Superficial Muscles of the Hip (Posterior View)
Anatomy Terms
- Adductor Brevis Muscle
- Adductor Longus Muscle
- Adductor Magnus Muscle
- Anterior Sacroiliac Ligament
- Biceps Femoris Muscle (Long Head)
- Coccyx
- Femur
- Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle
- Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle
- Gluteus Medius Muscle
- Gluteus Minimus Muscle
- Gracilis Muscle
- Iliacus Muscle
- Iliofemoral Ligament
- Iliolumbar Ligament
- Iliopsoas Muscle
- Iliotibial Tract
- Inferior Gemellus Muscle
- Ischiofemoral Ligament
- Joint Capsule of Hip
- Palmaris Longus Muscle
- Pectineus Muscle
- Pelvis
- Piriformis Muscle
- Pubic Symphysis
- Rectus Abdominis Muscle
- Rectus Femoris Muscle
- Sacrospinous Ligament
- Sacrotuberous Ligament
- Sacrum
- Sartorius Muscle
- Semimembranosus Muscle
- Semitendinosus Muscle
- Spine
- Superior Gemellus Muscle
- Vastus Intermedius Muscle
- Vastus Lateralis Muscle
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Full Superficial Muscles of the Hip (Posterior View) Description
[Continued from above] . . . the posterior thigh muscles, consists of the gluteus maximus, the strongest muscle in the body. It covers a large part of the buttock and causes the leg to straighten at the hip when a person walks, runs, or climbs. It is also used to raise the body from a sitting position. The posterior thigh muscles consist of the gluteus minimus, gluteus medius, gluteus maximus, and the tensor fasciae latae.
The iliopsoas group consists of the psoas major and the iliacus. This is a powerful flexor muscle of the thigh at the hip joint. They act as important flexors of the trunk on the hip, as in sitting up from a lying-down position.
The abductor group of muscles allows movement of the limb away from the central line of the body. This group includes such muscles as the piriformis muscle, and the inferior and superior gemelli muscles. All of these muscle groups provide movement of the hip.