Day 4 Lower Limb Muscles

Action of the quadriceps femoris group muscles?

• extends leg at knee

• extends thigh at hip

• flexes leg at knee

• flexes thigh at hip

flexes leg at knee, extends thigh at hip

• biceps femoris

• quadriceps femoris group

• tibialis anterior

• gastrocnemius

extends leg at knee, flexes thigh at hip

• rectus femoris

• tibialis anterior

• extensor digitorum longus

• gastrocnemius

extends leg at knee

• tibialis anterior

• vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, & vastus intermedius

• extensor digitorum longus

• gastrocnemius

Dorsiflexion and inversion of foot

• soleus

• fibularis longus

• tibialis anterior

• gastrocnemius

plantar flexion of foot

• soleus

• fibularis longus

• tibialis anterior

• gastrocnemius

flexes leg at knee, extends thigh at hip

• semitendinosus

• soleus

• vastus medialis

• gluteus medius

plantar flexion of foot

• soleus

• semitendinosus

• tibialis anterior

• vastus medialis

flexes leg at knee, extends thigh at hip

• gluteus maximus

• soleus

• semimenbranosus

• vastus lateralis

extends leg at knee

• tibialis anterior

• vastus medialus

• sartorius

• semitendinosus