Term
| Bony Landmarks related to the Gluteus Maximus |
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Definition
Posterior Gluteal Line TG p 280-1
Greater Trocanter TG p 292
Gluteal Tuberosity TG p 283
Posterior Iliac Crest TG p279
Posterior Sacrum and Cocyx TG p 279
Lateral Condyl of Tibia (by way of IT band) TG p 315
Sacrotuberous Ligament TG p 316 |
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Term
| How is the Gluteus Maximus so named? |
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Definition
Size: Maximus is big.
Location: Gluteus means "rump" or "buttox" |
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Term
Gluteus Maximus TG p 315-6
Origin
Insertion
Action |
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Definition
Origin: Posterior Gluteal Line
Posterior Iliac Crest
Posterior Sacrum & Cocyx
Sacrotuberous Ligament
Insertion: Gluteal Tuberosity on Posterior Femur
Lateral Condyl of Tibia by way of IT Band
Action: Exend the Hip |
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Term
| True or False: The Insertion of the Gluteus Maxiumus is on the Tibia? |
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Definition
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Term
| True or False: The insertion of the Gluteus Maximus is on the IT Band |
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Definition
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Term
| How does the Gluteus Maximus inersert? |
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Definition
| By way of the IT Band, the Gluteus Maximus inserts on the lateral condyl of the Tibia. |
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Term
| True or False: The IT Band is an example of Dense Regular Connective Tissue. |
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Definition
True.
Dense Regular Connective Tissue is among the toughest of Connectie Tissue. |
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