Muscular Pt.2 Hip & lower Limb Muscles Flashcards

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Psoas Major:

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deep to pevis & thigh

origin: lumbar vertebrae

Insertion: lessor trocanter shaft to femur

Action: hip flexion
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Trunk & thigh of Psoas Major:

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trunk is fixed, moves thigh upward toward trunk

thigh is fixed, moves trunk downward towards thighs

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Iliacus:

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Location: deep to pelvis & thigh

Origin: iliac fascia on coccyx

joins psoas major to form the iliopsoas

Insertion: lesser contractor of femur

Action: hip flexion

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