Lower Body Muscles
Across
- 2. Most superficial of the adductor group
- 9. Most superficial of posterior leg muscles
- 10. Everts the foot
- 14. Thigh flexor which runs to lesser trochanter
- 15. Most superficial posteromedial thigh muscle
- 16. Distal attachment to iliotibial tract
- 20. Longest muscle in the body
- 23. Posterior leg muscle which moves toes 2-5
- 24. Opposes action of NN across
- 25. Proximal attachment at anterior inferior iliac spine
- 26. Connects patella to tibial tuberosity
Down
- 1. Abducts thigh at the hip
- 3. Distal attachment to tibial tuberosity
- 4. Deepest and largest of the adductor group
- 5. Anterior thigh muscle with proximal attachment closest to lesser trochanter
- 6. Extends thigh, lateral rotation, flexes leg
- 7. Causes plantarflexion of foot
- 8. Connects anterior thigh muscles to patella
- 11. Distal attachment to superomedial tibia; extends thigh
- 12. Anterior leg muscle to big toe
- 13. Opposes action of NN down
- 17. Intermediate adductor
- 18. Distal attachment to pes anserinus
- 19. Causes dorsiflexion of foot
- 21. Distal attachment to calcaneal tendon
- 22. Anterior thigh muscle with proximal attachment closest to greater trochanter