When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Muscles of the hip - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles_of_the_hip

    Many muscles contribute to these movements: The psoas is the primary hip flexor, assisted by the iliacus. The pectineus, the adductors longus, brevis, and magnus, as well as the tensor fasciae latae are also involved in flexion. The gluteus maximus is the main hip extensor, but the inferior portion of the adductor magnus also plays a role.

  3. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_skeletal_muscles...

    abducts, intorts, and depress eye. right medial, superior, and inferior recti (superior and inferior oblique muscles are the synergists) 2. 1. oblique, inferior. head, extraocular (left/right) orbital surface of maxilla, lateral to lacrimal groove. laterally onto eyeball, deep to lateral rectus, by a short flat tendon.

  4. Lateral rotator group - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_rotator_group

    Anatomical terms of muscle. [ edit on Wikidata] The lateral rotator group is a group of six small muscles of the hip which all externally (laterally) rotate the femur in the hip joint. It consists of the following muscles: piriformis, gemellus superior, obturator internus, gemellus inferior, quadratus femoris and the obturator externus. [ 1 ]

  5. Piriformis muscle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piriformis_muscle

    The piriformis muscle (from Latin piriformis ' pear-shaped ') is a flat, pyramidally-shaped muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limbs. It is one of the six muscles in the lateral rotator group. The piriformis muscle has its origin upon the front surface of the sacrum, and inserts onto the greater trochanter of the femur.

  6. Sartorius muscle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sartorius_muscle

    Sartorius muscle. Muscles of the right leg, viewed from the front. (Rectus femoris removed to reveal the vastus intermedius.) The sartorius muscle (/ sɑːrˈtɔːriəs /) is the longest muscle in the human body. [2] It is a long, thin, superficial muscle that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment.

  7. Iliacus muscle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliacus_muscle

    In open-chain exercises, as part of the iliopsoas, the iliacus is important for lifting (flexing) the femur forward (e.g. front scale).In closed-chain exercises, the iliopsoas bends the trunk forward and can lift the trunk from a lying posture (e.g. sit-ups, back scale) because the psoas major crosses several vertebral joints and the sacroiliac joint.

  8. Gluteal muscles - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluteal_muscles

    The gluteal muscles, often called glutes, are a group of three muscles which make up the gluteal region commonly known as the buttocks: the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. The three muscles originate from the ilium and sacrum and insert on the femur. The functions of the muscles include extension, abduction, external ...

  9. Anterior superior iliac spine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_superior_iliac_spine

    The anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) is a bony projection of the iliac bone, and an important landmark of surface anatomy. It refers to the anterior extremity of the iliac crest of the pelvis. It provides attachment for the inguinal ligament, and the sartorius muscle. [1] The tensor fasciae latae muscle attaches to the lateral aspect of the ...