Leg Muscles Lab Practical

Plantar flexes and inverts foot.

• Tensor fasciae latae
• Tibialis anterior
• Tibialis posterior

Flexes leg, plantar flexes foot.

• Gastrocnemius
• Gluteus maximus
• Gluteus medius
• Gluteus minimus
• Gracilis

Extends thigh, flexes and laterally rotates leg.

• Biceps femoris
• Recturs femoris

Flexes and laterally rotates thigh, flexes leg.

• Sartorius
• Semimembranosus
• Semitendinosus
• Soleus

Flexes, medially rotates, and abducts thigh.

• Tensor fasciae latae
• Tibialis anterior
• Tibialis posterior

Flexes and medially rotates leg.

• Pectineus
• Popliteus
• Psoas major

Flexes thigh.

• Iliacus
• Pectineus
• Psoas major

Flexes thigh and lumbar vertebrae.

• Pectineus
• Popliteus
• Psoas major

Flexes thigh, and extends leg.

• Biceps femoris
• Recturs femoris

Dorsiflexes and everts foot.

• Fibularis brevis
• Fibularis longus
• Fibularis tertius