leg muscles bio125 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Illiacus | (prime mover in thigh flexion and in flexing trunk) |
Adductor longus | between satorius & gracilis (adducts,flexes,&medially rotates thigh) |
Gluteus maximus | butt(major extensor of thigh) |
Gluteus medius | above and below gluteus maximus (abducts & medially rotates thigh) |
Biceps femoris | lateral hamstring (extends thigh & flexes knee) |
semitendinosus | middle hamstring (extends thigh at hip; flexes knee) |
semimembranosus | most medial hamstring (extends thigh & flexes knee) |
rectus femoris | middle quadriceps (extends knee & flexes thigh at hip) |
Vastus Lateralis | lateral quadriceps (extends and stabilizes knee) |
Vastus medialis | medial quadriceps (extends knee) |
Vastus intermedius | deep to rectus femoris (extends knee) |
Sartorius | attaches to illiac crest raps medial to patella (flexes and medially rotates thigh; flexes knee) |
Gracilis | medial posterior thigh muscle(adducts thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg) |
Gastrocnemius | calf muscle (plantar flexes foot) |
Tibialis anterior | anterior toward front.lateral to shin (prime mover of dorsiflexion) |
Soleus | posterior deep to gastrocnemius (plantar flexes foot) |
Fibularis (peroneus) longus | anterior lateral leg (plantar flexes and everts foot |
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