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Gluteal Region and Posterior Thigh Flashcards

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What is the origin and insertion of the Gluteus Maximus muscle?

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Origin:

  • Iliac Crest
  • Sacrum
  • Sacrotuberous ligament

Insertion:

  • Gluteal tuberosity of the femur
  • Ileotibial tract
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What is the action of the Gluteus Maximus muscle?

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  • The major extensor of the thigh
  • Laterally rotates thigh

-Inferior fibers assist in adduction

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What is the innervation of the Gluteus Maximus muscle?

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Inferior Gluteal Nerve

L5, S1, S2

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What is the origin and insertion of the Gluteus Medius muscle?

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Origin:
Ilium and Fascia of Overlying gluteus Maximus

Insertion:
Greater trochanter

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What is the action of the Gluteus Medius muscle?

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Abducts Thigh

Medially rotates thigh

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What is the innervation of the Gluteus Medius muscle?

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Superior gluteal nerve

L4, L5, S1

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What is the origin and insertion of the Gluteus Minimus muscle?

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Origin:
Ilium

Insertion:
Greater trochanter

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What is the action of the Gluteus Minimus muscle?

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Abducts Thigh

Medially rotates thigh

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What is the innervation of the Gluteus Minimus muscle?

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Superior gluteal nerve

L4, L5, S1

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What is the origin and insertion of the Tensor Fasciae Latae muscle?

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Origin:
ASIS
Anterior part of iliac crest

Insertion:
Iliotibial tract

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What is the action of the Tensor Fasciae Latae muscle?

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Abducts thigh
Flexes the thigh
Medially rotates thigh

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What is the innervation of the Tensor Fasciae Latae muscle?

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Superior gluteal nerve

L4, L5, S1

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What is the origin and insertion of the Piriformis muscle?

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Origin:
Anterior surfaces of sacral vertebrae

Insertion:
Goes through Greater sciatic foramen to insert on greater trochanter

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What is the action of the Piriformis muscle?

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Lateral rotator of the thigh

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What is the innervation of the Piriformis muscle?

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Nerve to Piriformis

S1, S2

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What is the origin and insertion of the Obturator internus muscle?

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Origin:
Obturator membrane
Internal margins of obturator foramen

Insertion:
Goes through lesser sciatic foramen to insert on greater trochanter

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What is the action of the Obturator internus muscle?

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Lateral rotator of the thigh

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What is the innervation of the Obturator internus muscle?

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Nerve to obturator internus and superior gemellus

L5, S1, S2

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What is the origin and insertion of the Superior Gemelli muscle?

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Origin:
Ischial spine

Insertion:
With tendon of obturator internus on greater trochanter

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What is the action of the Superior Gemelli muscle?

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Lateral rotator of the thigh

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What is the innervation of the Superior Gemelli muscle?

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Nerve to obturator internus and superior gemellus

L5, S1, S2

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What is the origin and insertion of the Inferior Gemelli muscle?

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Origin:
Ischial tuberosity

Insertion:
With tendon of obturator internus on greater trochanter

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What is the action of the Inferior Gemelli muscle?

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Lateral rotator of the thigh

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What is the innervation of the Inferior Gemelli muscle?

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Nerve to quadratus femoris and inferior gemellus

