Muscles of the Legs Crossword
Across
8. Deep to the gastrocnemius
13. Achilles tendon
14. Flexing the thigh or the trunk at the thigh.
15. Group of 3 muscles extend the thigh at the pelvis and flex the knee
18. Everts the foot and aids in plantar flexion
19. Plantar flexes foot and flexes the knee
22. strap-like muscle that flexes the trunk at the thigh
23. Medial, superficial quadricep
Down
1. Medial superficial hamstring
2. Middle deep to the femoris
3. companion to gluteus medius; abducts & rotates
4. long strap-like muscle that adducts and flexes the thigh
5. extends the toes
6. Middle, superficial quadricep
7. Lateral side, superficial quadicep
9. Abducts and rotates thigh during walking
10. Adduct the thigh and flexes the knee
11. flexes knee and abductd and flex the thigh and rotates thigh
12. Medial deep muscle hamstring
16. lateral side hamstring
17. extends the knee
19. Extends the thigh when force is needed
20. Mover of dorsiflexion
21. Adducts, rotates and flexes the thigh