gluteal muscles

Question 1

the gluteal region contains ?

Answer 1

hip bone, sacrum, muscles and ligamnets and nerves and vessels

Question 2

name the two ligaments of the gluteal region

Answer 2

sacrospinous and sacrotuberous

Question 3

sacrospinous ligamnet connects what?

Answer 3

sacrum with the ischial spine

Question 4

sacrotuberous ligament connecs what

Answer 4

sacrum with the ischial tuberosity

Question 5

these two ligaments convert?

Answer 5

the greater and lesser scaitci notches into greater and lesser sciatic foramina

Question 6

mention the muscles of teh gluteal region

Answer 6

tensor fascia lata, gluteus maximus , medias , minimus , piriformis , inferior and superior gemellus, quadratus femoris, obturator internus

Question 7

gluteus maximus origin

Answer 7

lumbar fascia, posterior surafce of sacrum vertebra , outer surface of illum behind teh posterior gluteal line

Question 8

gluteus maximus insertion

Answer 8

3/4 attached to teh illiotibial tract and the deepest fibers attached to teh gluteual tuberosity of femur

Question 9

gluteus maximus nerve

Answer 9

inferior gluteal nerve

Question 10

what muscle is considered to be the main anti graviry muscle

Answer 10

gluteus maximus

Question 11

action of gluteus maximus

Answer 11

extends and laterally rotates the thigh at the hip joint and gives stability to both the knee and the hip joint through the illiotibial tract

Question 12

gluteus medias origin

Answer 12

outer surface of illuim between the middle an dposterior gluteul line

Question 13

gluterus medias insertion

Answer 13

greater trcohantar

Question 14

gluteus medias innervation

Answer 14

superior gluteaul nerve

Question 15

gluteus medias action

Answer 15

abducts and mediall rotates the thigh at the hip joint and gives the stability for the pelvis when walking

Question 16

gluteus minimus origin

Answer 16

outer surface of illum betweren the middle and inferior gluteal lines

Question 17

gluteus minimus insertion

Answer 17

greater trochantar

Question 18

glutes minimus nerve supply

Answer 18

superior gluteal nerve

Question 19

gluteus minimus action

Answer 19

abducts and medially rotates teh thigh at the hip joint

Question 20

tensor fascia lata origin

Answer 20

outer edge of illiac crest between teh illiac tubercvle and teh anterior superior illiac spine

Question 21

tensor fascia lata insertion

Answer 21

illiotibial tract

Question 22

tensor fascia lata inervation

Answer 22

superiro gluteal nerve

Question 23

tensor fascia lata action

Answer 23

maintains the knee in the extended position

Question 24

piriformis origin

Answer 24

anterrior rami of sacral veretebra

Question 25

piriformis insertion

Answer 25

greater trochantar

Question 26

piriformis nerve

Answer 26

anteriro rami of S1,2

Question 27

piriformis action

Answer 27

layerally rotates the thigh at the hip joint

Question 28

what muscle forms an important landmark?

Answer 28

the piriformis

Question 29

obturator internus action

Answer 29

laterally rotates the thigh at teh hip joint

Question 30

obturator nerve supppy

Answer 30

nerve to obturatror internus from sacral plexus

Question 31

superior and inferior gemelli action

Answer 31

lateral rotates the thigh at the hip joint

Question 32

superior gemellus nerve

Answer 32

nerve to obturator internus

Question 33

inferior gemellus nerev

Answer 33

nerve to quadratsu femoris

Question 34

quadratus femoris action

Answer 34

laterally rotates teh thigh at the hip joint

Question 35

quadratus femoris nerve

Answer 35

nerve to quadratus femoris

Question 36

structures passsing above the piriformis muscle

Answer 36

superior gluteal nerve,artery, vein

Question 37

structures passing nelow the piriformis muscle

Answer 37

inferior gluteal nerve , artery and vein potserior cutaneous nerv eof the thigh peudandal nerve and internal pudendal vessesls sciatic nerve , nerve to obturator internus and nerve to quadratus femoris

Question 38

what does the trendelenburg test?

Answer 38

the hip abductors ( glutues medius and minimus) to seeif they are functioning normally