ANATOMY OF KICKBALL

GASTROCHEMIUS MUSCLE

• Pushes the body forward when a person runs
• It also works to flex the leg at the knee
• Location: on the femur

GASTROCHEMIUS MUSCLE

VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE

• The primary extensor of the knee
• Location: Femur

VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE

TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE

• Causes dorsiflexion and inversion of the foot
• Location: Front of the lower leg

TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE

PERONEUS LONGUS MUSCLE

• Moving the foot downward
• Helps support the arch of the foot
• Location: Outside of the lower leg

PERONEUS LONGUS MUSCLE

SARTORIUS MUSCLE

• Rotates the thigh sideways at the hip
• Flexes the leg at the knee joint & rotates it slightly after flexing
• Location: Slants across the front thigh and descents vertically to the knee

SARTORIUS MUSCLE

ADDUCTOR LONGUS MUSCLE

• Move the thigh inward assists in flexing & rotating it to the side
• Location: runs from the pubic bone to the femur

ADDUCTOR LONGUS MUSCLE

ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS MUSCLE

• This one serves to move the big toe away from the other toes
• Location: Foot

ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS MUSCLE

FLEXOR DIGITORUM BREVIS MUSCLE

• Raising the leg toward the stomach when kicking a football
• Location: Foot

FLEXOR DIGITORUM BREVIS MUSCLE

ADDUCTOR BREVIS MUSCLE

• helps in lateral rotation of the hip.
• Location: Pubic body

ADDUCTOR BREVIS MUSCLE

QUADRATUS PLANTAE MUSCLE

• helps flex the small toes
• Location: On the foot

QUADRATUS PLANTAE MUSCLE

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