Action                          Origin                          Insertion                      Muscle            

 

 

Extends thigh               Pubis                            femur                            adductor femoris

                                                                                                            adductor longus

                                                                                                            pectineus                                            

                                                                        ischium                         semimembranosus              

                                                                                                       

 

Adducts thigh                ilium                             tibia                             sartorius

                                     ischium                                                            gracilis

                                     ilium                            patella                          rectus femoris

                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

extends leg                  femur                             patella                         vastus medialis

                                                                                                            vastus intermedius

                                                                                                            vastus lateralis

                                    ilium                                                                 rectus femoris

                                                                                                

Abducts thigh               ischium                         tibia                              biceps femoris

                                    vertebrae                      femur                            gluteus maximus

                                                                                                            gluteus medius

                                                                        patella                          caudofemoralis

                                                                                               

 

flexes thigh                  ilium                             femur                            iliopsoas

                                                                        lumbar vert.

 

flexes leg                     ischium                         tibia                              semitendinosus

                                                                        &patella                        biceps femoris

                                                                                                            gracilis

 

extends foot                 patella/tibia                   calcaneus                     gastrocnemius

 

                                                                        fibula                             soleus

 

 

flexes foot                    fibula/tibia                     metatarsal 1                  tibilais anterior