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  2. Category:Muscles of the lower limb - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Muscles of the lower limb" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  3. List of extensors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Extensor muscles subsection. 1.1 Upper limb. 1.2 Lower limb. ... (proximal phalange) ... Lower limb. Hip. of thigh/femur at hip [6] Gluteus maximus; Posterior ...

  4. Piriformis muscle - Wikipedia

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    The piriformis muscle (from Latin piriformis 'pear-shaped') is a flat, pyramidally-shaped muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limbs. It is one of the six muscles in the lateral rotator group . The piriformis muscle has its origin upon the front surface of the sacrum , and inserts onto the greater trochanter of the femur .

  5. Gowers's sign - Wikipedia

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    Gowers's sign is a medical sign that indicates weakness of the proximal muscles, namely those of the lower limb. The sign describes a patient that has to use their hands and arms to "walk" up their own body from a squatting position due to lack of hip and thigh muscle strength. It is named after William Richard Gowers. [1] [2]

  6. Category:Lower limb anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Muscles of the lower limb (9 C, 62 P) N. Nerves of the lower limb and lower torso (69 P) V. Veins of the lower limb (24 P) Pages in category "Lower limb anatomy"

  7. Pes anserinus (leg) - Wikipedia

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    The three tendons, from front to back, that conjoin to form the pes anserinus come from the sartorius muscle, the gracilis muscle, and the semitendinosus muscle. [1] [2] It inserts onto the proximal anteromedial surface of the tibia. [2] The pes anserinus is around 5 cm below the medial tibial joint line. [2]

  8. List of flexors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The iliacus and nearby muscles. The hip flexors are (in descending order of importance to the action of flexing the hip joint): [2] Collectively known as the iliopsoas or inner hip muscles: Psoas major; Iliacus muscle; Anterior compartment of thigh. Rectus femoris (part of the quadriceps muscle group) Sartorius; One of the gluteal muscles ...

  9. Limb (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    Limbs are attached to the torso via girdles, either the pectoral girdle for the forelimbs, or the pelvic girdle for the hindlimbs.In terrestrial tetrapods, the pectoral girdles are more mobile, floating over the rib cage connected only via the clavicles (to the sternum) and numerous muscles; while the pelvic girdles are typically fused together anteriorly via a fibrocartilaginous joint and ...