Origin Insertion Action Muscles of the Pelvis


Muscles of the Pelvis
Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Action | |
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Iliacus | Iliac crest and fossa of ilium | Lesser trochanter and nearby shaft of femur | Flex hip | |
Psoas major | Bodies, intervertebral discs of T12 – L5; transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae | Lesser trochanter and nearby shaft of femur | Flex hip | |
Psoas minor | Bodies, intervertebral discs of T12 - L5, transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae | Lesser trochanter, Fascia over the psoas major and iliacus | Flex hip | |
Gluteus maximus | Iliac crest to posterior superior spine of ilium; coccyx; posterior lower sacrum; aponeurosis of erector spinae | Gluteal tuberosity of femur; lateral condyle of tibia via iliotibial band | Extend | |
Gluteus medius | Lateral ilium between crest and acetabulum | Greater trochanter of femur | Abduct, medially rotate hip | |
Gluteus minimus | Lateral ilium between crest and acetabulum | Greater trochanter of femur | Abduct, medially rotate hip | |
Piriformis | Anterior surface of sacrum; gluteal surface of ilium | Greater trochanter of femur | Laterally rotate, flex hip | |
Gemellus Superior | Outer surface of the spine of ischium | Greater trochanter of the femur | Laterally rotate thigh | |
Obturator Internus | Internal surface of obturator membrane | Greater trochanter of the femur | Laterally rotate thigh | |
Gemellus Inferior | Ischial tuberosity | Greater trochanter of the femur | Laterally rotate thigh | |
Obturator Externus | External surface of obturator membrane | Greater trochanter of the femur | Laterally rotate thigh | |
Quadratus femoris | Ischial tuberosity of ischium | Intertrochanteric crest of femur | Laterally rotate hip | |
Coccygeus | Ischial spine side of the coccyx | Lower sacrum | Elevates the pelvic floor | |
Iliococcygeus | Levator ani | Ischial spine, Coccyx | Elevates the pelvic floor | |
Pubococcygeus | Posterior aspect of the superior pubic ramua | Coccyx | Elevates the pelvic floor | |
Levator ani | Posterior surface of the body of the pubis, ascia of the obturator internus | Ischial spine, Coccyx | Elevate the pelvic floor | |
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