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Several muscles work together to extend the thigh. the psoas major flexes and rotates the thigh medially, as does the iliacus. The gluteus maximus extends and rotates the thight laterally.
In addition, the adductor longus, adductor brevis, and adductor magnus help rotate, flex, and move the thigh.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey all do
A. Rectus femoris
B. Biceps femoris
C. Vastus lateralis
D. Semitendinosus
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∙ 13y agoRectus Femorus is the large muscle you feel on top of your thigh but it is the abductor muscle which can lift your leg and it is called the abductor longus.
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∙ 14y agoThere are several muscles that perform this action: rectus femoris, sartorius, iliacus, psoas major, tensor fascia lata, and likely a few others.
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What movement of the thigh does contraction of the gluteus maximus produce?
Contractions of the gluteus maximus muscle causes (hyper)extension of the thigh.
What causes the joint to straighten?
The right answer is StrainThat would depend on the joint. The knee joint is straightened with the quadricep muscle (thigh). And the elbow joint is straightened with the tricep muscle (back of the arm)LigamentsPerhaps extensor muscles. (ligaments function to hold joints together, they are not muscles.)
What is the name of the large muscle at the top of the thigh that covers the hip joint in the posterior?
gluteus maximus
What muscle flexed the hip and the knee?
That is incorrect! The hamstring group extend the thigh at the hip joint!
Which muscle is involved in adduction at the ankle joint?
If you mean hyperadduction of the joint at the knee, it is stretching the muscle on the top of your thigh which is called the gastrocnemius.
What is your thigh muscle called?
Your thigh muscle is called your Quadricep.
What is the fuction of the Psoas Major Muscle?
The psoas is one of the flexors of the hip.
What is tension fasciae latae?
A muscle of the thigh. The basic functional movement of tensor fascia latae is walking.
How does the cats gluteus function differ from a human?
The function of the gluteus muscle in cats is to move the thigh. In humans, the gluteus maximus is responsible for the movement not only of the thigh but also of the hip.
What muscles cause the joints to straighten?
The right answer is StrainThat would depend on the joint. The knee joint is straightened with the quadricep muscle (thigh). And the elbow joint is straightened with the tricep muscle (back of the arm)LigamentsPerhaps extensor muscles. (ligaments function to hold joints together, they are not muscles.)
Is the thigh a joint?
The knee is the joint that is between the thigh and calf on a human. The knee has two articulations and it connects the thigh bone to the two calf bones.
What causes inner thigh?
what causes inner thigh cramp
