MuscleTables
MuscleTables
Table7-4
MUSCLE
PROXIMAL
ATTACHMENT
(ORIGIN)
DISTAL
ATTACHMENT
(INSERTION)
INNERVATION
MAIN ACTIONS
BLOOD SUPPLY
MUSCLE
GROUP
Quadratus plantae
Medial and lateral sides of
plantar surface of
calcaneus
Posterolateral edge
of flexor
digitorum longus
tendon
Lateral plantar nerve
Corrects for oblique
pull of flexor
digitorum longus
tendon, thus
assists in flexion
of toes
Medial and lateral
plantar arteries
and deep
plantar arterial
arch
Foot
Rectus femoris
(quadriceps)
Anterior inferior iliac spine
and ilium superior to
acetabulum
Base of patella and
to tibial
tuberosity via
patellar ligament
Femoral nerve
Extends leg at knee
joint and flexes
thigh at hip joint
Profunda femoris
and lateral
circumflex
femoral arteries
Anterior thigh
Sartorius
Anterior superior iliac
spine and superior
part of notch below it
Superior part of
medial surface
of tibia
Femoral nerve
Abducts, laterally
rotates, and
flexes thigh;
flexes knee joint
Femoral artery
Anterior thigh
Semimembranosus
Ischial tuberosity
Posterior part of
medial condyle
of tibia
Sciatic nerve (tibial
division)
Flexes leg, extends
thigh
Perforating branch
of profunda
femoris and
medial
circumflex
femoral arteries
Posterior thigh
Semitendinosus
Ischial tuberosity
Superior part of
medial surface
of tibia
Sciatic nerve (tibial
division)
Flexes leg, extends
thigh
Perforating branch
of profunda
femoris and
medial
circumflex
femoral arteries
Posterior thigh
Soleus
Posterior aspect of head
of fibula, proximal 1/4
of posterior surface of
fibula, soleal line of
tibia
Posterior aspect of
calcaneus via
calcaneal
tendon
Tibial nerve
Plantarflexes foot at
ankle, stabilizes
leg over foot
Popliteal, posterior
tibial, and fibular
arteries
Posterior leg
Superior gemellus
Outer surface of ischial
spine
Medial surface of
greater
trochanter of
femur
Nerve to obturator
internus
Laterally rotates
extended thigh
at the hip
Inferior gluteal and
internal
pudendal
arteries
Gluteal region
Tensor fasciae
latae
Anterior superior iliac
spine and anterior part
of iliac crest
Iliotibial tract that
attaches to
lateral condyle
of tibia
Superior gluteal
nerve
Abducts, medially
rotates, and
flexes thigh at
hip; helps to
keep knee
extended
Ascending branch
of lateral
circumflex
femoral artery
Gluteal region
Tibialis anterior
Lateral condyle, proximal
half of lateral tibia,
interosseous
membrane
Medial plantar
surfaces of
medial
cuneiform and
base of 1st
metatarsal
Deep fibular nerve
Dorsiflexes foot at
ankle and
inverts foot
Anterior tibial artery
Anterior leg
Tibialis posterior
Posterior tibia below soleal
line, interosseous
membrane, proximal
half of posterior fibula
Tuberosity of
navicular bone,
all cuneiforms,
cuboid, and
bases of 2nd
through 4th
metatarsals
Tibial nerve
Plantarflexes foot at
ankle and
inverts foot
Fibular artery
Posterior leg
Vastus intermedius
(quadriceps)
Anterior and lateral
surfaces of body of
femur
Base of patella and
to tibial
tuberosity via
patellar ligament
Femoral nerve
Extends leg at knee
joint
Lateral circumflex
femoral and
profunda
femoris arteries
Anterior thigh
Vastus lateralis
(quadriceps)
Greater trochanter, lateral
lip of linea aspera of
femur
Base of patella and
to tibial
tuberosity via
patellar ligament
Femoral nerve
Extends leg at knee
joint
Lateral circumflex
femoral and
profunda
femoris arteries
Anterior thigh
Vastus medialis
(quadriceps)
Intertrochanteric line,
medial lip of linea
aspera of femur
Base of patella and
to tibial
tuberosity via
patellar ligament
Femoral nerve
Extends leg at knee
joint
Femoral and
profunda
femoris arteries
Anterior thigh
