Iliopsoas minor muscle Flashcards
1
Q
What is the origin of the iliopsoas minor muscle?
A
Sides of the bodies of the 12th thoracic and 1st lumbar vertebrae and the intervertebral disc between them.
2
Q
What is the insertion of illiopsoas muscle?
A
Long flat tendon ending in the iliopubic eminence, arcuate line of the ilium
iliac fossa.
3
Q
What is the action of illiopsoas muscle ?
A
Flexes and laterally bends the lumbar vertebral column
4
Q
What is the blood supply of illiopsoas minor?
A
Lumbar arteries
5
Q
What is the innervation of illiopsoas minor?
A
L1-2
6
Q
What are the lymph nodes of illiopsoas minor?
A
lumbar lymph nodes
7
Q
How much people is the psoas minor muscle present in people?
A
60%
