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Muscles (Large Flexors and Abductors of the Hip)
Origin, Insertion, and Actions
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
05/30/2010
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Term
Iliacus
 Definition

O: Iliac Fossa

 

I: Lesser Trochanter (common with psoas major)

 

A: Flexon, and LR
Term
Psoas Major
 Definition

O: Lateral part of bodies and discs, anterior transverse processes from T12-L5

 

I: Lesser Trochanter of femur (common tendon with iliacus)

 

A: Flexon & LR
Term
Gluteus Minimus
 Definition

O: Gluteal Fossa below gluteal line

 

I: Greater Trochanter (anterior side)

 

A: Abduction, MR (anterior part), slight LR (posterior part), Holds pelvis horizontal while walking
Term
Gluteus Medius
 Definition

O: Glutueal Fossa above gluteal line 

 

I: Greater Trochanter (lateral triangle)

 

A: same as Gluteus Minimus
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