Muscle attachments Flashcards
Gluteus maximus
gluteal surface of ilium posterior to
posterior gluteal line
* posterior iliac crest
* posterior sacrum
* sacrotuberous ligament
distal
iliotibial tract
* gluteal tuberosity of the femur
gluteus medius
gluteal surface of the ilium
between the posterior and anterior
gluteal lines
distal
greater trochanter of the femur
gluteus minimus
- gluteal surface of the ilium
between the anterior and inferior
gluteal lines
greater trochanter of the femur
tensor facia lata
anterior part of iliac crest, and
adjacent gluteal surface
* anterior superior iliac spine
lateral condyle of the tibia via the
iliotibial band (Gerdy’s tubercle)
piliformis
anterior aspects of the 2nd to 4th
sacral segments
* sacrotuberous ligament
medial side of the greater
trochanter of the femur
superior gemelus
gluteal surface of the ischial spine
medial surface of the greater
trochanter via the tendon of
obturator internus
obturator internus
internal surface of the obturator
membrane and adjacent bone
medial surface of the greater
trochanter of the femur
inferior gemelus
upper part of the ischial tuberosity
medial surface of the greater
trochanter via the tendon of
obturator internus
quadrate femoris
ischial tuberosity
quadrate tubercle of the femur
gracilis
anterior body of the pubis
* inferior ramus of the pubis
medial surface of the upper part of
the shaft of the tibia
pectineus
superior ramus of the pubis
pectineal line of the femur
adductor magnus
schiopubic ramus extending to the
inferior part of the ischial
tuberosity
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
adductor longnus
anterior aspect of the body of the
pubis (between the pubic crest
and the symphysis)
middle two quarters of the medial
lip of the linea aspera
adductor bravis
anterolateral body of the pubis
* inferior ramus of the pubis
proximal half of the medial lip of
the linea aspera
satorious
anterior superior iliac spine
medial surface of the upper part of
the shaft of the tibia
* medial collateral ligament of the
knee