| Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Action |
| psoas major | vertebral bodies of T12-L5 | lesser trochanter | flexes thigh |
| iliacus | iliac crest & fossa | lesser trochanter | flexes thigh |
| pectineus | pubic bone | proximal end of femur | adducts thigh |
| gluteus medius | iliac crest & fossa | greater trochanter | abducts & medially rotates thigh |
| gluteus maximus | iliac crest & sacrum | fascia lata & proximal femur | extends & laterally rotates thigh |
| tensor fasciae latae | iliac crest | tibia via fascia lata | abducts thigh & tenses fascia lata |
| adductor brevis | pubic bone | linea aspera | adducts & laterally rotates thigh |
| adductor longus | pubic bone | linea aspera | adducts, laterally rotates, & flexes thigh |
| adductor magnus | pubic bone & ischium | linea aspera | adducts, laterally rotates, & extends thigh |
| sartorius | anterior superior iliac spine | tibia proximally & medially | flexes & laterally rotates thigh |
| gracilis | pubic bone | tibia medially | adducts thigh |
| rectus femoris | anterior inferior iliac spine | tibial tuberosity via patella & patellar ligament | flexes thigh & extends leg |
| vastus lateralis | greater trochanter & linea aspera | tibial tuberosity via patella & patellar ligament | extends leg |
| vastus medialis | linea aspera | tibial tuberosity via patella & patellar ligament | extends leg |
| vastus intermedius | anterior surface of femur | tibial tuberosity via patella & patellar ligament | extends leg |
| semitendinousus | ischial tuberosity | tibia, medially | flexes leg, extends thigh |
| biceps femoris (long & short heads) | Long: ischial tuberosity Short: linea aspera | tibia at lateral condyle & fibula | flexes leg, extends thigh |
| semimembranosus | ischial tuberosity | itbia at medial condyle | flexes leg, extends thigh |
