Muscles Hip to Stifle Flashcards
What are the lumbar muscles
Psoas major, psoas minor, iliacus, iliopsoas
Origin/insertion of psoas major
Lumbar vertebrae; lesser trochanter
Action of psoas major
Flex hip
Innervation of psoas major
Spinal nerves and femoral nerve
Origin/insertion of psoas minor
Thoracolumbar vertebrae; ilium
Action of psoas minor
Tilt pelvis
Innervation of psoas minor
Spinal nerves
Origin and insertion of iliacus
Wing of ilium and sacrum; lesser trochanter
Innervation of iliacus
Spinal nerves and femoral
What muscles form iliopsoas
Psoas major and iliacus
Function of iliopsoas
Flex hip
What muscles form the gluteal muscles
Superficial gluteal, middle gluteal, deep gluteal, tensor fascia latae, accessory gluteal (horse only)
Origin and insertion of superficial gluteal
Sacrum -> third trochanter (if present)
Innervation of SUPERFICIAL gluteal
Caudal gluteal n
Origin and insertion of middle gluteal
Ilium -> greater trochanter
Innervation of MIDDLE gluteal
Cranial gluteal n
Action of superficial, middle and deep gluteal
Hip extensors; abduct limb
Origin and insertion of tensor fascia latae
Tuber coxae -> fascia lata
Innervation of tensor fascia latae
Cranial gluteal n
Action of tensor fascia latae
Flex hip; extend stifle
What is fascia latae
The aponeurosis of tensor fascia latae
What is the insertion of the accessory gluteal
Cranial greater trochanter
What lubricates the passage of the accessory gluteal
Trochanteric bursa