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  Health Tools > Muscle Testing > Muscles Which Move the Leg Answers
  Muscles Which Move the Leg Answers

MUSCLE ACTION
Rectus femoris Extends knee and flexes hip
Vastus intermedius Extends knee
Vastus medialis Extends knee
Vastus lateralis Extends knee
Sartorius Flexes knee. Flexes hip and rotates femur laterally
Semitendinosus Flexes leg and extends thigh
Bicep femoris Flexes leg and extends thigh
Semimembranosus Flexes leg and extends thigh


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