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Guided Notes for Muscles ppt #7
Muscles acting on the Hip and Lower Limb
NAME:____________________
Where are the largest muscles in your body found?___________________________
Lower limb muscles are mostly used for:________________________________________________
Many of these muscles _____________________________on two or more joints.
Anterior and Posterior muscles acting on the hip and the femur.
ANTERIOR
Iliacus:____________________________
Psoas major:______________________________
These share a common_____________________on the femur.
Please also identify these muscles:
Deep Adductor muscles (5) that act as __________________
Of the thigh.
Adductor brevis
Adductor longus
Adductor magnus
Gracilis
Pectineus
POSTERIOR
Tensor fasciae latae:__________________________________
Gluteus maximus_____________________________________
Gluteus medius and minimus_________________________
Rotators: There are 6 ______________to the gluteus minimus
Gamellus superior
Gemellus inferior
Obturator externus
Obturator internus
Piriformis
Quadratus femoris
Anterior and Posterior Muscles acting on the Knee and Leg:
The anterior compartment of the thigh contains ____________________________
This muscle group has many functions:___________________________________
These 4 muscles ________________________________________________, extends to the patella,
_________________________________ and inserts on the ___________________________.
This is the longest muscle in the body____________________
Anterior: Identify and label:
Quadriceps femoris:
1. Rectus femoris
2. Vastus lateralis
3. Vastus medialis
4. Vastus intermedius
Sartorius
Quadriceps tendon
Illiotibial band
Posterior: Identify and label:
The posterior compartment of the thigh (flexors)
Contain the __________________muscles
From lateral to medial:
Biceps femoris
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Anterior compartment of the Leg
Extensors
These muscles flex the ankle and prevent
Your toes from scuffing when walking 
Fibularis longus
Extensor digitorum longus
Extensor halluces longus
Tibialis anterior
Please also label:
Patellar ligament
Posterior compartment of the leg
Flexors
Three muscle of the superficial group are:
Gastrocnemius__________________________________
Soleus_______________________________________
Plantaris____________________________________
Triceps surae is a collective________________________________________
This is the strongest tendon in the body___________________________
Deep muscles of posterior compartment:
4 main muscles:
Flexor digitorum longus______________________
Flexor halluces longus_______________________
Tibialis posterior______________________________
Popliteus___________________________________