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MuscleLegPostAnt
Question | Answer |
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hip flexor, deep in pelvis, a composite of 2 muscles | iliposoas |
used to extend the hip when climbing stairs | gluteus maximus |
"two dancers" muscle, a two bellied muscle of the calf | gastrocnemius |
inverst and dorsiflexes the foot | tibialis anterior |
muscle group that allows you to draw your legs to the midline of your body, as when standing at attention | adductors |
muscle group that extend theknee | quadriceps |
muscel group that extends the thigh and flexes the knee | hamstrings |
smaller hip muscle commonly used as an injection site | gluteus medius |
muscle group of the lateral leg, plantar flex and invert the foot | fibularis muscles |
strap-like muscle tha tis weak thigh flexor, the "tailors muscle" | sartorius |
Like the gastrocnemius muscle that lies over it this muscle is a plantar flexor. | soleus |