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Lower Limb Muscles
Muscles of the lower limb grouped by their innervations, actions, attachments
Term | Definition |
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Hip flexors | - Gluteus medius - Gluteus mimimus - Tensor fascia latae - Rectus femoris - Sartorius - Adductor brevis - Adductor longus - Gracillus - Pectineus |
Hip extensors | - Inferior gemellus - Gluteus Maximus - Gluteus Medius - Gluteus Minimus - Biceps femoris - Semitendinosus - Semimembanosis |
Internal Rotators of the hip | - Gluteus minimus - Gluteus medius - Tensor fascia latae |
External Rotators of the hip | - Gluteus maximus - Gluteus medius - Gluteus minimus - Inferior gemellus - Piriformis - Obturator internus - Obturator externus - Quadratus femoris - Sartorius - Pectineus |
Hip Abductors | - Gluteus medius - Gluteus maximus - Gluteus minimus - Piriformis - Tensor fascia latae - Sartorius |
Hip Adductors | - Superior gemellus - Gluteus maximus - Quadratus femoris - Adductor magnus - Adductor longus - Adductor brevis - Gracillus - Pectineus - Obturator externus |
Innervated by the FEMORAL NERVE L1 | - Iliacus - Sartorius - Rectus femoris - Vastus medialis - Vastus intermedius - Vastus lateralis - Pectineus |
Innervated by the INFERIOR GLUTEAL NERVE | - Gluteus maximus |
Innervated by the SUPERIOR GLUTEAL NERVE | - Gluteus minimus - Gluteus medius - Tensor fascia latae |
Knee extensors | - Rectus femoris - Vastus lateralis - Vastus intermedius - Vastus medialis |
Knee flexors | - Sartorius - Biceps femoris - Semimembranosus - Semitendinosus - Gatrocnemius - Gracillus - Popliteus |
Internal Rotators of the knee | - Sartorius - Semimembranosus - Semitendinosus - Popliteus - Gracillus |
External Rotators of the knee | - Biceps femoris |
Stabilizers of the pelvis | - Gluteus medius - Gluteus minimus - Biceps femoris - Semimembranosus - Semitendinosus - Adductor brevis - Adductor magnus - Adductor longus - Pectineus - Rectus abdominus - Abdominal external oblique - Abdominal internal oblique - |