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Stack #60673, week 5
Stack #60673, week 5 muscles
muscle | origin | insertion | action | nerve |
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Pectinius | Superior ramus of pubis | pectineal line of femur, between lesser trochanter and linea aspera | flexes and adducts thigh at hip | femoral nerve |
Iliacus | iliac fossa and sacrum | with psoas major inserts into lesser trochanter of femur | acting with psoas major, flex thigh at hip, rotate thigh laterally, flex trunk at the hip as in sitting up from the supine position | femoral nerve |
Gluteus maximus | iliac crest, sacrum, coccyx, and aponeurosis of sacrospinalis | iliotibial tract of fascia lata and lateral part of linea aspera (gluteal tuberosity) under greater trochanter of femur | extends thigh at hip and laterally rotates thigh | inferior gluteal nerve |
Gluteus medius | ilium | greater trochanter of femur | ABDUCTS thigh at hip and medially rotates thigh | superior gluteal nerve |
Gluteus minimus | ilium | greater trochanter of femur | ABDUCTS thigh at hip and medially rotates thigh | superior gluteal nerve |