Hip and Knee
| Muscle
| Origin
| Insertion
| Action
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| Sartorius
| anterior, superior, iliac spine (ASIS)
| anterior, medial surface of tibia below condyle
| flexes, laterally rotates and abducts thigh
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| Gracilis
| anterior part of lower half of symphysis pubis
| anterior medial surface of tibia below condyle
| adducts and medially rotates thigh
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| Biceps Femoris
| --
| --
| --
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| long head
| ischial tuberosity
| lateral side of fibula; lateral condly eof tibia
| flexion, lateral rotation of leg at knee; extends, adducts and laterally rotates thigh at hip
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| short head
| lateral part of femur
| --
| --
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| Semitendinosus (medial hamstring)
| ischial tuberosity
| anterior, medial surface of tibia below condyle
| flexes, medially rotates leg at knee; extends, adducts, medially rotates thigh at hip
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| Semimembranosus (medial hamstring)
| upper, lateral part of ischial tuberosity
| posterior part of medial condyle of tibia
| flexes, medially rotates leg at knee; extends, adducts, medially rotates thigh at hip
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| Rectus Femoris
| --
| --
| --
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| straight head
| anterior, inferior iliac spine (ASIS)
| upper part of patella, tibial tuberosity
| extension of leg at knee; flexion of thigh at hip
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| reflected head
| acetabulum
| --
| --
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| Vastus lateralis
| anterior and lower borders of greater trochanter
| lateral border of patella
| extends leg at knee; draws patella laterally
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| Vastus medialis
| ?
| medial border of patella
| extends leg at knee; draws patella medially
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| Vastus intermedius
| proximal two thirds of anterior, lateral part of femur
| superior border of patella
| extends leg at knee
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| Popliteus
| lateral condyle of femur
| posterior surface of tibia
| rotates tibia medially on femur or rotates femur laterally on tibia depending on which is fixed
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