Thursday, October 16, 2008


The legs were a very complex area to build, so rather than talking about each muscle individually i will talk about them as a whole. Many times the muscles can be seen from more than one image because of their connecting points. I started with the Vastus intermedius, this muscle is responsible for extending the knee. According to your text this muscle is the "foundation" for the muscles in the leg. The Vastus medialis and the Westus lateralis also extends the knee, and it also rotates the femur. Next came the Rectus Femoris which allows the flexing of the hips, and the ability to raise the thigh to the thorax. The next set muscles, Pectineus, Adductor longus, Adductor brevis, Adductor magnus and the Gracilis, all work with the same function of flexing and rotating the hips. The Semimembranosus, Semitendinousus, Sartorius and the Biceps femoris, work together to extend the knee and rotate the hips.
This was a very frustrating area of the body to work on because it is very difficult to identify where the muscles connect and lay in relation to one another. Having my group members next to me, so we were able to work together and compare as we went was a very nice convienance.

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