muscle movements

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  • hip flexion = iliopsoas
  • hip extension = gluteus maximus
  • hip abduction = gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
  • hip adduction = adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus
  • hip medial rotation = gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
  • hip lateral rotation = gluteus maximus
  • shoulder flexion = anterior deltoid
  • shoulder extension = posterior deltoid
  • shoulder abduction = medial deltoid
  • shoulder adduction = latissimus dorsi
  • shoulder medial rotation = teres major and subscapularis
  • shoulder lateral rotation = teres minor and infraspinatus
  • shoulder horizontal flexion = pectoralis major
  • shoulder horizontal extension = posterior deltoid and teres minor
  • ankle dorsiflexion = tibialis anterior
  • ankle plantar flexion = gastrocnemius and soleus
  • elbow flexion = biceps brachii
  • elbow extension = triceps brachii
  • knee flexion = hamstring group
  • knee extension = quadriceps group
  • Quadriceps group:
    • rectus femoris
    • vastus lateralis
    • vastus medialis
    • vastus intermedius
  • Hamstring group:
    • biceps femoris
    • semimembranosus
    • semitendinosus
  • wrist flexion = wrist flexors
  • wrist extension = wrist extensors