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moving a limb away from midline of body.
what is Abduction?
decreasing the angle between bones or parts
What is Flexion?
moving a limb toward the midline.
what is Adduction?
ncreasing the angle (straightening)
What is Extension?
Movement around a longitudinal axis
What is rotation?
Largest and most superficial gluteal muscle, making up most of the buttocks
What is the Gluteus Maximus?
The thigh bone; the longest and strongest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
Lies partly under the gluteus maximus, on the lateral (outer) surface of the ilium.
What is the Gluteus Medius?
Composed of three bones on each side: ilium, ischium, pubis
What is the Pelvis?
Deepest gluteal muscle, sitting beneath the gluteus medius.
What is the Gluteus Minimus?
Function of Gastrocnemius
What is Plantar Flexes the foot at the ankle
The 4 muscles that are part of the quadriceps group
what are the Rectus Femoris,Vastus Lateralis,Vastus Intermedius, and Vastus Medialis
The thinner, more lateral bone of the lower leg. Bears less weight, more used for muscle attachments and stability
What is the Fibula?
The function of the Rectus Femoris
what is hip flexion and knee extension
The main weight-bearing bone of the lower leg. Medial (inner) side
What is the tibia?
The function Extensor Hallucis Longus (EHL)
What Extension of the big toe, dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle?
“Unlocks” the knee joint when fully extended
What is the Popliteus?
Function of the Vastus group
What is knee extension?
The function Tibialis Anterior?
What is Dorsiflexion of the ankle?
The function of Extensor Digitorum Longus (EDL)
What is Extension of the lateral four toes; dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle
Powerful plantar flexor especially when knee is flexed
What is the Soleus?
Function of the Fibularis Longus
Eversion of foot and plantarflexion of foot?
Weak plantar flexion of foot; weak flexion of knee
What is the Plantaris?
What is the function of the Semimembranosus?
Hip extension, Knee flexion, Medial rotation, Assists in stabilizing the pelvis during standing and walking
Function of Fibularis Brevis
What is Eversion of foot; assists plantarflexion?