Hip & Thigh Flashcards
Iliopsoas
made up of the psoas major and the iliacus
Rectus femoris
O: ant inf iliac spine
I: tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament
A: extend knee, flex hip
Inn: femoral nerve
Sartorius
O: ant sup iliac spine
I: sup part of med surface of tibia
A: flex, abduct, lat rotate thigh, assist flex of knee
Inn: femoral nerve
Gluteus maximus
O: ilium, sacrum, sacrotuberous ligament
I: iliotibial tract, gluteal tuberosity of femur
A: extend thigh, lat rotation of thigh, antigravity
Inn: inferior gluteal
Gluteus medius
O: iliac wings superior to minimus
I: greater trochanter of femur
A: abduct and med rotate thigh
Inn: superior gluteal
Gluteus minimus
O: ilium-iliac wings
I: greater trochanter of femur
A: abduct and med rotate thigh
Inn: superior gluteal
Tensor fasciae latae
O: ant sup iliac spine and iliac crest
I: via iliotibial tract to lat condyle of tibia
A: abducts, med rotates, flexes hip, helps extends knee, steadies trunk on hip joint
Inn: superior gluteal
Adductor magnus
O: inf ramus of pubis, ramus and tuberosity of ischium
I: gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, supracondylar line and adductor tubercle of femur
A: adductor part - adduct and flex thigh
A: hamstring part - adduct and extend thigh
Inn: adductor part - obturator
Inn: hamstring part - tibial division of sciatic
Adductor longus
O: body of pubis
I: middle 1/3 linea aspera of femur
A: adduct thigh
Inn: obturator
Adductor brevis
O: body and inferior ramus of pubis
I: pectineal line and linea aspera of femur
A: adduct thigh, slight flexor of thigh
Inn: obturator
Piriformis
O: ant surface sacrum, sacrotuberus ligament
I: through greater sciatic foramen to insert on greater trochanter
A: abduct and lat rotate femur
Inn: piriformis (from ventral rami S1 and S2)
Quadratus femoris
O: ischial tuberosity
I: intertrochanteric crest and inf to it
A: lat rotate thigh
Inn: quadratus femoris (from ventral rami of L5 and S1)
Superior gemellus
O: ischium, blend w/ obturator internus tendon
I: greater trochanter w/ obturator internus
A: lat rotate thigh
Inn: nerve to obturator internus
Inferior gemellus
O: ischium, blend w/ obturator internus tendon
I: greater trochanter w/ obturator internus
A: lat rotate thigh
Inn: nerve to quadratus femoris
Obturator internus
O: inner surface obturator membrane
I: greater trochanter
A: lat rotate thigh
Inn: obturator internus (from ventral rami L5 and S1)
Obturator externus
O: obturator membrane and margins of obturator foramen
I: trochanteric fossa of femur
A: lat rotate thigh, steady head of femur in acetabulum
Inn: obturator nerve