Lower Appendage Action

• What does the tensor fasciae latate do?

  abduct thigh
• What does the sartorius do?

  abduct thigh
• What does the iliopsoas do?

  flex thigh
• What does the adductor brevis do?

  adduct thigh
• What does the adductor magnus do?

  adduct thigh
• What does the adductor longus do?

  adduct thigh
• What does the gracilis do?

  adduct thigh
• What does the pectineus do?

  adduct thigh
• What does the gluteus maximus do?

  abduct thigh
• What does the gluteus medius do?

  abduct thigh
• What does the gluteus minimus do?

  abduct thigh
• What does the piriformis do?

  abduct thigh
• What does the quadratus femoris do?

  laterally rotate thigh
• What does the rectus femoris do?

  extend leg
• What does the vastus lateralis do?

  extend leg
• What does the vastus medialis do?

  extend leg
• What does the vastus intermedius do?

  extend leg
• What does the biceps femoris long head do?

  laterally rotate leg
• What does the biceps femoris short head do?

  laterally rotate leg
• What does the semitendinosus do?

  extend thigh
• What does the semimembranosus do?

  extend thigh
• What does the tibialis anterior do?

  dorsiflex foot
• What does the extensor hallucis longus do?

  extend digit 1
• What does the extensor digitorum longus do?

  extend digits 2-5
• What does the fibularis longus do?

  evert foot
• What does the fibularis brevis do?

  evert foot
• What does the fibularis tertius do?

  evert foot
• What does the tibialis posterior do?

  invert foot
• What does the flexor digitorum longus do?

  flex digits 2-5
• What does the flexor hallucis longus do?

  flex digit 1
• What does the gastrocnemius do?

  plantar flex foot
• What does the plantaris do?

  plantar flex foot
• What does the soleus do?

  plantar flex foot