Lower limb anatomy in 3D:
muscles and bones

The bones of the lower limb with the muscles of the hip, thigh, leg and foot.

The gluteal muscles extend and abduct the hip, the anterior thigh compartment contains the quadriceps femoris, which extends the knee, and the posterior compartment the hamstrings. In the leg, the anterior compartment dorsiflexes the foot, the lateral compartment everts it and the posterior compartment, including gastrocnemius and soleus, plantarflexes it.