Muscle Insertions (Lower Body)

Front 1

Adductor Brevis

Back 1

Medial lip of Linea
Aspera (located
on posterior
femur)

Front 2

Adductor Longus

Back 2

Medial lip of Linea
Aspera

Front 3

Adductor Magnus

Back 3

Medial lip of Linea
Aspera and
Adductor tubercle
of femur

Front 4

Gracilis

Back 4

Proximal, medial
anterior shaft of
tibia (crosses the
knee)

Front 5

Biceps femoris

Back 5

Head of fibula
Lateral condyle of
tibia

Front 6

Seminmembranosus

Back 6

Posterior aspect of
medial condyle of
tibia

Front 7

Semitendinosus

Back 7

Proximal , medial
shaft of tibia

Front 8

Gluteus maximus

Back 8

Gluteal tuberosity
of femur, iliotibial
band

Front 9

Gluteus medius

Back 9

Greater trochanter
of femur

Front 10

Gluteus minimus

Back 10

Anterior border of
greater trochanter
of femur

Front 11

Piriformis

Back 11

Superior border of
greater trochanter
of femur

Front 12

Rectus femoris, Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis, Vastus
intermedius

Back 12

Tibial tuberosity
via patella tendon

Front 13

Quadratus
lumborum

Back 13

12th rib and T1-T4
processes

Front 14

Illiacus, Psoas major

Back 14

Lesser trochanter
of femur

Front 15

Sartorius

Back 15

Proximal medial
shaft of Tibia

Front 16

Gastrocenemius, Soleus

Back 16

Calcaneus (via
Calcaneal/Achilles
tendon)

Front 17

Tibialis anterior

Back 17

Medial cueiform
(tarsal); First
metatarsal