Muscles of the lower extremityhttps://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/Cat/muscles-of-the-lower-extremity/feed/atom/2024-03-28T14:45:53+00:00imedecincontact@imedecin.comFascia of the thigh2015-01-06T04:35:24+00:002015-01-06T04:35:24+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-thigh/fascia-of-the-thigh.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.222222328186px; line-height: 1.3em;">Superficial fascia and fascia lata</span></h2>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-thigh/fascia-of-the-thigh.html">Read More ...</a></p>Pectineus2019-04-13T12:54:35+00:002019-04-13T12:54:35+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/pectineus.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/95432297_250X333.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The pectineus - named from pecten (=pubes) on account of its origin from the bone - is a quadrilateral sheet.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/pectineus.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/95432297_250X333.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The pectineus - named from pecten (=pubes) on account of its origin from the bone - is a quadrilateral sheet.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/pectineus.html">Read More ...</a></p>Sartorius2019-04-13T12:47:14+00:002019-04-13T12:47:14+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/sartorius.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p style="text-align: justify;">The sartorius- named somewhat erroneously from sartor, a tailor, because it has been supposed to be the muscle by which the cross-legged sitting posture is produced- is a long, ribbon- shaped muscle slightly fusiform at the two ends.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/sartorius.html">Read More ...</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The sartorius- named somewhat erroneously from sartor, a tailor, because it has been supposed to be the muscle by which the cross-legged sitting posture is produced- is a long, ribbon- shaped muscle slightly fusiform at the two ends.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/sartorius.html">Read More ...</a></p>Psoas Parvus2019-04-13T10:21:50+00:002019-04-13T10:21:50+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/psoas-parvus.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p style="text-align: justify;">The psoas parvus - a small muscle, only occasionally present, named from its positic in the loins and its small size - is fusiform and somewhat flattened.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/psoas-parvus.html">Read More ...</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The psoas parvus - a small muscle, only occasionally present, named from its positic in the loins and its small size - is fusiform and somewhat flattened.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/psoas-parvus.html">Read More ...</a></p>Psoas muscle2015-01-06T04:43:38+00:002015-01-06T04:43:38+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/psoas-muscle.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p style="text-align: justify;">The psoas, or psoas magnus (<em>french: <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=996&catid=243&lang=fr&Itemid=1267">muscle <em>psoas ou grand psoas</em></a>)</em> - named from the Greek word meaning the muscles of the loins - is thick, rounded, and fusiform.</p>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/psoas-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p>Iliacus2019-04-13T10:12:11+00:002019-04-13T10:12:11+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/iliacus.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p>The iliacus - named from its attachment to the ihum - is a thick, triangula sheet.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/iliacus.html">Read More ...</a></p><p>The iliacus - named from its attachment to the ihum - is a thick, triangula sheet.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-front-of-the-thigh/iliacus.html">Read More ...</a></p>Popliteus muscle2015-01-31T19:51:35+00:002015-01-31T19:51:35+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/popliteus-muscle.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/344839279_250X333.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The popliteus (<em>french : <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=944&catid=248&lang=fr&Itemid=1272" hreflang="fr">muscle poplité</a>)</em> - named from its position on the floor of the ham (= poples) - is a triangular sheet.</p>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/tibialis-posterior-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/99815021_250X333.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The tibialis posterior (<em>french : <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=945&catid=248&lang=fr&Itemid=1272" hreflang="fr">muscle tibial postérieur</a></em>) - named from its position in the back part of the leg and its origin from the tibia - is a thick fusiform sheet.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/tibialis-posterior-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p>Flexor digitorum longus muscle2015-01-31T20:02:27+00:002015-01-31T20:02:27+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/flexor-digitorum-longus-muscle.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/95431751_250X417.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The flexor <span style="font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;">digitorum</span><span style="font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;">longus (<em>french : <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=946&catid=248&lang=fr&Itemid=1272" hreflang="fr">muscle long fléchisseur commun des orteils</a></em>) - named from its being the longer of the two flexors of the toes - is a fusiform sheet.</span></p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/flexor-digitorum-longus-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/95431751_250X417.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The flexor <span style="font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;">digitorum</span><span style="font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;">longus (<em>french : <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=946&catid=248&lang=fr&Itemid=1272" hreflang="fr">muscle long fléchisseur commun des orteils</a></em>) - named from its being the longer of the two flexors of the toes - is a fusiform sheet.</span></p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/flexor-digitorum-longus-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p>Flexor hallucis longus muscle2015-01-31T20:12:20+00:002015-01-31T20:12:20+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/flexor-hallucis-longus-muscle.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/95430347_250X417.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The flexor hallucis longus muscle (<em>french : <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=948&catid=248&lang=fr&Itemid=1272" hreflang="fr">muscle long fléchisseur propre du gros orteil</a></em>) - named from its action upon the great toe (hallux) and its length - is a strong fusiform sheet.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/flexor-hallucis-longus-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/95430347_250X417.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The flexor hallucis longus muscle (<em>french : <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=948&catid=248&lang=fr&Itemid=1272" hreflang="fr">muscle long fléchisseur propre du gros orteil</a></em>) - named from its action upon the great toe (hallux) and its length - is a strong fusiform sheet.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/flexor-hallucis-longus-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p>Gastrocnemius muscle2015-01-31T19:10:20+00:002015-01-31T19:10:20+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/gastrocnemius-muscle.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/289227058_250X333.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The gastrocnemius - named from Greek terms meaning the belly, and the calf, because it forms the enlargement of that part of the leg - is double-headed, each head consisting of a fusiform muscle, the lower part of which blends with its fellow so as to form a common tendon of insertion. It forms the femoral origin of the great triceps feurae muscle.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/gastrocnemius-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/289227058_250X333.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The gastrocnemius - named from Greek terms meaning the belly, and the calf, because it forms the enlargement of that part of the leg - is double-headed, each head consisting of a fusiform muscle, the lower part of which blends with its fellow so as to form a common tendon of insertion. It forms the femoral origin of the great triceps feurae muscle.</p>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/soleus-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/images/stories/289187098_250X333.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The soleus (french : <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=940&catid=248&lang=fr&Itemid=1272" hreflang="fr">muscle soléaire</a>) - named from solea, the Latin for a sole-fish, because of the resemblance of the muscle to this flat fish - is a thick, fusiform sheet.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/soleus-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p>Plantaris muscle2015-01-31T19:15:14+00:002015-01-31T19:15:14+00:00https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/plantaris-muscle.htmlimedeci1imedecin@gmail.com<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;">The plantaris (<em>french : <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=943&catid=248&lang=fr&Itemid=1272" hreflang="fr">muscle plantaire</a></em>) - named from its occasional attachment to the fascia covering the sole of the foot (=planta)- is a fusiform, somewhat flattened muscle with a very long ribbon- shaped tendon.</span></p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/en/muscles-of-the-posterior-region-of-the-leg/plantaris-muscle.html">Read More ...</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;">The plantaris (<em>french : <a href="https://casite-701107.cloudaccess.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=943&catid=248&lang=fr&Itemid=1272" hreflang="fr">muscle plantaire</a></em>) - named from its occasional attachment to the fascia covering the sole of the foot (=planta)- is a fusiform, somewhat flattened muscle with a very long ribbon- shaped tendon.</span></p>
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