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COLLEGE ZOOLOGY 



Name 



Gracilis major 



(rect.int.maj.) 



Gracilis minor 

 {red. int. mm.) 



Semimembranosus 



Ileo-fibularis 



Semitendinosus 

 (sem.ten) 



Pyriformis 



Iliacus extern us 



Iliacus internus 



Gastrocnemius 

 (gstr) 



Tibialis posticus 

 (tib.post) 



Tibialis anticus 

 longus (tib.ant) 



Origin 



Posterior 

 margin of 

 ischium 



Tendon be- 

 hind is- 

 chium 



Dorsal half 

 of ischium 



Behind dor- 

 sal crest of 

 ilium 



Two points 

 on ischium 



Tip of uro- 

 style 



Outer side of 

 dorsal crest 

 of ilium 



Ventral bor- 

 der of ilium 



Distal end 

 femur ; ten 

 don of tri- 

 ceps 



Posterior side 

 of , tibio 

 fibula 



Insertion 



Proximal end 

 of tibia ; head 

 of tibio-fibula 



Joins tendon of 

 gracilis major 



Proximal end 

 tibio-fibula 



Proximal end 

 of fibula 



Proximal 

 of tibia 



end 



Near proximal 

 end of femur 



Head of femur, 

 posterior side 



Proximal half 

 of femur 



By broad ten- 

 don on sole of 

 foot 



Proximal end 

 of astragalus 



Action 



Adducts thigh ; 

 flexes or extends 

 leg according to 

 position of latter 



Same as gracilis 

 major 



Same as gracilis 

 major 



Draws thigh dor- 

 sally ; flexes leg 



Adducts thigh ; 

 flexes kg 



Pulls urostyle to 

 one side ; draws 

 femur dorsally 



Rotates femur for- 

 ward 



Draws thigh for- 

 ward 



Flexes leg ; ex- 

 tends foot 



Distal end of 

 femur 



Proximal end 

 of astragalus 

 and calca- 



neum 



Extends foot when 

 flexed ; flexes 

 foot when fully 

 extended 



Extends leg ; flexes 

 foot 



