Hip/Gluteal
this is a large superficial muscle that originates on the sacrum and iliac crest inserts on the iliotibial tract.
What is Gluteus Maximus?
The only quadriceps muscle that crosses both the hip and knee joints.
What is Rectus Femoris?
This hamstring muscle has a long head and a short head with a common insertion on the head and fibula.
What is the Biceps Femoris?
This muscle is a prime mover in dorsiflexion and inverts the foot.
What is Tibialis Anterior?
This muscle has two heads originating on the femur and forms the upper part of the calf.
What is the Gastrocnemius?
Is a prime mover in hip abduction and medially rotates thigh at the hip.
What is gluteus Medius?
What is vastus lateralis?
This adductor muscle is superficial, triangular muscle in the medial compartment.
What is Adductor Longus?
This muscle originates on the head of the fibula and everts the foot.
What is Fibularis Longus?
This broad muscle lies deep to the gastrocnemius and is a powerful plantar flexor.
What is the Soleus?
This muscle often compresses the common fibular nerve as it passes through greater sciatic foramen.
what is Piriformis?
What is the Sartorius?
This large triangular muscle has two parts the adductor part and the hamstring part and is then innervated by the obturator and sciatic nerves.
What is the Adductor Magnus?
This anterior leg muscle extends the lateral four toes.
What is the Extensor Digitorum Longus?
This muscle in the deep posterior compartment that inverts the foot and supports the arch.
What is the Tibialis Posterior?
This muscle tenses the fascia latae , abducts and flexes the thigh.
what is the tensor fasciae latae?
This vastus muscle is critical for tracking the patella medially.
What is vastus Medialis?
This muscle is the most superficial and medial of the adductor group.
What is Gracilis?
This muscle inserts onto the base of the fifth metatarsal and everts the foot.
What is the fibularis Brevis?
This muscle is the only one in the deep posterior compartment that specifically flexes the big toe.
What is the Flexor Hallucis Longus
Is formed by two muscles, is the main flexor of the hip.
iliopsoas
Is deep to the rectus femoris this muscle acts to extend the leg at the knee.
What is vastus intermedius?
This hamstring muscle inserts on the posterior aspect of the medial condyle of the tibia.
What is Semimembranosus?
This muscle is responsible for extending the big toe.
What is Extensor Hallucis Longus?
This muscle acts to unlock the knee laterally rotating the femur of the tibia.
What is Popliteus?