Hip anatomy Flashcards
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Psoas Major
Action:
- Flexion of hip joint
- External rotation [of hip joint]
- Bends lumbar vertebral column
2
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Quadratus Lumborum
Action:
- Fixes 12th rib
- Bends trunk (ipsilaterally)
3
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Intertransverseraii Laterales Lumborum
Action:
- Lateral flexion of spine
4
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Iliacus
Action:
- Flexion of hip joint
- External rotation of hip joint
- Bending of trunk (ipsilateral)
- Raising trunk from supine position
5
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Psoas Minor action, origin and insertion
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6
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Obturator Internus
Action:
- External rotation of hip joint
- Abduction of hip joint
- Extension of hip joint
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Quadratus Femoris
Action:
- External rotation of hip joint
8
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Obturator Externus
Action:
- Adduction at hip joint
- External rotation at hip joint
- Stabilise pelvis in lateral plane
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Piriformis
Action:
- External rotation of hip joint
- Abduction of hip joint
- Extension of hip joint
- Stabilisation of hip