Muscle Actions Quizizz

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

Dorsiflexion of foot

• soleus

• rectus femoris

• tibialis anterior

• gastrocnemius

plantar flexion of foot

• rectus femoris

• fibularis longus

• tibialis anterior

• gastrocnemius

flexes leg at knee, extends thigh at hip

• semitendinosus

• soleus

• vastus medialis

• gluteus medius

plantar flexion of foot (extends)

• soleus

• semitendinosus

• tibialis anterior

• vastus medialis

abducts thigh, rotates thigh medially

• gracilis

• rectus femoris

• gluteus medius

• rectus abdominus

Flexes hip

• Gastrocnemius

• biceps femoris

• biceps brachii

• Iliopsoas

Adducts thigh

• Tibialis anterior

• Gracilis

• Gluteus maximus

• soleus

Rotates thigh, flexes thigh on hip

• rectus femoris

• sartorius

• semitendinosis

• brachioradialis