ANTEROMEDIAL+THIGH,+ANTERLATERAL+LEG+AND+DORSUM+OF+FOOT+MUSCLE+GROUPS+

MUSCLE+
Sartorius+

Iliacus+
Psoas+

Pectinius*+

ANTERIOR+THIGH:+FLEXORS+OF+THE+HIP+JOINT+(SIP )**+
ORIGIN+
INSERTION+
NERVE+SUPPLY+
Anterior!Superior!Iliac!Spine!(ASIS)! Upper!medial!surface!of!
Femoral!Nerve!
shaft!of!tibia!

Iliac!fossa!of!hip!bone!
Transverse!processes,!and!
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intervertebral!discs!of!the!12 !
thoracic!and!5!lumbar!vertebrae!
Superior!ramus!of!pubis!

Lesser!trochanter!of!
femur!

Lumbar'Plexus'

Upper!end!of!linea!
Femoral!Nerve!
aspera!of!shaft!of!femur!
*According'to'Dr.'DJ,'PECTINIUS'is'also'an'EXTENSOR'OF'THE'KNEE'JOINT'
**An'Additional'Anterior'Thigh'Muscle'is'the'TENSOR'FASCIAE'LATA'
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ANTERIOR+THIGH:+EXTENSORS+OF+THE+HIP+JOINT+(RV )**+
MUSCLE+
ORIGIN+
INSERTION+
NERVE+SUPPLY+
QUADRICEPS+FEMORIS+
Rectus+Femoris+
Straight!head:!Anterior!Inferior!Iliac! Quadriceps!tendon!into!
Femoral!Nerve!
Spine!(AIIS)!
patella,!then!via!
Reflected!head:!
ligamentum!patellae!
Ilium!above!acetabulum!
into!tubercle!of!tibia!
Vastus+Lateralis+
Upper!end!and!shaft!of!femur!
Vastus+Medialis+
Vastus+Intermedius+

Anterior!and!lateral!surfaces!of!
shaft!of!femur!

ACTION+
Flexes,!abducts,!laterally!
rotates!thigh!at!hip!joint;!
flexes!and!medially!rotates!
leg!at!knee!joint!
Flexes!thigh!on!truck;!if!
thigh!is!fixes,!it!flexes!the!
trunk!on!the!thigh!as!in!
sitting!up!from!lying!down!
Flexes!and!adducts!thigh!at!
hip!joint!

ACTION+
Extension!of!leg!at!knee!
joint;!flexes!thigh!at!hip!
joint!
Extension!of!leg!at!knee!
joint!
Extension!of!leg!at!knee!
joint;!stabilizes!patella!
Extension!of!leg!at!knee!
joint;!articular!genus!
retracts!synovial!
membrane!

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Adductor+Longus+
Adductor+Brevis+
Adductor+Magnus+

Gracilis+

Obturator+Externus+

ORIGIN+
Body!of!pubis!
below!its!crest!
Body!of!inferior!
pubic!ramus!
Ischiopubic!ramus,!
ischial!tuberosity!
Inferior!ramus!of!
pubis,!ramus!of!
ischium!
Margin!of!
obturator!foramen!
and!pubic!and!
ischial!rami!

MEDIAL+THIGH:+ADDUCTORS)OF)THIGH+(LBM+GO)+
INSERTION+
NERVE+SUPPLY+
NERVE+ROOT+
Middle!third!of!linea!
Obturator!nerve!
L2,!L3,!L4!
aspera!
Pectineal!line,!upper!
Obturator!nerve!
L2,!L3,!L4!
part!of!linea!aspera!
Linea!aspera,!medial!
Obturator!nerve!
L2,!L3,!L4!
supracondylar!line,!
and!sciatic+nerve!
adductor!tubercle!
(tibial!part)!
Medial!surface!of!
Obturator!nerve!
L2,!L3!
upper!quarter!of!tibia!
Intertrochanteric!
fossa!of!femur!

Obturator!nerve!

L3,!L4!

ACTION+
Adducts!thigh!at!hip!joint!and!assists!
in!lateral!motion!
Adducts!thigh!at!hip!joint!and!assists!
in!lateral!rotation!
Adducts!thigh!at!hip!joint!and!assists!
in!lateral!rotation;!hamstring!
portion!extends!thigh!at!hip!joint!
Adducts!and!flexes!thigh,!flexes!and!
rotates!leg!medially!
Rotates!thigh!laterally!at!hip!joint!

