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Origin Insertion Action-Lower Extremities

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Muscle
Origin
Insertion
Action
vastus medialis   Femur   Tibia   Flexes femur and extends lower leg  
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vastus lateralis   Femur   Tibia   Flexes femur and extends lower leg  
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vastus intermedius   Femur   Tibia   Flexes femur and extends lower leg  
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gastrocnemius   Femur   Achilles Tendon   Plantar flexes foot  
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soleus   Tibia and Fibula   Achilles Tendon   Plantar flexes foot  
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tibialis anterior   Tibia   Metatarsals   Dorsiflexes foot  
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peroneus (fibularis) longus   Fibula and Tibia   Metatarsal and tarsals   Moves foot/Eversion  
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adductor brevis   Pubis   femur   adducts thigh at hip  
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adductor longus   Pubis   femur   adducts thigh at hip  
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adductor magnus   Pubis and ishium   femur   adducts thigh at hip  
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biceps femoris   ishium and femur   lateral tibia and lateral fibula   flexes leg at knee/Extends thigh at hip  
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Sartorius   ilium   Tibia   Flexes femur and lower leg  
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Gluteus maximus   iliac crest,sacrum, coccyx   femur   extends femur  
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gluteus minimus   ilium   femur   abducts femur  
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gluteus medius   ilium   femur   extends femur  
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semimembranosus   Ishium   Tibia   Flexes leg at knee/extends thigh at hip  
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semitendinosus   Ishium   Medial tibia   knee/extends thigh at hip  
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gracilis   pubis   Tibia   Adducts thigh at hip/Flexes leg at knee  
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rectus femoris   ilium   Tibia   Flexes Femur and Extends lower leg  
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