Lower Limb 1.) For each joint (hip, knee, ankle), describe the actions that occur as a muscle...

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Lower Limb
1.) For each joint (hip, knee, ankle), describe the actionsthat occur as a muscle passes over the joint (anterior vs.posterior / medial vs. lateral). Which muscles are the prime moversfor each action?
2.) Which arteries and nerves travel together? Whichcompartment of the lower extremity is supplied by each nerve?

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1Hip jointFlexion by psoas major and iliacusExtension by gluteus maximusAbduction by gluteus medius and minimusAdduction by adductor longusadductor brevis and adductor magnusMedial rotation by anterior fibres of gluteus medius and gluteus    See Answer
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