Table of Contents
Keypoints
| Muscles of the hip and thigh |
Groups of muscles: Superficial gluteal muscles, inner hip muscles, anterior compartment of thigh, posterior compartment of thigh, medial compartment of thigh Movements at the hip joint: Flexion, extension, internal rotation, external rotation, abduction, adduction Movements at the knee joint: Flexion, extension, internal rotation, external rotation |
| Muscles of the leg and foot |
Groups of muscles: Anterior compartment of leg, lateral compartment of leg, posterior compartment of leg, medial plantar muscles, central plantar muscles, lateral plantar muscles, dorsal foot muscles Movements at the ankle and subtalar joint: Dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, inversion, eversion, abduction, adduction Movements at the toe joints: Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction |
Atlas of Main muscles of the lower limb
Iliopsoas muscle (Musculus iliopsoas)
anterior view
Gluteus maximus muscle (Musculus gluteus maximus)
posterior view
Gluteus medius muscle (Musculus gluteus medius)
posterior view
Gluteus minimus muscle (Musculus gluteus minimus)
posterior view
Piriformis muscle (Musculus piriformis)
posterior view
Pectineus muscle (Musculus pectineus)
anterior view
Adductor magnus muscle (Musculus adductor magnus)
anterior view
Adductor longus muscle (Musculus adductor longus)
anterior view
Gracilis muscle (Musculus gracilis)
anterior view
Quadriceps femoris muscle (Musculus quadriceps femoris)
anterior view
Rectus femoris muscle (Musculus rectus femoris)
anterior view
Vastus medialis muscle (Musculus vastus medialis)
anterior view
Vastus intermedius muscle (Musculus vastus intermedius)
anterior view
Vastus lateralis muscle (Musculus vastus lateralis)
anterior view
Biceps femoris muscle (Musculus biceps femoris)
posterior view
Semimembranosus muscle (Musculus semimembranosus)
posterior view
Tibialis anterior muscle (Musculus tibialis anterior)
anterior view
Extensor hallucis longus muscle (Musculus extensor hallucis longus)
anterior view
Fibularis longus muscle (Musculus fibularis longus)
anterior view
Gastrocnemius muscle (Musculus gastrocnemius)
posterior view
Soleus muscle (Musculus soleus)
medial view
Abductor hallucis muscle (Musculus abductor hallucis)
inferior view
Lumbrical muscles of foot (Musculi lumbricales pedis)
inferior view
Quadratus plantae muscle (Musculus quadratus plantae)
inferior view
Abductor digiti minimi muscle of foot (Musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis)
inferior view
Extensor hallucis brevis muscle (Musculus extensor hallucis brevis)
superior view
Reference
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