubis, ischial ramus
Insertion: Medial condyle of tibia |
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| Prime mover for flexing thigh or trunk, depending on which end is held still |
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| Prime mover for flexing thigh or trunk, depending on which end is held still. Flexes vertebral column laterally. |
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Extends knee, flexes thigh at hip
Origin: Anterior inferior iliac spine
Insertion: Patella and tibial tuberosity |
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Flexes, abducts, laterally rotates thigh
Origin: Anterior superior Iliac spine
Insertion: Medial side of proximal tibia |
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Extends thigh, flexes knee
Origin: Ischial tuberosity
Insertion: Medial condyle of tibia |
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Extends thigh, flexes knee
Origin: Ischial tuberosity
Insertion: Medial condyle of tibia |
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| Steadies knee and trunk by tensing iliotibial tract |
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| Prime mover: dorsiflexion of foot |
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