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6 Cards in this Set
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Muscle Name Origin Insertion Action |
Iliacus - iliac fossa - lesser trochanter of femur - flexes thigh |
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Muscle Name Origin Insertion Action |
Psoas Major - bodies and intervertebral discs of vertebrae T12 and L1-L5 - joins tendon of iliacus muscle --> lesser trochanter of femur - flexes thigh |
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Muscle Name Origin Insertion Action |
Gluteus Maximus - posterior gluteal line, sacrum and coccyx - gluteal tuberosity of femur, iliotibial tract - extends thigh |
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Muscle Name Origin Insertion Action |
Gluteal Medius - between posterior and anterior gluteal lines (ilium) - greater tuberosity of femur - abducts thigh |
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Muscle Name Origin Insertion Action |
Gluteal Minimus (deep) - between anterior and inferior gluteal lines (ilium) - greater tuberosity of femur - abducts thigh |
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Six Lateral Rotators |
1. Piriformis 2. Gemellus superior 3. Obturator internus 4. Gemellus inferior 5. Obturator externus 6. Quadratus Femoris |
