muscles of the human hip, thigh, and lower leg Posterior view of the right leg, showing the muscles of the hip, thigh, and lower leg. (more) leg anatomy Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Rela...
Together, these upper-leg muscles straighten your knee, stabilize your knee joint, assist in flexing your hip (drawing your knee toward your chest), and help absorb force when you land after jumping or leaping. True to their name, the quads consist of four major muscles of the leg: Rectus...
Fibula Leg muscles In this page, we will take a look at all of the above as well as the anatomy of the knee.Key facts about the leg and kneeTable quiz Bones of the leg Tibia: the largest and most medial leg bone, forming both the knee and ankle joints. It facilitates weight-bearing...
Contains 4 muscles: Tibialis anterior Extensor hallucis longus Extensor digitorum longus Peroneus tertius Lateral compartment: Separated from the anterior compartment by the anterior intermuscular septum Separated from the superficial posterior compartment by the posterior intermuscular septum Contains 2 muscles...
Learn about different leg muscles and tendons and leg muscle anatomy: leg extensors, posterior leg muscles, extrinsic foot muscles, and intrinsic...
muscles of the human leg Anterior view of the muscles of the human leg. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. bones of the human forearm (Left) The radius and the ulna, bones of the forearm; (right) the fibula and the... Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. human and gorilla legs compared ...
What it Does: All three gluteal muscles perform hip extension along with various smaller roles such as abduction and rotation of the thigh, or general pelvic stability. You can think of your glutes as the “bridge” between your quadriceps and hamstrings. Your glutes are active during posterior...
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Each leg contains 30 muscles. With the exception of one (M. 30) all of them receive their motor innervation through multiple branches from the main motor nerve B. Muscle 30 is innervated through the mixed nerve A. Each branch leaving nerve B contains a large number of axons....