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Lower Body
Lower Body Muscles (Origin/Insertion)
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Undergraduate 2
06/04/2009

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Term
Gluteus Maximus
Definition
Origin: Posterior Sacrum, Ilium

Insertion: Gluteal Tuberosity of Femur and iliotibeal tract

Action: Extension of femur, External/Lateral rotation of femur
Term
Gluteus Medius
Definition
Origin: Iliac Crest; Posterior surface of ilium

Insertion: Greater trochanter of femur

Action: Abduction, Medial/Internal rotation of femur
Term
Gluteus Minimus
Definition
Origin: Posterior Ilium

Insertion: Greater Trochanter of femur

Action: Abduction, Internal Rotation of femur
Term
Tensor Fasciae Latae
Definition
Origin: Anterior Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS)

Insertion: Illiotibial Tract

Action: Abduction, Internal rotation, flexion of femur
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