Iliopsoas Flashcards

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Psoas Major

A

O: bodies + transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae (possibly T12)

I: lesser trochanter of femur

A: flexion of thigh, slight adduction of thigh

In: femoral nerve

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Iliacus

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O: iliac fossa

I: lesser trochanter of femur

A: flexion and slight adduction of thigh

In: femoral nerve

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Psoas Minor

A

O: T12 - L1

I: superior ramus of pubis

A: upward rotation of the pelvis

In: first/second lumbar nerve

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Pectineus

A

O: superior ramus of the pubis

I: femur just distal to the lesser trochanter

A: flexion and adduction of the thigh

In: femoral nerve, possibly obturator and/or accessory obturator

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