Gluteal Region Flashcards
What is the anatomic position of the hip bone?
ASIS and pubic tubercle are in the same vertical plane
What are the 3 parts of a hip bone?
- ilium
- ischium
- pubis
What is the pelvic girdle?
2 hip bones together
What makes up the bony pelvis?
- pelvic girdle
- Sacrum
- Coccyx
All bound together by ligaments
Ligaments of the bony pelvis?
- Anterior Sacroiliac Ligament
- Sacrospinous Ligament
- Sacrotuberous Ligament
Anterior Sacroiliac Ligament job
- Between the iliac fossa and sacrum
2. Keeps vertebral body and hip bone together
Sacrospinous Ligament
- Inferior to anterior sacroiliac ligament
2. Joins the PIIS and lower sacrum together
Sacrotuberous Ligament
- Sacrum to ischial tuberosity
2. Attaches all along sacrum and narrows down to attach to ischial tuberosity
Where do the gluteal muscles attach?
- Gluteus maximus attaches behind the posterior gluteal line
- Gluteus medius attaches between the posterior and anterior gluteal lines
- Gluteal minimus attaches between anterior and inferior gluteal lines
Characteristics of iliac crest
- Reaches superiorly up to L4
2. Extends from ASIS to PSIS
Characteristics of the Acetabulum
- Superior 2/5 on ilium
- Posterior 2/5 on ischium
- Anteromedial 1/5 on pubic ramus
- Where the head of the femur articulates
Characteristics of Ala
- Part of ilium
- Attachment site for gluteal muscles laterally and iliacus muscle on medial side
- Contains the iliac fossa - where the iliacus muscle attaches
What does the body of the ischium contain?
- Ischial tuberosity
- Ischial spine
- Lesser sciatic notch- formed by ischial spine
- Greater sciatic notch- formed by ilium and ischium
What does the superior ramus of the pubis fuse?
Ischium and ilium within the acetabulum forms the pectin line
What does the inferior ramus of the pubis contain?
- Obturator crest
- Obturator foramen
- Acetabulum
Characteristics of the greater sciatic foramen
- Passageway for all lower limb nerves and arteries
- Formed by greater sciatic notch, sacrospinous ligament and sacrotuberous ligament
- Filled with piriformis muscle
Characteristics of lesser sciatic foramen
- Formed by lesser sciatic notch, sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments
- Filled with obturator internus muscle
What structures pass through the lesser sciatic notch?
- Tendon to obturator internus muscle
- Internal pudendal vessels
- Pudendal nerve
- Nerve to obturator internus
Characteristics of obturator foramen
- Covered by obturator membrane
- Useless foramen- makes the hips lighter
- Obturator nerve and artery only things to pass through
How are the gluteal muscles organized?
- superficial layer
2. Deep layer
Superficial gluteal muscles
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus
Characteristics of gluteus maximus
O: sacrotuberous ligament, ilium, sacrum, coccyx
I: gluteal tuberosity and IT band
A: extend and laterally rotate thigh, aids in rising from sitting positions
N: Inferior Gluteal
Blood vessels: superior and inferior gluteal arteries
Characteristics of gluteus medius
O: ilium between anterior and posterior gluteal line
I: Greater trochanter
A: A-Bduction and medial rotate thigh, aids hip from sagging
N: Superior gluteal
Blood Vessel: Superior gluteal artery