Upper Leg Muscles Flashcards by Luke Parsons | Brainscape

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Adductor Brevis

A

O= inferior Ramus, body of pubis

I= linea aspera

A= adducts hip, medially rotates

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Adductor Magnus

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O= inferior Ramus, ishcial ramus and ishial tuberosity

I= linea aspera

A= adduct hip, flex hip, lat rotates

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Adductor longus

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O= pubis (near symphysis)

I= linea aspera

A= adducts, flex and medially rotates hip

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Gracillis

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O=inferior pubic ramus, body of pubis

I= medial surface of Tib

A= adducts, medially rotates, flex knee

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Tensor fascia latae

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O= ASIS, iliac crest

I= ITB

A= flex, abducts and medially rotate hip

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Pectineus

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O= superior pubic ramus

I= linea aspera

A= adducts, flex, medially rotates hip

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Vastus intermedius

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O= shaft of femur

I= pattella and tibial tuberosity

A= extend knee

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Vastus medialis

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O= linea aspera and intertrochanteric line

I= patella and tibial tuberosity

A= extend knee, stabilise patella

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Vastus lateralis

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O= greater trochanter, intertrochanteric line and linea aspera

I= patella and tibial tuberosity

A= extend knee, stabilise knee

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Rectus femoris

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O= ASIS

I= patella and tibial tuberosity

A= extend knee, flex hip

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Sartorius

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O= ASIS

I= Medial tibia

A= flex and lat rotates hip, flex knee

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Illiopsoas

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O= iliac fossa, alla of sacrum and TP of T12-L5

I= lesser trochanter of femur

A= flex hip and vertebral column

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Biceps femoris

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O= long head= ishial tuberosity
= short head= linea aspera

I= head of fib, lat condyle of Tib

A= extend and Lat rotate hip, flex knee

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Quadratus femoris

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O= ishial tuberosity

I= intertrochanteric crest

A= lat rotates and stabilise hip

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Piriformis

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O= Lat surface of sacrum

I= greater trochanter

A= lat rotates in hip extension

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Semimembranous

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O= Ischial tuberosity

I= medial condyle of Tib

A= extend and medially rotate hip, flex knee

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Semitendinosis

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O= Ischial tuberosity

I= medial Tib

A= extend and medially rotates hip and flex knee

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Gluteus minimus

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O= lat surface of ilium

I= greater trochanter

A= abducts, medially rotates

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Gluteus medius

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O= lat surface of ilium

I= greater trochanter

A= abducts and medially rotates

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Gluteus maximus

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O= lat surface of ilium

I= greater trochanter

A= extends hip, abducts and laterally rotates