Week 7 Flashcards
Origin of the gluteus maximus
Posterior iliac crest, posterolateral sacrum and coccyx; sacrotuberous ligament
Insertion of the gluteus maximus
Gluteal tuberosity Of the femur and the iliotibial tract
Action of the gluteus maximus
Extension of the hip, lateral rotation of the hip
Origin of the gluteus medius
External ilium between the posterior and anterior gluteal lines, just inferior to the iliac crest
Insertion of the gluteus medius
Lateral greater trochanter of the femur
Action of the gluteus medius
All fibers: abduction of the hip
Anterior fibers: flexion of the hip, medial rotation of the hip
Posterior fibers: extension of the hip, lateral rotation of the hip
Origin of the gluteus minimus
External Ilium between the anterior and inferior gluteal lines
Insertion of the gluteus minimus
Anterior greater trochanter of the femur
Action of the gluteus minimus
Abduction of the hip, medial rotation of the hip, flexion of the hip
Origins of the piriformis
Anterior sacrum
Insertion of the piriformis
Superior greater trochanter of the femur
Action of the piriformis
Lateral rotation of the hip
Origin of the quadratus femoris
Lateral border of the ischial tuberosity
Insertion of the quadratus femoris
Intertrochanteric crest of the femur
Action of the quadratus femoris
Lateral rotation of the hip
