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- Lateral head of gastrocnemiusCaput laterale musculi gastrocnemiiThe lateral head of gastrocnemius is the outer of the calf muscle's two heads, arising from the lateral femoral condyle above the knee.
- Long head of biceps femorisCaput longum musculi bicipitis femorisThe long head of biceps femoris is the lateral hamstring belly, running from the ischial tuberosity down the back of the thigh to the fibula.
- Lumbrical muscles of footMusculi lumbricales pedisThe lumbricals of the foot are four slender muscles in the sole that arise from the long flexor tendons and reach the lesser toes.
- Medial head of flexor hallucis brevisCaput mediale flexoris brevis hallucisThis inner belly is one half of the short flexor of the great toe, lying under the first metatarsal.
- Medial head of gastrocnemiusCaput mediale musculi gastrocnemiiThe inner of the two calf heads, arising from the femur above the medial condyle and joining the Achilles tendon at the heel.
- Oblique head of adductor hallucisCaput obliquum adductoris hallucisThe larger, deeper head of adductor hallucis, slanting across the sole from the middle metatarsal bases to the great toe.
- Obturator externusA flat, fan-shaped muscle covering the outside of the obturator membrane and running behind the femoral neck to the trochanteric fossa.
- Obturator internusA fan-shaped muscle lining the side wall of the lesser pelvis, whose tendon turns out through the lesser sciatic foramen to the greater trochanter.
- Pectineus muscleMusculus pectineusA flat, four-sided muscle at the top of the inner thigh, running from the pecten pubis to just below the lesser trochanter.
- Piriformis muscleMusculus piriformisA pear-shaped muscle passing from the front of the sacrum through the greater sciatic foramen to the top of the greater trochanter.
- Plantar interossei musclesMusculi interossei plantaresThree small muscles deep in the sole, each lying under a lateral metatarsal and drawing its toe towards the second toe.
- Plantaris muscleMusculus plantarisA small calf muscle behind the knee whose very long, thin tendon runs down between gastrocnemius and soleus to the heel.
- Popliteus muscleMusculus popliteusA thin, triangular muscle in the floor of the popliteal fossa that unlocks the fully straightened knee.
- Psoas majorA long, thick muscle beside the lumbar spine that runs down over the pelvic brim to the lesser trochanter, joining iliacus.
- Quadratus femoris muscleMusculus quadratus femorisA flat, oblong muscle at the back of the hip, running straight across from the ischial tuberosity to the intertrochanteric crest.
- Quadratus plantae muscleMusculus quadratus plantaeA flat, two-headed muscle in the sole that runs from the heel bone to the tendon of flexor digitorum longus.
- Rectus femoris muscleMusculus rectus femorisRectus femoris is the straight, central part of the quadriceps group in the anterior thigh, crossing both the hip and the knee.
- Sartorius muscleMusculus sartoriusSartorius is the long, narrow, ribbon-like muscle that runs obliquely across the front of the thigh from hip to inner knee.
- Semimembranosus muscleMusculus semimembranosusThe broad, deep medial hamstring, running from the ischial tuberosity to the back of the medial tibial condyle.
- Semitendinosus muscleMusculus semitendinosusThe superficial medial hamstring, a spindle-shaped belly ending in a long cord-like tendon that joins the pes anserinus below the knee.
- Short head of biceps femorisCaput breve musculi bicipitis femorisThe femoral head of biceps femoris, arising from the linea aspera and joining the long head to insert on the fibula.
- Soleus muscleMusculus soleusSoleus is a broad, flat calf muscle lying deep to the gastrocnemius that flexes the ankle and keeps the body upright when standing.
- Superficial transverse metatarsal ligamentLigamentum metatarseum transversum superficialeA band of transverse fibres in the plantar aponeurosis that crosses beneath the metatarsal heads, near the bases of the toes.
- Superior gemellus muscleMusculus gemellus superiorA small muscle at the back of the hip, running from the ischial spine along the upper edge of the obturator internus tendon.