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    This document summarizes the origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of several muscles of the thigh and leg. It lists the quadratus femoris, adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, rectus femoris, and vastus lateralis muscles. For each it provides the origin on one bone, insertion on another bone, main nerve innervation, and main actions on the joints.

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    This document summarizes the origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of several muscles of the thigh and leg. It lists the quadratus femoris, adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, rectus femoris, and vastus lateralis muscles. For each it provides the origin on one bone, insertion on another bone, main nerve innervation, and main actions on the joints.

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    This document summarizes the origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of several muscles of the thigh and leg. It lists the quadratus femoris, adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, rectus femoris, and vastus lateralis muscles. For each it provides the origin on one bone, insertion on another bone, main nerve innervation, and main actions on the joints.

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    Quadratus Femoris Ischial tuberosity Intertrochanteric Nerve to Laterally rotates thigh

    crest of femur quadratus


    femoris
    Adductor Brevis Body and inferior Linea aspera and Obturator Adducts thigh
    ramus of pubis spiral line of nerve.
    femur
    Adductor Longus Body and inferior Linea aspera of Obturator Adducts and medially rotates thigh;
    ramus of pubis femur nerve. flexes thigh at hip
    Adductor Magnus Inferior ramus of Linea aspera, Obturator Adducts and medially rotates thigh;
    pubis; ramus and gluteal tuberosity, nerve, tibial extends thigh at hip
    tuberosity of and medial nerve.
    ischium supracondylar
    line of femur
    Gracilis Body and inferior Medial surface of Obturator Flexes and medially rotates tibia at knee
    ramus of pubis; tibia just below nerve.
    ramus of ischium condyle
    Quadriceps Rectus Ilium at anterior Patella, tibial Femoral nerve. Extends knee; flexes thigh at hip; flexes
    Femoris femoris inferior spine and tuberosity, lateral trunk on hip if thigh is fixed
    superior margin of and medial
    acetabulum; condyles
    capsule of hip of tibia
    joint
    Vastus Femur at greater Patella, tibial Femoral nerve. Extends knee; retains patella in groove
    lateralis trochanter and tuberosity, lateral on femur during knee movements
    intertrochanteric and medial
    line, gluteal condyles
    tuberosity, and of tibia
    linea aspera

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