| Muscle Property |
Value |
| Iliacus origin |
iliac fossa and crest |
| psoas major insertion |
lesser trochanter of femur |
| sartorius insertion |
medial aspect of proximal tibia |
| iliacus action |
thigh flexion (trunk flexion, bowing) |
| adductor magnus origin |
ischium and pubis |
| psoas major action |
thigh flexion, lateral flexion of vertebral column |
| sartorius action |
flexion of thigh, abduction of thigh, lateral rotation of thigh, flexion of knee (weak) |
| iliacus insertion |
lesser trochanter of femur |
| sartorius origin |
anterior superior iliac spine |
| psoas major origin |
transverse process, bodies and discs of T12 and L1-L5 |
| adductor magnus insertion |
linea aspera and medial epicondyle of femur |
| adductor brevis origin |
pubis |
| adductor longus action |
adduction of thigh, flexion of thigh, medial rotation of thigh |
| gracilis origin |
ischium and pubis |
| adductor brevis insertion |
linea aspera (above adductor longus) |
| adductor longus origin |
pubis near pubic symphysis |
| gracilis insertion |
just below the medial condyle of tibia |
| adductor magnus action |
adduction of thigh, flexion of thigh, medial rotation of thigh |
| adductor longus insertion |
linea aspera |
| adductor brevis action |
adduction of thigh, flexion of thigh, medial rotation of thigh |
| rectus femoris origin |
anterior inferior iliac spine, superior acetabulum |
| vastus lateralis insertion |
patella and tibial tuberocity |
| vastus medialis action |
extension of knee |
| gracilis action |
adduction of thigh, flexion of leg, medial rotation of leg |
| vastus intermedius insertion |
patella and tibial tuberocity |
| rectus femoris insertion |
patella and tibial tuberocity |
| muscles of the quadriceps femoris |
5:rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, tensor fasciae latae |
| vastus lateralis action |
extension of knee |
| vastus medialis insertion |
patella and tibial tuberocity |
| rectus femoris action |
extension of knee, flexion of thigh |
| vastus intermedius action |
extension of knee |
| vastus medialis origin |
linea aspera |
| vastus lateralis origin |
greater trochanter and linea aspera of femur |
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