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List of Structures
List of Structures
Gluteus Medius
Gluteus Medius
Origin: Ilium
Insertion: Femur
Action: Hip abduction/external rotation
Gluetus Maximus
Gluetus Maximus
Origin: Ilium/sacrum/coccyx
Insertion: Femur
Action: Hip extension/abduction/external rotation
Tensor Fasciae Latae
Tensor Fasciae Latae
Origin: Ilium
Insertion: Tibia
Action: Hip flexion/abduction
Adductor Longus
Adductor Longus
Origin: Pubis
Insertion: Femur
Action: Hip adduction/internal rotation
Adductor Magnus
Adductor Magnus
Origin: Pubis/ischium
Insertion: Femur
Action: Hip adduction
Gracilis
Gracilis
Origin: Pubis
Insertion: Tibia
Action: Hip adduction/knee flexion
Quadriceps Femoris
Quadriceps Femoris
Rectus Femoris
Rectus Femoris
Origin: Ilium
Insertion: Patella/tibial tuberosity
Action: Hip flexion/knee extension
Vastus Lateralis
Vastus Lateralis
Origin: Femur
Insertion: Patella/tibial tuberosity/lateral condyle of femur
Action: Knee extension
Vastus Intermedius
Vastus Intermedius
Origin: Femur
Insertion: Patella/tibial tuberosity
Action: Knee extension
Vastus Medialis
Vastus Medialis
Origin: Femur
Insertion: Patella/tibial tuberosity/medial condyle of femur
Action: Knee extension
Sartorius
Sartorius
Origin: Ilium
Insertion: Tibia
Action: Hip flexion, abduction, internal rotation/knee flexion, internal rotation
Piriformis
Piriformis
Origin: Ilium/sacrum
Insertion: Femur
Action: Hip abduction, external rotation, joint stabilization
Hamstring
Hamstring
Biceps Femoris
Biceps Femoris
Origin: Ischium/femur
Insertion: Fibula
Action: Knee flexion/internal rotation
Semimembranosus
Semimembranosus
Origin: Ischium
Insertion: Tibia
Action: Knee flexion/external rotation
Semitendinosus
Semitendinosus
Origin: Ischium
Insertion: Tibia
Action: Knee flexion/external rotation
Psoas Major
Psoas Major
Origin: Thoracic/lumbar vertebrae
Insertion: Femur
Action: Hip flexion, internal rotation/trunk flexion
Iliacus
Iliacus
Origin: Iliac fossa
Insertion: Femur
Action:Hip flexion/trunk flexion
Pectineus
Pectineus
Origin: Pubis
Insertion: Femur
Action: Hip flexion, adduction, external rotation, internal rotation/pelvis stabilization
Obturator Internus
Obturator Internus
Origin: Obutrator foramen
Insertion: Femur
Action: Hip external rotation/thigh abduction/pelvis stabilization
Created by Marissa Fukunaga, 2022GIFs modified from CC-BY-4.0, OpenStax, Pelvic Girdle and Lower LimbsGIFs modified from CC-BY-NC-SA, Ron Slagter, Lateral View Muscles of ThighGIFs modified from CC-NA-SA-4.0, Clinical Anatomy, Lower Limb OverviewGIFs modified from CC-BY-NC-ND, Anatomy Tool, Drawing Hip AbductionGIFs modified from CC-NA-SA-4.0, Clinical Anatomy, Pelvis
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