BrainRegionTARGET TEA LEG
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This page covers biological details of component Leg. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.
- Top-down path to region: Target -> Human Effectors (aHumanEffectors) -> Leg (TARGET.TEA.LEG) (see Mind Maps)
- Type: effector
- Quality: L0
- Brain area: Effector Area (TEA)
- Area circuit: TARGET.TEA.LEG Circuit (TARGET.TEA.LEG.CIRCUIT)
- Role: targeteffector
- Function: Primary Execution Motor
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Components
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Component items:
- Leg somatic sensory data (leg-somatic-sensory)
- Leg - somatic receptors (leg-somatic-receptors -> LPC.PN.SG.LDRG): somatic sensations
- Leg thigh (leg-thigh)
- Leg thigh flexors (leg-thigh-flexors)
- Leg - piriformis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> piriformis-muscle): rotate laterally (outward) the thigh
- Leg - adductor brevis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-adductor-brevis-muscle): adduction of hip
- Leg - adductor longus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-adductor-longus-muscle): adduction of thigh
- Leg - adductor magnus muscle, obturator (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-adductor-magnus-muscle-obturator): adduction of hip
- Leg - adductor magnus muscle, tibial (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-adductor-magnus-muscle-tibial): adduction of hip
- Leg - adductor minimus muscle, obturator (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-adductor-minimus-muscle-obturator): adduction and lateral rotation of thigh
- Leg - adductor minimus muscle, tibial (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-adductor-minimus-muscle-tibial): adduction and lateral rotation of thigh
- Leg - biceps femoris muscle, tibial (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> leg-biceps-femoris-muscle-tibial): extends hip joint (long head only)
- Leg - gemellus inferior muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-gemellus-inferior-muscle): rotates laterally thigh
- Leg - gemellus superior muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-gemellus-superior-muscle): rotates laterally thigh
- Leg - gluteus medius muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-gluteus-medius-muscle): abduction of the hip; preventing adduction of the hip. Medial rotation of thigh
- Leg - gluteus minimus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-gluteus-minimus-muscle): works in concert with gluteus medius: abduction of the hip; preventing adduction of the hip; medial rotation of thigh
- Leg - gracilis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> leg-gracilis-muscle): flexes hip, knee
- Leg - iliacus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-iliacus-muscle): flexes and rotates laterally thigh
- Leg - obturator externus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-obturator-externus-muscle): adduct thigh, rotate laterally thigh
- Leg - obturator internus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-obturator-internus-muscle): abducts rotates laterally thigh, and stabiliser of the hip during walking
- Leg - pectineus muscle, femoral (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-pectineus-muscle-femoral): thigh - flexion, adduction, medial rotation
- Leg - pectineus muscle, obturator (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-pectineus-muscle-obturator): thigh - flexion, adduction, medial rotation
- Leg - psoas major muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-psoas-major-muscle): flexes and rotates laterally thigh
- Leg - psoas minor muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-psoas-minor-muscle): weak trunk flexor
- Leg - quadratus femoris muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-quadratus-femoris-muscle): lateral rotation of thigh
- Leg - sartorius muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-sartorius-muscle): flexion, lateral rotation and abduction of thigh; flexion and medial rotation of leg
- Leg - tensor fasciae latae muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-tensor-fasciae-latae-muscle): thigh - flexion, medial rotation; trunk stabilization
- Leg thigh extensors (leg-thigh-extensors)
- Leg - gluteus maximus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VM -> gluteus-maximus-muscle): external rotation and extension of the hip joint, supports the extended knee through the iliotibial tract, chief antigravity muscle in sitting
- Leg thigh flexors (leg-thigh-flexors)
- Leg knee (leg-knee)
- Leg knee flexors (leg-knee-flexors)
- Leg - gastrocnemius muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> gastrocnemius-muscle): plantar flexion, flexion of knee (minor)
- Leg - popliteus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> popliteus-muscle): medial rotation and flexion of knee
- Leg - biceps femoris muscle, peroneal (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> leg-biceps-femoris-muscle-peroneal): flexes knee joint, laterally rotates knee joint (when knee is flexed)
- Leg - semimembranosus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-semimembranosus-muscle): hip extension, knee flexion
- Leg - semitendinosus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PM -> leg-semitendinosus-muscle): flex knee, extend hip joint
- Leg knee extensors (leg-knee-extensors)
- Leg - articularis genu muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VL -> leg-articularis-genu-muscle): pulling the suprapatellar bursa during extension of the knee
- Leg - obliquus genu muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VM -> leg-obliquus-genu-muscle): maintaining patella position and limiting injuries to the knee
