Can you name the muscles of the lower limb? created by skaskiier Enter a muscle in the box below Correctly named muscles will show up below Answers do not have to be guessed in order Source: Clinically Oriented Anatomy 6th Ed. by Moore and Dalley This quiz has not been verified by Sporcle

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Compartment Muscle Innervation; function Anterior Thigh Femoral Nerve; adducts and flexes thigh, assists with medial rotation Anterior Thigh Anterior rami of lumbar nerves; flexes thigh at hip, stabilizes hip Anterior Thigh Anterior rami of lumbar nerves; flexes thigh at hip, stabilizes hip joint Anterior Thigh Femoral Nerve; flexes thigh at hip, stabilizes hip Anterior Thigh Femoral Nerveflexes, abducts, laterally rotates thigh at hip joint, flexes leg at knee Anterior Thigh Femoral Nerve; extends leg at knee joint, steadies hip joint and flexes thigh at hip with iliopsoas Anterior Thigh Femoral Nerve; extends leg at knee joint Anterior Thigh Femoral Nerve; extends leg at knee joint Anterior Thigh Femoral Nerve; extends leg at knee joint Medial Thigh Obturator Nerve; adducts thigh Medial Thigh Obturator Nerve; adducts thigh and flexes thigh to some extent Medial Thigh Adductor part: Obturator, Hamstring part: tibial part of sciatic nerve; adducts thigh (adductor part flexes thigh, hamstrings part extends thigh) Medial Thigh Obturator Nerve; adducts thigh, flexes leg, helps with medial rotation Medial Thigh Obturator Nerve; laterally rotates thigh, steadies head of femur in acetabulum Gluteal Region Inferior Gluteal Nerve; powerfully extends thigh, laterally rotates thigh, steadies thigh Gluteal Region Superior Gluteal Nerve; abduct and medially rotates thigh, keeps pelvis level when weight is on one leg Gluteal Region Superior Gluteal Nerve; abduct and medially rotates thigh, keeps pelvis level when weight is on one leg Gluteal Region Superior Gluteal Nerve; abduct and medially rotates thigh, keeps pelvis level when weight is on one leg Gluteal Region Branches of anterior rami; laterally rotates extended thigh and abducts flexed thigh, steadies femoral head in acetabulum Gluteal Region Nerve to Obturator Internis; laterally rotates extended thigh and abducts flexed thigh, steadies femoral head in acetabulum Gluteal Region Superior: nerve to obturator internis, Inferior: nerve to quadratus femoris; laterally rotates extended thigh and abducts flexed thigh, steadies femoral head in acetabulum Gluteal Region Nerve to Quadratus femoris; laterally rotates thigh, steadies femoral head in acetabulum Posterior Thigh Tibial division of sciatic nerve; extends thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg Posterior Thigh Tibial division of sciatic nerve; extends thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg Posterior Thigh Long head: tibial division of sciatic nerve, Short head: common fibular division of sciatic nerve; flexes and rotates leg laterally

Compartment Muscle Innervation; function Anterior Leg Deep Fibular/Peroneal Nerve; dorsiflexes ankle and inverts foot Anterior Leg Deep Fibular/Peroneal Nerve; extends lateral four digits and dorsiflexes ankle Anterior Leg Deep Fibular/Peroneal Nerve; extends great toe and dorsiflexes ankle Anterior Leg Deep Fibular/Peroneal Nerve; dorsiflexes ankle and aids in eversion of foot Lateral Leg Superficial Fibular Nerve; everts foot and weakly plantarflexes ankle Lateral Leg Superficial Fibular Nerve; everts foot and weakly plantarflexes ankle Posterior Leg (Superficial) Tibial Nerve; plantarflexes ankle when knee is extended, raises heel during walking, flexes leg at knee joint Posterior Leg (Superficial) Tibial Nerve; plantarflexes ankle, steadies leg on foot Posterior Leg (Superficial) Tibial Nerve; weakly assists gastrocnemius in plantarflexing ankle Posterior Leg (Deep) Tibial Nerve; weakly flexes knee/unlocks it by rotating femur or tibia depending on which end is fixed Posterior Leg (Deep) Tibial Nerve; Flexes great toe at all joints, weakly plantarflexes ankle, supports medial longitudinal arch on foot Posterior Leg (Deep) Tibial Nerve; flexes lateral four digits, plantarflexes ankle, supports longitudinal arches of foot Posterior Leg (Deep) Tibial Nerve; plantarflexes ankle, inverts foot Foot: 1st Layer Medial Plantar Nerve; abducts and flexes 1st digit Foot: 1st Layer Medial Plantar Nerve; flexes lateral four digits Foot: 1st Layer Lateral Plantar Nerve; abducts and flexes little toe Foot: 2nd Layer Lateral Plantar Nerve; Assists flexor digitorum longus in flexing lateral four digits Foot: 2nd Layer Medial one: medial plantar nerve, Lateral three: lateral plantar nerve; flex proximal phalanges, extends middle and distal phalanges of lateral four digits Foot: 3rd Layer Medial Plantar Nerve; flexes proximal pharanx of 1st digit Foot: 3rd Layer Deep branch of lateral plantar nerve; adducts first digit, assists in transverse arch of foot Foot: 3rd Layer Superficial branch of lateral plantar nerve; flexes proximal pharanx of 5th digit Fooot: 4th Layer Lateral plantar nerve; adducts digits 2-4 and flexes metatarsophalangeal joints Fooot: 4th Layer Lateral plantar nerve; abducts digits 2-4 and flexes metatarsophalangeal joints Foot: Dorsum Deep Fibular Nerve; aids extensor digitorum longus in extending digits 2-5 Foot: Dorsum Deep Fibular Nerve; aids extensor hallucis longus in extending great toe

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