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MUSCLE+
Peroneus/Fibularis+
Longus+

ORIGIN+
Lateral!surface!of!
the!shaft!of!the!
Fibula!

Peroneus/Fibularis+
Brevis+
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Lateral!surface!of!
the!shaft!of!the!
Fibula!

LATERAL+LEG+(PL,+PB)+
INSERTION+
NERVE+SUPPLY+
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Base!of!the!1 !First!
Superficial!Peroneal!
Metetarsal!bone,!
Nerve!(L5,!S1,!S2)!
Medial!Cuneiform!

Tendons!of!the!
lateral!four!Toes!

ACTION+
Plantar!Flexion!at!the!Ankle!joint,!
Everts!foot!at!the!subtalar!and!transverse!Tarsal!joints,!
Supports!Lateral!Longitudinal!and!Transverse!arches!of!
the!foot!
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Plantar!flexion!of!foot!at!Ankle!Joint,!
Everts!foot!at!the!subtalar!and!transverse!Tarsal!joints,!
Supports!Lateral!Longitudinal!
arch!of!the!foot!

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MUSCLE+
Tibialis+Anterior+

ORIGIN+
Lateral!surface!of!
shaft!of!tibia!and!
interosseous!
membrane!

Extensor+Digitorum+
Longus+

Anterior!surface!of!
shaft!of!fibula!

Peroneus/Fibularis+
Tertius+

Anterior!surface!of!
shaft!of!fibula!

Extensor+Hallucis+
Longus+

Extensor+Digitorum+
Brevis+(Snell,)but)can)
also)be)found)in)
dorsum)of)foot))

ANTERIOR+LEG+(TA,+EDL,+PT,+EHL,+EDB)+
INSERTION+
NERVE+SUPPLY+
Medial!cuneiform!and!
Deep!peroneal!
base!of!
Nerve!(L4,!5)!
1st!metatarsal!bone!

Extensor!expansion!of!
lateral!
four!toes!
Base!of!5th!metatarsal!
bone!

Deep!peroneal!
Nerve!(L5;!S1)!

Anterior!surface!of!
shaft!of!fibula!

Base!of!distal!phalanx!
of!
great!toe!

Deep!peroneal!
Nerve!(L5;!S1)!

Calcaneum!

By!four!tendons!into!
the!proximal!phalanx!
of!big!toe!and!long!
extensor!tendons!to!
second,!third,!and!
fourth!toes!

Deep!peroneal!
Nerve!(S1,!2)!

Deep!peroneal!
Nerve!(L5;!S1)!

ACTION+
Extends!foot!and!Dorsiflexion!at!Ankle!
joint,!
Inverts!foot!at!Subtalar!and!Transverse!
Tarsal!Joints,!
Holds!the!Medial!Longitudinal!Arch!of!the!
Foot!
Extends!four!lateral!toes,!
Extends!foot!at!Ankle!joint!
Extends!foot!at!the!Ankle!joint,!
Everts!foot!at!Subtalar!and!Transverse!
Tarsal!Joints!
Dorsiflexion!of!the!foot!at!Ankle!joint,!
Extends!the!big!toe,!
Inverts!foot!at!Subtalar!and!Transverse!
Tarsal!Joints!
Extends!toes!

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MUSCLE+
Extensor+Digitorum+
Brevis+

Extensor+Hallucis+
Brevis+

ORIGIN+
Anterior!part!of!upper!
surface!of!the!
calcaneum!and!from!
the!inferior!extensor!
retinaculum!
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Superolateral!surface!of!
the!calcaneum!
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DORSUM+OF+THE+FOOT+(EDB,+EHB)+
INSERTION+
NERVE+SUPPLY+
By!four!tendons!into!
Deep!Peroneal!
the!proximal!phalanx!
Nerve!
of!big!toe!and!long!
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extensor!tendons!to!
2nd,!3rd,!and!4th!toes!
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Dorsum!of!the!base!of!
proximal!phalanx!of!
the!big!toe!
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NERVE+ROOT+
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S1,!S2!

ACTION+
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Extends!toes!

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L4,!L5,!S1!

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Extends!big!toe!

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