The gluteal region Flashcards
fancy name for butt crack?
intergluteal cleft
where do you give injections?
upper left quadrant
name the superficial gluteal muscles
gluteus maximus
gluteus medius
gluteus minimus
what nerve supplies gluteus maximus?
inferior gluteal nerve
what nerve supplies gluteus minimus and medius?
superior gluteal nerve
what muscle is the strongest extensor of the hip?
gluteus maximus
what are the deep gluteal muscles?
piriformis
obturator internus
superior and inferior gemelli
quadratus femoris
what nerve supplies the piriformis?
branches of anterior rami of S1/ S2
what nerve supplies supplies obturator internus?
nerve to obturator internus
what nerve supplies the superior gemelli?
nerve to obturator internus
what nerve supplies the inferior gemelli?
nerve to quadratus femoris
what nerve supplies quadratus femoris?
nerve to quadratus femoris
what makes up the sciatic nerve?
L4-S3
a positive trendelenberg test suggests damage to which nerve?
superior gluteal nerve