- Leg - rectus femoris muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VM -> leg-rectus-femoris-muscle): knee extension; hip flexion
- Leg - vastus intermedius muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VM -> leg-vastus-intermedius-muscle): extends knee
- Leg - vastus lateralis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VM -> leg-vastus-lateralis-muscle): extends and stabilizes knee
- Leg - vastus medialis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VM -> leg-vastus-medialis-muscle): extends knee
- Leg knee flexors (leg-knee-flexors)
- Leg foot (leg-foot)
- Leg foot flexors (leg-foot-flexors)
- Leg - tibialis posterior muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> tibialis-posterior-muscle): inversion of the foot, plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle; key muscle and tendon for stabilization, produce inversion and assists in the plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle
- Leg - abductor hallucis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-abductor-hallucis-muscle): abducts hallux
- Leg - plantaris muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> plantaris-muscle): plantar flexes foot and flexes knee
- Leg - quadratus plantae muscle (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-quadratus-plantae-muscle): assists flexor digitorum longus in flexion of DIP joints
- Leg - adductor hallucis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-adductor-hallucis-muscle): adducts hallux
- Leg - accessory soleus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> leg-accessory-soleus-muscle): plantar flexion
- Leg - fibularis brevis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> leg-fibularis-brevis-muscle): plantar flexion, eversion
- Leg - fibularis longus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> leg-fibularis-longus-muscle): plantar flexion, eversion
- Leg - soleus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.PL -> leg-soleus-muscle): plantar flexion
- Leg foot extensors (leg-foot-extensors)
- Leg - fibularis tertius muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VL -> fibularis-tertius-muscle): dorsi flexes and everts foot
- Leg - tibialis anterior muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VL -> tibialis-anterior-muscle): dorsiflex and invert the foot
- Leg - extensor hallucis brevis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VL -> leg-extensor-hallucis-brevis-muscle): extension of hallux
- Leg foot flexors (leg-foot-flexors)
- Leg fingers (leg-fingers)
- Leg fingers flexors (leg-fingers-flexors)
- Leg - flexor digitorum longus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> flexor-longus-digitorum-muscle): flex digits
- Leg - flexor hallucis longus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> flexor-longus-hallucis-muscle): flexes all joints of the big toe, plantar flexion of the ankle joint
- Leg - abductor digiti minimi muscle of foot (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-abductor-digiti-minimi-muscle): flex and abduct the fifth toe
- Leg - flexor digitorum brevis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-flexor-digitorum-brevis-muscle): flexes lateral four toes
- Leg - lumbrical muscle of foot, lateral (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-lumbrical-muscle-lateral): flex proximal phalanges and extend middle and distal phalanges of lateral four digits
- Leg - lumbrical muscle of foot, medial (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-lumbrical-muscle-medial): flex proximal phalanges and extend middle and distal phalanges of lateral four digits
- Leg - flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-flexor-digiti-minimi-brevis-muscle): flex and adduct the fifth toe
- Leg - flexor hallucis brevis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-flexor-hallucis-brevis-muscle): plantar nerve, medial, branches to LAFF muscles
- Leg - dorsal interossei muscles of the foot (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-dorsal-interossei-muscles): abduct toes
- Leg - plantar interossei muscles (LPC.SC.VH.RPL -> leg-plantar-interossei-muscles): abduct toes
- Leg fingers extensors (leg-fingers-extensors)
- Leg - extensor digitorum brevis muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VL -> extensor-digitorum-brevis-muscle): extends digits 2, 3, and 4
- Leg - extensor digitorum longus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VL -> extensor-digitorum-longus-muscle): extension of toes and ankle; Extensor hallucis brevis muscle - extension of hallux
- Leg - extensor hallucis longus muscle (LPC.SC.VH.VL -> extensor-hallucis-longus-muscle): extends the big toe and assists in dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle; also is a weak invertor
- Leg fingers flexors (leg-fingers-flexors)
Connectivity
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Inbound Region Connections:
| Source Area | Source Region | Source Name | Type | Role | Reference |
| LPC | LPC.SC.VH.PL | Posterolateral Nucleus | gastrocnemius-muscle | (none) | (unknown reference) |
| LPC.SC.VH.PM | Posteromedial Nucleus | leg-adductor-brevis-muscle | (none) | (unknown reference) | |
| LPC.SC.VH.RPL | Retroposterolateral Nucleus | flexor-longus-digitorum-muscle | (none) | (unknown reference) | |
| LPC.SC.VH.VL | Ventrolateral Nucleus | extensor-digitorum-brevis-muscle | (none) | (unknown reference) | |
| LPC.SC.VH.VM | Ventromedial Nucleus | gluteus-maximus-muscle | (none) | (unknown reference) |
Outbound Region Connections:
| Target Area | Target Region | Target Name | Type | Role | Reference |
| LPC | LPC.PN.SG.LDRG | Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion | leg-somatic-receptors | (none) | (unknown reference) |
Thirdparty Circuits
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References
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