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What is the action of the tibialis anterior?
Dorsiflexion and Inversion
What is the origin of the gastrocnemius?
politeal surface
What is the insertion of the flexor hallucis longus?
distal phalanx of great toe
What nerve innervates the anterior compartment of the thigh
femoral nerve
Name the muscles of the medial compartment.
Pectineus, adductor magnus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, gracillis
What is the action of the Semimembranosus?
Hip extension and knee flexion
Where do all three of the glute muscles originate?
the ilium
What is the insertion of the peroneus tertius
base and shaft of 5th metatarsal
What nerve innervates the medial compartment of the thigh
obturator
Name the artery that supplies blood to the lateral compartment of the leg
the peroneal artery
What is the action of the sartorius?
Hip flexion and external rotation
What is the origin of the adductor longus
Body of pubis
What muscles insert via the calcaneal tendon?
gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris
What muscles are innervated by the sciatic nerve?
adductor magnus, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus
Name the muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh
rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedialis
What is the action of the popliteus?
rotation at the knee joint
What muscles originate on the ischial tuberosity?
biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus, inferior gemellus, quadratus femoris, adductor magnus
What muscles are inserted on the pes anserine?
sartorius, gracilis, semitendinosus
What muscles are innervated by the tibial nerve?
gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris, popliteus, tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus
Name the muscles of the anterior compartment of the leg:
tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus, peroneus tertius, extensor hallucis brevis, extensor digitorum brevis
What is the action of the quadratus femoris?
external rotation
What muscles originate on the calcaneus?
Abductor digiti quinti, extensor hallucis brevis, abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, quadratus plantae
What muscles are inserted on the greater trochanter?
gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, piriformis, superior gemellus, obturator internus, inferior gemellus
What muscles are innervated by the deep fibular nerve?
tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, peroneus tertius, extensor hallucis brevis, extensor digitorum brevis,
What artery supplies blood to the posterior compartment of the thigh
profunda femoris artery