LOWER LIMB
- lower limb
- at hip
- flexion
- iliopsoas
- iliacus
- pasos major
- lateral rotation
- psoas minor
- medial rotation
- tensor fascia lata
- external rotation
- extension
- gluteus maximus
- Medial rotation
- abduction
- gluteus medius
- gluteus minimus
- lateral rotation
- piriformis
- superior and inferior gemellus
- obturator externus and internus
- quadratus femoris
- flexion and abduction
- sartorius
- Adductor
- gracilis
- adductor
- magnus
- brevis
- longus
- pectineus
- LEG
- at knee
- extension
- articularis genu
- quadriceps femoris
- rectus femoris
- vastus medialis , lateralis , intermedius
- flexion
- lateral rotation
- biceps femoris
- medial rotation
- semimembranosus , semitendinosus
- popliteus
- medial rotation
- gracilis
- at FOOT
- at ankle
- Dorsiflexion / extension
- inversion
- tibialis anterior
- eversion
- fibularis tertius
- plantar flexion
- gastrocnemius , soleus , plantaris
- inverts
- tibialis posterior
- eversion
- fibularis
- longus and brevis
- at first toe
- extensor
- hallucis
- longus
- brevis
- flexor
- hallucis
- longus
- brevis
- abduction
- abductor hallucis
- adduction
- adductor hallucis
- at digits / digipes
- extensor / dorsiflexion
- digitorum
- longus
- brevis
- flexor
- digitorum
- longus
- brevis
- quadratus plantae
- abduction
- dorsal interossei
- adduction
- plantar interossei
- little toe
- abductor digiti minimi
- flexor digiti minimi brevis
ILIAC REGION
GLUTEAL REGION
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | IDEOGRAM | Action |
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tensor fasciae latae | ऊरु प्रावरणी तानिका | flexes thigh, medially rotates thigh, stabilises torso | ||
gluteal | नितंबिका | |||
gluteus maximus | बृहत् / MAHA नितंबिका | externally rotates and extends hip joint, supports extended knee through iliotibial tract, chief antigravity muscle in sitting | ||
gluteus medius | मध्य नितंबिका | abduction of hip; preventing adduction of hip Medial rotation of thigh | ||
gluteus minimus | लघु नितंबिका | |||
lateral rotator group | laterally rotates hip | |||
piriformis | तुम्बिका | laterally rotates (outward) thigh | ||
obturator externus | बाह्य गवाक्षिका | adduct thigh, rotate laterally thigh | ||
superior gemellus | ||||
obturator internus | आभ्यंतर गवाक्षिका | abducts & rotates laterally thigh, stabilises hip during walking | ||
inferior gemellus | laterally rotates thigh | |||
quadratus femoris | ऊरु चतुरस्रिका |
THIGH
ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | IDEOGRAM | Action |
---|---|---|---|---|
articularis genus | pulls suprapatellar bursa during extension of knee | |||
sartorius | दीर्घतमा | flexes, laterally rotates, and abducts thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg | ||
quadriceps femoris | ऊरु चतुःशिरस्का | extends knee, flexes hip (rectus femoris only) | ||
rectus femoris | समऔर्विका | knee extension; hip flexion | ||
vastus lateralis | पार्श्व बृहदिका | extends knee | ||
vastus intermedius | मध्य बृहदिका | |||
vastus medialis | अभिमध्य बृहदिका |
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | IDEOGRAM | Action |
---|---|---|---|---|
hamstring | ||||
biceps femoris | ऊरु द्विशिरस्का | flexes knee joint, laterally rotates leg at knee (when knee is flexed), extends hip joint (long head only)[10] | ||
semitendinosus | कंडराकल्पिका | flexes knee, extends hip, medially rotates leg at knee[10] | ||
semimembranosus | कलाकल्पिका |
MEDIAL COMPARTMENT
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | IDEOGRAM | Action |
---|---|---|---|---|
adductor muscles of the hip | adducts hip | |||
gracilis | तनुपेशी | adducts hip, flexes hip, medially rotates knee[11] | ||
pectineus | कंकताभिका | flexes and adducts hip[11] | ||
adductor brevis | लघु अभिवर्तनी | adducts hip[11] | ||
adductor longus | दीर्घाभिवर्तनी | adducts and medially rotates hip[11] | ||
adductor magnus | बृहत् अभिवर्तनी | adducts hip[11] |
LEG
ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Action |
---|---|---|---|
tibialis anterior | dorsiflexes and inverts foot | ||
extensor hallucis longus | दीर्घ पादांगुष्ठ प्रसारिणी | extends big toe, assists in dorsiflexion of foot at ankle, weakly inverts foot | |
extensor digitorum longus | दीर्घ पादांगुलि प्रसारिणी | extension of toes and ankle | |
fibularis tertius | तृतीय पादविवर्तिका | dorsi flexes and everts foot |
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT
SUPERFICIAL | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | |
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Muscle | Action | ||
triceps surae | त्रिशिरस्का | plantarflexes ankle | |
gastrocnemius | उपरस्थिपिंडिका , परापिंडिका | plantarflexes ankle, flexes knee (minor) | |
soleus | पिंडिका | plantarflexes ankle | |
plantaris | अनुपिंडिका | plantarflexes ankle, flexes knee | |
DEEP | |||
Muscle | Action | ||
popliteus | जानुपृष्ठिका | medially rotates and flexes knee | |
tarsal tunnel | |||
flexor hallucis longus | दीर्घ पादांगुष्ठ आकुंचनी | flexes all joints of big toe, plantarflexes ankle | |
flexor digitorum longus | दीर्घ पादांगुलि आकुंचनी | flexes toes | |
tibialis posterior | inverts foot, plantarflexes foot at ankle |
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