Hip Muscles Flashcards
Gluteus Maximus -> Origin / Insertion
PSIS / Top of femur + gluteal tuberosity
Gluteas Medius -> Origin / Insertion
PSIS -> ilium crest / greater trochanter
Gluteus Minimus -> Origin / Insertion
Iliac fossa -> gluteus medius / top of femur -> gluteus medius
Piriformis -> Origin / Insertion
Anterior aspect of Sacrum / greater trochanter
Tensor Fascia Lata (TFL) -> Origin / Insertion
Anterior aspect iliac fossa / ilial tibial tract (ITT)
Psoas -> Origin / Insertion
Sides and TP of all lumbar vertebrae / lesser trochanter
Illiacus -> Origin / Insertion
Illiac fossa / lesser trochanter
Sartorius -> Origin / Insertion
ASIS / top medial aspect of tibia
Rectus femoris -> Origin / Insertion
AIIS / patella
Adductor Brevis -> Origin / Insertion
Ischial tuberosity / inside femur from hip to knee
Adductor Pectineus -> Origin / Insertion
Pubic bone / linea aspera
Adductor longus -> Origin / Insertion
Pubic bone / linea aspera
Adductor Magus -> Origin / Insertion
Pubic bone -> back of ischium / whole linea aspera
Gracilis -> Origin / Insertion
Pubic bone & back of ischium / upper tibia
Hamstrings -> Origin / Insertion
Ischial tuberosity / top of tibia (medial fibres) top of fibula (lateral fibres)
Gluteus Maximus -> Action
extension + later hip rotation
Gluteus Medius -> Action
abduction + lateral rotation
Gluteus Minimus -> Action
abduction + medial rotation
Piriformis -> Action
lateral rotation
Tensor Fascia Lata (TFL) -> Action
Flexion + abduction + medial rotation
Sartorius -> Action
flexion + lateral rotation
Psoas -> Action
flexion + lateral rotation
Illiacus -> Action
flexion + lateral rotation
Adductor Pectineus -> Action
adduction
