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Upper Leg Muscles - Origin/Insertion Flashcards

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Origin - Iliac crest, sacrum, coccyx, and thoracolumbar fascia
Insertion - Iliotibial tract, gluteal tuberosity of femur

A

Gluteus Maximus

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Origin - iliac crest, ilium

Insertion - greater trochanter of femur

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Gluteus Medius

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Origin - ilium

Insertion - greater trochanter

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Gluteus Minimus

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Origin - Iliac crest, anterior superior iliac spine

Insertion - Iliotibial tract

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Tensor Fasciae Latae

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Origin - iliac fossa

Insertion - femur distal to lesser trochanter and on lesser trochanter; tendon fused with psoas major

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Iliacus

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Origin - anterior surfaces and transverse processes of T12-L5
Insertion - Lesser Trochanter

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Psoas Major

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Origin - anterior inferior iliac spine

Insertion - tibial tuberosity

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Rectus Femoris

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Origin - Anterolateral surface of femur and linea aspera

Insertion - tibial tuberosity

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Vastus Intermedius

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Origin - greater trochanter and linea aspera

Insertion - tibial tuberosity

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Vastus Lateralis

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Origin - Medial lip of linea aspera intertrochanteric line

Insertion - tibial tuberosity, patella

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Vastus Medialis

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Origin - anterior superior iliac spine

Insertion - medial surface of tibia at tibial tuberosity

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Sartorius

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Origin - Superior ramus of pubis

Insertion - Pectineal line (inferior to lesser trochanter of femur)

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Pectineus

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Origin - Inferior ramus of pubis

Insertion - linea aspera

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Adductor Longus, Brevis

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Origin - Inferior ramus of pubis

Insertion - linea aspera and adductor tubercle of femur

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Adductor Magnus

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Origin - inferior ramus of pubis

Insertion - medial surface of tibia (inferior to medial condyle)

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Gracilis

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Origin - Ischial tuberosity (long head) and linea aspera (short head)
Insertion - head of fibula, lateral condyle of tibia

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Biceps Femoris

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Origin - Ischial tuberosity

Insertion - Posterior surface of medial condyle of tibia

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Semimembranosus

18
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Origin - Ischial tuberosity

Insertion - Medial surface at proximal end of tibia

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Semitendinosus

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