Gluteus minimus Muscle Anatomy The gluteus minimus muscle is a small triangular muscle situated in the back side of the hip, originates from the gluteal surface of the ilium to the proximal end of the femur. It’s part of the group of gluteal muscles, other muscles are gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and tensor fasciae latae….
Gluteus medeius Muscle Anatomy Gluteus medius muscle is part of the three gluteal muscles and is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis. The gluteal region, also referred to as the buttock is located posterior to the bony pelvis. The iliac crest defines its superior border, while the gluteal…
Gluteus maximus muscle and minimus, as the gluteal muscles, and sometimes referred to informally as the “glutes”) is the main extensor muscle of the hip. Gluteus Maximus Muscle Anatomy Origin the posterior surface of the ilium, sacrum, and coccyx. It slopes across the buttock at a 45-degree angle. Insertion It inserts into the iliotibial tract…
Pectineus Muscle is a flat, quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior (front) part of the upper and medial (inner) aspect of the thigh. Together with the other adductor muscles, the pectineus muscle adducts the thigh or brings the leg closer to the midline of the body. The pectineus muscle begins from the pubic bone’s pectineal…
Gracilis Muscle Anatomy The gracilis muscle is a long, thin muscle found in the thigh’s medial (adductor) compartment. Along with the adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, and pectineus muscles, it is a member of the adductor muscle group. The most superficial hip adductor, the gracilis, lies on top of the other four. Although it…
Adductor Magnus Muscle details The adductor magnus muscle is a large triangular muscle of the lower limb, with its apex situated on the hip bone, and its base on the linea aspera of the femur. It is situated both in the posterior and medial fascial compartments of the thigh. The adductor magnus is the largest…
Adductor brevis Muscle Anatomy Adductor brevis is a flat, triangular muscle that is found in the inner thigh. Together with the adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus muscles, it comprises a group of muscles known as the adductors of the thigh. Origin It originates from the inferior ramus and body of the pubis. Insertion…
Adductor Longus Muscle Anatomy Adductor longus is one of the adductor muscles of the medial thigh. Together with the adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, and obturator externus, it makes up the adductor compartment. This large fan-shaped muscle is situated most anteriorly of this group and covers the middle part of the adductor magnus and the…
Vastus Intermedius Muscle Anatomy Vastus Intermedius is located centrally, underneath the rectus femoris in the anterior compartment of the thigh and on each side of it: Vastus medialis and Vastus Lateralis respectively. It is one of the four muscles that form the quadriceps femoris muscle. Tensor of Vastus Intermedius is a new muscle that is…
Vastus medialis Muscle Anatomy The vastus medialis (vastus internus or teardrop muscle) is an extensor muscle located medially in the thigh that extends the knee. The vastus medialis is part of the quadriceps muscle group. It is present in the anterior compartment of thigh, and is one of the four muscles that make up the…