L4, L4, S1

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What is the origin and insertion of the Quadratus Femoris muscle?
Origin: Ischial tuberosity Insertion: Intertrochanteric crest
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What is the action of the Quadratus Femoris muscle?
Lateral rotator of the thigh
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What is the innervation of the Quadratus Femoris muscle?
Nerve to quadratus femoris and inferior gemellus | L4, L4, S1
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What is the origin and insertion of the Semitendinosus muscle?
Origin: Ischial tuberosity Insertion: Medial surface of tibia distal to tuberosity
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What is the action of the Semitendinosus muscle?
Extend the thigh Flex the knee (cant be performed fully at same time)
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What is the innervation of the Semitendinosus muscle?
Tibial nerve | L4, L5, S1-S3
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What is the origin and insertion of the Semimembranosus muscle?
Deep to Semitendinosus Origin: Ischial tuberosity Insertion: Medial condyle of tibia
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What is the action of the Semimembranosus muscle?
Extend the thigh Flex the knee (cant be performed fully at same time)
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What is the innervation of the Semimembranosus muscle?
Tibial nerve | L4, L5, S1-S3
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What is the origin and insertion of the Biceps Femoris Long Head muscle?
Origin: Ischial tuberosity Insertion: (Common tendon w/ biceps femoris short head) on head of the fibula
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What is the action of the Biceps Femoris Long Head muscle?
Extend the thigh Flex the knee (cant be performed fully at same time)
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What is the innervation of the Biceps Femoris Long Head muscle?
Tibial nerve | L4, L5, S1-S3
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What is the origin and insertion of the Biceps Femoris Short Head muscle?
Origin: Shaft of the femur Insertion: (Common tendon w/ biceps femoris long head) on head of the fibula
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What is the action of the Biceps Femoris Short Head muscle?
Can only Flex knee
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What is the innervation of the Biceps Femoris Short Head muscle?
Common Fibular nerve | L4, L5, S1, S2
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What muslce is often included with the hamstring muscles of the posterior thigh and why?
Vertically oriented Adductor magnus fibers Supplied by tibial nerve and extend the thigh
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What are the muscles are delineated as the hamstring muscles?
Semitendinosus Semimembranousus Biceps Femoris (sometimes Vert fibers of adductor magnus)
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By definition what makes a hamstring muscles? | What muscles violate this?
- arises from ischial tuberosity - crosses knee joint - supplied by tibial nerve Short head: arises from femur shaft / innervated by common fibular Adductor magnus: inserts on adductor tubercle of femur (doesnt cross knee joint)
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What muscle action do hamstring muscles have?What is the restriction on this? And what muscles violate this?
Extend the thigh and flex the knee (cant be done fully at same time) Short head: can only flex knee Adductor Magnus: can only extend thigh
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What supplies the skin over the lateral gluteal region
Iliohypogastric | lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
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What innervates the skin over the medial gluteal region
cluneal nerves | branches of posterior rami of lumar and sacral nerves
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What innervates the skin over the inferior gluteal region and posterior thigh
Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
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What provides articular branches to the hip joint (5)
-Femoral -Obturator -Nerve to quadratus femoris and inferior gemellus -Tibial -Superior gluteal FONTS
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What nerves pass superior to the piriformis muscle
Superior gluteal
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What nerves pass inferior to the piriformis muscle
-Sciatic -Inferior gluteal -Nerve to Obturator internus and superior gemellus -Nerve to Quadratus Femoris and inferior gemellus -Pudendal nerve SNIPN
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What is the path of the sciatic nerve
- Passes through gluteal region deep to gluteus maximus - following path midway between ischial tuberosity and greater trochanter - continues to posterior thigh (where tibial supplies hamstring muscles)
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What is unique about the sciatic nerves path through the gluteal region
it does not provide innervation to any of the structures found there
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Branches of which artery supply the gluteal region
Internal iliac
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Which arteries pass superior to piriformis
Superior gluteal
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Which arteries pass inferior to piriformis
``` Inferior gluteal Internal pudendal (though continues with pudendal into lesser sciatic foramen/ischioanal fossa) ```
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What does the superior gluteal artery supply
all of the gluteus muscles and tensor fasciae latae
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What does the inferior gluteal artery supply (6)
``` Gluteus maximus Piriformis Obturator internus Quadratus femoris Gemelli muscles Superior parts of hamstring muscles ```
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What arteries supply the posterior thigh
Perforating branches of the profunda femoris artery
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What forms the cruciate anastomosis around the hip joint
- the first perforating artery from profunda femoris - Medial femoral circumflex - Lateral femoral circumflex

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