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Summary anatomy of the lower limb muscles
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Muscles Of The Lower LimbName. Position. Origin. Insertion. Action. Nerve Supply.
Posterior
Back of fourth of
pelvis. iliac crest
Rotates and
Largest and and Fascia lata.
Gluteus abducts
most superior Femur below Branch from
thigh.
superficial of curved great inferior gluteal.
maximus. Extends hip-
three muscles line, back trochanter.
joint.
which form of sacrum
the buttocks. and
coccyx.
Back of
ilium Rotates and
Outer side of Outer
Gluteus between abducts Superior
pelvis, partly surface of
crest and thigh.
under great
medius. middle Extends hip- gluteal.
maximus. trochanter.
curved joint.
line.
Between
Rotates and
middle and
Gluteus Front of abducts Superior
Beneath inferior
great thigh.
medius. curved
minimus. trochanter. Extends hip- gluteal.
lines of
joint.
ilium.
Partly within Powerful
the pelvis and Front of Top of great rotator of Branches from
Pyriformis.
partly at back sacrum. trochanter. thigh and sacral plexus.
of hip-joint. abductor.
Obturator
Partly within foramen Powerful
Obturator
the pelvis and and Top of great rotator of Branches from
partly at back membrane. trochanter. thigh and sacral plexus.
internus.
of hip-joint. Front of abductor.
ilium.
Inner side
of
Covers outer
obturator Powerful
Obturator surface
foramen. Root of great rotator of
anterior wall Obturator.
Outer trochanter. thigh and
externus. of pelvis and
surface abductor.
hip-joint.
obturator
membrane.
, Tendon of
Superior and Between Ischial Rotates and Branches from
obturator
inferior gemellii. obturators. spine. abducts thigh sacral plexus.
internus.
Between
inferior
Quadratus Quadrate Rotates and
gemellus and Tuberosity Branches from
line of abducts
upper margin of ischium. sacral plexus.
femoris femur. thigh.
adductor
magnus.
(1)
Biceps femoris, Posterior and Tuberosity Styloid Flexes leg
two heads. Outer outer aspect of ischium. process of and rotates it Great sciatic.
hamstring. of thigh. (2) Linea fibula. outwards.
aspera.
Semimembranosu Posterior and inner Flexes leg
Tuberosity
s. Inner inner aspect tuberosity of and rotates it Great sciatic.
of ischium.
hamstring. of thigh. tibia. inwards.
Posterior and Inner Flexes leg
Semitendinosus. Tuberosity
inner aspect tuberosity of and rotates it Great sciatic.
Inner hamstring. of ischium.
of thigh. tibia. inwards.
Adductor Anterior and
Front of Middle linea Adducts and
inner aspect Obturator.
pubes. aspera. flexes thigh.
longus. of thigh.
Adductor Beneath
Ramus of Upper part Adducts and
adductor Obturator.
pubes. linea aspera. flexes thigh.
brevis. longus.
All linea
Adductor Anterior and Rami of aspera. Inner
Adducts and Obturator and
inner aspect pubes and condyle.
rotates thigh. great sciatic.
magnus of thigh. ischium. Adductor
tubercle.
Inner and
Rami of Adducts
Inner side of upper
Gracilis. pubes and thigh and Obturator.
thigh. surface of
ischium. flexes leg.
tibia.
Anterior part Ilio-
of upper and pectineal Below lesser Adducts and Anterior crural
Pectineus.
inner aspect line of trochanter. flexes thigh. and obturator.
of thigh. pubes.
Psoas magnus. In the pelvis Bodies and Lesser Flexes thigh Third lumbar.
on the side of transverse trochanter. on trunk and
the lumbar processes, trunk on
region of the last dorsal thigh.
spine. and all
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