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Muscular System- Muscles of the Hip
Movements, Muscles, Origins, Insertions
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/30/2009

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Term
External rotation
Definition

When leg is straight, toe in

 

 When leg is bent at hip, toe in hip out

Term
Internal rotation
Definition

When leg is straight, toe in

 

When leg is bent at hip, toe is out hip is in

Term
Extension
Definition
leg straight back and/or back and bent
Term
Flexion
Definition
high knees or high kick
Term
Abduction
Definition
foot away from midline
Term
Adduction
Definition
crossing foot over other foot
Term
Muscles that Externally rotate
Definition

Piriformis

Gemellus superior

Gemellus inferior

Obturator internus

Obturator externus

Quadratus femoris

Gluteus maximus

Iliopsoas (Psoas major & Iliacus)

Term
Muscles that Internally Rotate
Definition

Gluteus medius

Gluteus minimus

Tensor fascia latae

Pectineus

Adductor longus

Adductor magnus

Term
Muscles that Extend
Definition

Gluteus maximus

Biceps femoris

Semitendinosus

Semimembranosus

Adductor magnus

Term
Muscles that Flex
Definition

Iliopsoas

Pectineus

Tensor fascia latae

Adductor brevis

Adductor longus

Adductor magnus

Rectus femoris

Sartorius

 

Term
Muscles that Abduct
Definition

Gluteus medius

Gluteus minimus

Tensor fascia latae

Sartorius

Term
Muscles that Adduct
Definition

Adductor brevis

Adductor longus

Adductor magnus

Gracilis

Pectineus

Term
Piriformis
Definition
external rotation
Term
Piriformis Origin
Definition
Sacrum, ischium, obtruator foramen
Term
Piriformus Insertion
Definition
Greater trochanter of femur
Term
Gemellus superior
Definition
external rotation
Term
Gemellus superior
Definition
external rotation
Term
Gemellus inferior
Definition
external rotation
Term
Obturator internus
Definition
external rotation
Term
Obturator externus
Definition
external rotation
Term
Quadratus femoris
Definition
external rotation
Term
Gluteus medius
Definition

internal rotation

 

abduction

Term
Gluteus medius Origin
Definition
outer surface of ilium
Term
Gluteus medius Insertion
Definition
Greater trochanter of femur
Term
Gluteus minimus
Definition

internal rotation

 

abduction

Term
Biceps femoris
Definition
extension
Term
Biceps femoris Origin
Definition

Long head: Ischial tuberosity

 

Short head: Linea aspera

Term
Biceps femoris Insertion
Definition

Head of fibula

 

Lateral condyle of tibia

Term
Semitendinosus
Definition
extension
Term
Semitendinosus Origin
Definition
Ischial tuberosity
Term
Semitendinosus Insertion
Definition
Anterior surface of tibia (pes anserine)
Term
Semimembranosus
Definition
extension
Term
Semimembranosus Origin
Definition
Ischial tuberosity
Term
Semimembranosus Insertion
Definition
Medial condyle of tibia
Term
Iliopsoas (Psoas major & Iliacus)
Definition
flexion
Term
Iliopsoas Origin
Definition

Lumbar vertebrae T12-L5

 

inner surface of ilium

Term
Iliopsoas Insertion
Definition
Lesser trochanter of femur
Term
Tensor fasciae latae
Definition

internal rotation

 

flexion

 

abduction

Term
Tensor fasciae latae Origin
Definition
Iliac crest
Term
Tensor fasciae latae Insertion
Definition
Iliotibial tract (band)
Term
Sartorius
Definition

flexion

 

abduction

Term
Sartorius Origin
Definition

Anterior superior iliac spine

 

 

Term
Sartorius Insertion
Definition
Anterior medial surface of tibia (pes anserine)
Term
Rectus femoris
Definition
flexion
Term
Rectus femoris Origin
Definition

Anterior inferior iliac spine

 

ilium above acetabulum

Term
Rectus femoris Insertion
Definition
Patella and via patellar tendon (ligament) to tibial tuberosity
Term
Pectineus
Definition

internal rotation

 

flexion

 

adduction

Term
Pectineus Origin
Definition
Superior ramus of pubis
Term
Pectineus Insertion
Definition

Lesser trochanter

 

linea aspera of femur

Term
Adductor longus
Definition

internal rotation

 

flexion

 

adduction

Term
Adductor longus Origin
Definition
Body of pubis
Term
Adductor longus Insertion
Definition
Linea aspera of femur
Term
Adductor brevis
Definition

flexion

 

adduction

Term
Adductor brevis Origin
Definition

Inferior ramus of pubis

Term
Adductor brevis Insertion
Definition
Linea aspera of femur
Term
Adductor magnus
Definition

adduction

 

internal rotation

 

extension

 

flexion

Term
Adductor magnus Origin
Definition

Inferior ramus of pubis

 

ischial tuberosity

Term
Adductor magnus Insertion
Definition

Linea aspera of femur

 

adductor tubercle of femur

Term
Gracilis
Definition
adduction
Term
Gracilis Origin
Definition

Body of ramus

 

inferior ramus of pubis

Term
Gracilis Insertion
Definition
Anterior surface of tibia (pes anserine)
Term
all muscles that cross the iliofemoral joint
Definition
  1. Sartorius
  2. Rectus femoris
  3. Tensor fasciae latae
  4. Piriformis
  5. Gracilis
  6. Pectineus
  7. Adductor brevis
  8. Adductor longus
  9. Adductor magnus
Term
largest adductor muscle
Definition
Adductor magnus
Term
Gluteus maximus
Definition

external rotation

 

extension

Term
Gluteus maximus origin
Definition
sacrum, iliac crest, and coccyx
Term
Gluteus maximus insertion
Definition
gluteal tuberosity of femur
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