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Muscle Attachments Flashcards

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Gluteus maximus

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Proximal attachments: gluteal surface of ilium posterior to posterior gluteal line, posterior iliac crest, posterior sacrum, sacrotuberous ligament

Distal: iliotibial tract, gluteal tuberosity of the femur

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Gluteus medius

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Proximal: gluteal surface of the ilium b/w the posterior and anterior gluteal lines

Distal: greater trochanter of the femur

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Gluteus minimus

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Proximal: gluteal surface if the ilium between the anterior and inferior gluteal lines

Distal: greater trochanter of the femur

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Tensor fascia lata (TFL)

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Proximal: anterior part of the iliac crest and adjacent gluteal surface, anterior superior iliac spine

Distal: lateral condyle of thd tibia via the iliotibial band (Gerdy’s tubercle)

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Piriformis

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Proximal: anterior aspects of the 2nd to 4th sacral segments, sacrotuberous ligament

Distal: medial side of the greater trochanter of the femur

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Superior gemellus

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Proximal: gluteal surface of the ischial spine

Distal: medical surface of the greater trochanter via the tendon of obturator internus

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Obturator internus

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Proximal: internal surface of the obturator membrane and adjacent bone

Distal: medical surface of the greater trochanter of the femur

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Inferior gemullus

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Proximal: upper part of the ischial tuberosity

Distal: medial surface of the greater trochanter via the tendon of obturator internus

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Quadratus femoris

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Proximal: ischial tuberosity

Distal: quadrate tubercle of the femur

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Obturator externus

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Proximal: outer surface of the obturator membrane and adjacent bone

Distal: trochanteric fossa of the femur

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Gracilis

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Proximal: anterior body of the pubic, inferior ramus of the pubis

Distal: medical surface of the upper part of the shaft of the tibia

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Pectineus

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Proximal: Superior ramus of the pubis

Distal: pectineal line of the femur

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Adductor magnus

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Proximal: ischiopubic ramus extending to the inferior part of the ischial tuberosity

Distal: upper part of the medial lip of the linea aspera of the femur to the medial supracondylar ridge of the femur, adductor tubercle of the femur

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Adductor longus

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Proximal: anterior aspect of the body of the pubis (between the pubic crest and the symphysis)

Distal: middle two quarters of the medial lip of the linea aspera

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Adductor brevis

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Proximal: anterolateral body of the pubis, inferior ramus of the pubis

Distal: proximal half of the medial lip of the linea aspera

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Sartorius

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Proximal: anterior superior iliac spine

Distal: medial surface of the upper part of the shaft of the tibia, medial collateral ligament of the knee

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Rectus femoris

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Proximal: anterior inferior iliac spine, ilium just superior to the acetabulum

Distal: tibial tuberosity via the patella ligament

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Vastus lateralis

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Proximal: upper lateral part of the intertrochanteric line, lower border of the greater trochanter, later side of the gluteal tuberosity, upper half of the lateral lip of the linea aspera

Distal: tibial tuberosity via the tendon of the rectus femoris and the patella ligament, blends with the iliotibial tract

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Vastus medialis

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Proximal: lower medial part of the intertrochanteric line, medial aspect of the proximal femoral shaft, medial lip of the linea aspera, upper two thirds of the medial supracondylar line

Distal: tibial tuberosity via the tendon of rectus femoris and the patella ligaments, medial condyle of the tibia

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Vestus intermedius

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Proximal: upper two thirds of the anterior and lateral surfaces of the femur

Distal: tibial tuberosity via the tendon of rectus femoris and the patella ligament

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Biceps femoris

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Proximal: medial part of the ischial tuberosity and sacrotuberous ligament (long head), lower half lateral lip of the linea aspera extending to the upper part of the lateral supracondylar line of the femur (short head)

Distal: head of the fibula

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Semitendinosus

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Proximal: medial aspect of the ischial tuberosity

Distal: medial surface of the upper part of the shaft of the tibia

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Semimembranosus

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Proximal: lateral aspect of the ischial tuberosity

Distal: posteromedial surface of the medial tibial condyle

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