HIP MYOLOGY Flashcards
Movements occurring at hip by muscle groups
Flexors Extensors Abductors Adductors Medial rotators Lateral rotators
Flexors of the hip
Psoas major: palpable (tendon
only)
Illiacus: palpable (tendon only)
Sartorius: palpable
Pectineus: x palpable (too deep)
Psoas major πΆ
Shape: large and powerful
Origin: bodies and discs of vertebrae T12 β L5
Anterior aspect of all lumber transverse processes (TPs)
Insertion: lesser trochanter or Femur (with iliacus)
Direction: inferiorly
Actions: flexes hip, working bi-laterally laterally flexes is the lumbar spine
Function: sitting up from a lying position
Nerve supply: anterior rami L1,2,3,4
Sartorius π
Shape: Strape like thin longest muscle in body
Origin: Anterior Superior iliac spine
Insertion: upper medial shaft of tibia
Direction: inferiorly medially
Action: Flexes and laterally rotates the hip flexes the knee
Function: sitting cross-legged
Nerve supply: femoral nerve L2,3
Illiacus π
Shape: flat fan shaped
Origin: upper and posterior 2/3 iliac fossa of sacrum and anterior Sacroiliac ligament
Insertion: lesser trochanter of femur with psoas major
Direction: inferiorly anteriorly
Actions: flexes the hip
Function: sitting up from a lying position
Nerve supply: femoral nerve L2, 3
Pectineusπ€
Shape: small rectangular
Origin: superior ramus of pubis iliopubic eminence and pubic tubercle
Insertion: pectineal line on upper posterior femur
Direction: inferiorly laterally
Actions: flexes and adducts the hip
Function: sitting up from a line position
Nerve supply: femoral nerve L2, 3
Extensors
Gluteus maximus β palpable
Hamstrings β palpable
Gluteus maximus π₯©
Shape: very powerful larges of the gluteal muscles most superficial gluteal muscle quadrilateral shaped
Origin: gluteal surface of ilium, iliac crest, posterior sacrum and coccyx Sarcotuberous ligament and fascia covering erector spinae
Insertion: deep part to the gluteal tuberosity of fumur superficial 3/4 to the iliotibial tract
Direction: inferiorly latterly
Actions: extends laterally rotates and abducts the hip
Function: running walking climbing keeping us up right
Nerve supply: inferior gluteal nerve L5 S1,2
Adductors
Adductor longus β palpable
Adductor Magnus β palpable
Adductor brevis - x palpable
Gracilis β x palpable
Adductor longus /
Shape: triangular
Origin: anterior aspect body of pubis
Insertion: upper half linea aspara of femur
Direction: inferiorly laterally
Actions: adducts hip
Function: weight transference during walking, horse riding
Nerve supply: obturator nerve L2, 3,4
Adductor Magnus π²
Shape: largest adductor muscle two components adductor part and hamstring part. Triangular
Origin: ischiopubic ramus inferior surface of ischial tuberosity
Insertion: adductor part- into the whole length of the linea aspara of Femur
hamstring part- into the middle supracondylar ridge and adductor tubercle of femur
Direction: inferiorly laterally
Actions: adducts and extend the hip
Function: weight transference during walking, horseriding
Nerve supply: adductor- obturator nerve L2,3
Hamstring part: sciatic nerve L4
Adductor brevis π±
Shape:βs smallest adductor muscle triangular
Origin: body and inferior ramus of pubis
Insertion: upper half of linea aspera of femur
Direction: inferiorly laterally
Actions adducts hip
Function: weight transference during walking, horseriding
Nerve supply: obturator nerve L2,3,4
Gracilis ( I )
Shape: long thin muscle
Origin: body and inferior ramus of pubis
Insertion: medial surface shaft of tibia between sartorius and semitendinous
Direction: inferiorly
Actions: adducts hip and flexs the knee
Function: weight transference train walking, horseriding
Nerve supply: obturator nerve L2, 3
Abductors
Gluteus medius β palpable
Gluteus minimus β X palpable
Tensor fascia lata β palpable
Sartorius - palpable
Gluteus medius π₯©
Shape: second largest gluteal muscle lies under gluteus maximus triangular
Origin: gluteal surface of ilium and covering fascia
Insertion: superolateral surface of greater trochanter a femur
Direction: inferiorly laterally
Actions: abducts and medially rotates hip
Function: keeps the pelvis level during walking
Nerve supply: superior gluteal nerve L4, 5,S1