Muscles of the Lower Limbs

Extends thigh at hip

• biceps femoris

• gracilis

• gluteus maximus

• gluteus medius

extends leg at knee

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• vastus lateralis

• sartorius

• vastus medialis

• adductor longus

compresses abdomen, flexes & rotates vertebral column

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• external oblique

• internal oblique

• adductor longus

• sartorius

flexes leg at knee, extends thigh at hip

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• rectus femoris

• semitendinosus

• semimembranosus

• biceps femoris

extends leg at knee, flexes thigh at hip

• semimembranosus

• rectus abdominus

• rectus femoris

• gracilis

adducts thigh, flexes thigh at hip

• tibialis anterior

• external oblique

• biceps femoris

• adductor longus

adducts thigh, flexes thigh at hip, rotates lower limb medially

• sartorius

• biceps femoris

• gracilis

• vastus lateralis

flexes leg at knee, flexes thigh at hip, rotates lower limb medially

• gluteus medius

• gluteus maximus

• rectus abdominus

• sartorius

compresses abdomen, flexes vertebral column

• rectus abdominus

• internal oblique

• gluteus medius

• external oblique

abducts thigh, rotates thigh medially

• gluteus maximus

• soleus

• gluteus medius

• rectus abdominus