Thigh/Buttock Muscles Flashcards
quadratus lumborum - origin (DA)
posteromedial iliac crest, iliolumbar ligament
quadratus lumborum - insertion (PA)
12th rib along medial 1/2 of lower border, TPs of T12-L4
quadratus lumborum - innervation
ventral rami T12-L3
quadratus lumborum - actions
stabilizes 12th rib and lumbar spin, ipsilateral SB, bilateral extension, hikes hip
psoas major - origin (DA)
TPs, vertebral bodies and adjoining discs of T12-L5
psoas major - insertion (PA)
lesser trochanter
psoas major - innervation
ventral rami L1-L3(4)
psoas major - actions
hip flexion, hip external rotation, trunk ipsilateral sidebend, spinal flexion during sit ups, spinal stabilization
iliacus - origin (DA)
superior 2/3 of iliac fossa, anterior SI ligaments
iliacus - insertion (PA)
less trochanter of femur
iliacus - innervation
femoral nerve L2-L3
iliacus - actions
flexes hip, externally rotates the flexed hip
tensor fascia latae - origin (DA)
anterior iliac crest, lateral surface of ASIS, and a portion of the border of the notch below it
tensor fascia latae - insertion (PA)
iliotibial band and hence to the lateral tibial condyle at Gerdy’s tubercle of tibia
tensor fascia latae - innervation
superior gluteal nerve L4, 5, S1
tensor fascia latae - actions
extension and external rotation of the knee; flexion, abduction and internal rotation of the hip; dynamic stabilizer of the knee joint
sartorius - origin (DA)
ASIS
sartorius - insertion (PA)
proximal medial surface of tibia at pes anserine
sartorius - innervation
femoral nerve L2-3
sartorius - actions
flexion, external rotation and abduction of the hip; flexion and internal of the knee
rectus femoris - origin (PA)
straight head - AIIS; reflected head - groove on ilium superior to acetabulum, fibrous capsule of hip joint
rectus femoris - insertion (DA)
patella by quadriceps tendon, tibial tuberosity by patellar tendon (ligament)
rectus femoris - innervation
femoral nerve L2, 3, 4
rectus femoris - actions
knee extension and hip flexion
gracilis - origin (PA)
lower 1/2 of pubic body, lower aspect of inferior pubic ramus and adjoining ischial ramus
gracilis - insertion (DA)
proximal medial surface of tibail at the pes anserine
gracilis - innervation
obturator nerve L2-3
gracilis - actions
flexion, medial rotation of knee; adduction of hip
pectineus - origin (PA)
pectineal line on superior ramus of pubis
pectineus - insertion (DA)
pectineal line between the lesser trochanter and the linea aspera