Tibialis anterior Muscle Anatomy Tibialis anterior is a muscle of the human body that is used for the movement of the ankle joint. It has its origin on the lateral surface of the tibia, and its insertion on the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal. The muscle is one of the superficial muscles of the sole…
Biceps Femoris Muscle Anatomy The Biceps Femoris is one of the three muscles that make up the Hamstring group and is used when standing or sitting. The Biceps Femoris is the largest of the three muscles and is responsible for the most movement at the knee. The Biceps Femoris attaches to the ischial tuberosity, lateral…
Semimembranosus Muscle Anatomy The semimembranosus muscle is one of the three muscles from the hamstring muscles in the posterior compartment of the thigh, located most medial, deep with the semitendinosus muscle in the medial side of the posterior thigh. The other two muscles of the Hamstring group are the semitendinosus, and biceps femoris. It is…
The tensor fasciae latae (TFL) is a small, flat muscle located on the outer aspect of the hip. It is situated in the anterolateral region of the thigh and plays a significant role in the stabilization and movement of the hip joint. Tensor fasciae latae is a muscle of the thigh. It is related to…
Obturator Externus Muscle Anatomy Obturator externus muscle is a flat, triangular-shaped, paired muscle located in the gluteal region. It is situated on the anterior side of the obturator foramen, attached to the obturator membrane and the related margin of the obturator foramen. The muscles play an important role in the gluteal region, The muscle helps…
Quadratus femoris Muscle Anatomy The quadratus femoris is a flat, rectangular-shaped skeletal muscle of the gluteal region. This is a small muscle located on the posterior side of the hip joint, it is a group of muscles of external rotators, strong external rotator, and adductor of the thigh, but also helps to stabilize the femoral…
The obturator internus is a bilateral triangular-shaped muscle -the deep muscle of the gluteal region which is part of the lateral wall of the pelvis. It is seen in the superior inner side of the obturator membrane. It is also called The internal obturator muscle. This muscle is mainly a part of the lower limb…
Gemellus inferior is a small muscle and the second of the Gemelli muscles group while 3rd muscles at the Triceps coxae muscle group. It is located just below the gemellus superior and the Obturator internus muscles. Superior and inferior gemellus muscle with obturator internus form the triceps coxae, which act together on the hip, mainly…
Anatomy of Gemellus Superior Muscle Gemellus superior is a small muscle situated deep in the posterior pelvis, located below the larger muscles of the hip and thigh, mainly gluteus maximus, it is part of the group of deep gluteal muscles. The other associated deep gluteal muscles are piriformis, obturator internus, obturator externus, gemellus inferior, and…
Piriformis Muscle Anatomy The piriformis (from the Latin word – piriformis, meaning ‘pear-shaped’) is a muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limbs. It is one of the six muscles in the lateral rotator Muscle group Of the Hip Joint. It was first named by Adriaan van den Spiegel, a professor from the University…
