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1. Muscles of the Hip & Thigh

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3. Muscle

4.
Groups!

5. Hip

6. Muscles
Hip
Gluteal

20. Thigh

21. Muscles
Anterior
Medial
Posterior

32. Hip

33. Muscles4

34. Psoas
major

35. Iliacus

36. Iliopsoas

37. Psoas
minor
not

38. found

39. in

40. 40-70%

41.
of

42. people

43. powerful

44. flexors

45.
of

46. the

47. thigh

48. at

49. the

50.
hip

51. joint

53. Hip

54. Muscles

60. Gluteal

61. Muscles9

62. Gluteus
maximus

63. Gluteus
medius

64. Gluteus minimus

65. Tensor fascia
latae

66. Piriformis

67. Obturator internus muscle
!
Latin
Musculus obturatorius internus

68. Inferior gemellus muscle
!
Latin
Musculus gemellus inferior

69. Superior gemellus muscle
!
Latin
Musculus gemellus superior

70. Quadratus femoris

71. Extension

72. and

73.
Abduction of

74. the

75. thigh

76.
at

77. the

78. hip

80. Gluteal

81. Muscles
Extension

82. of

83. the

84. knee

85.
joint
Lateral rotators of

86.
the

87. thigh

88. at

89. the

90. hip
Stabilize hip

91. joint

92. superior

93. and

94. inferior

95.
gluteal

96. arteries
Blood
supply

98. Gluteal

99. Muscles

100. nerves

101. from

102. sacral

103. plexus
Innervation

105. Gluteal

106. Muscles

120. Anterior

121. Thigh

122. Muscles6

123. Sartorius

124. Quadriceps
femoris
Rectus

125. femoris

126.
+

127.
Vastus

128. lateralis

129.
+

130.
Vastus

131. intermedius

132.
+

133.
vastus

134. medialis

135. Rectus
femoris
Vastus
lateralis
Vastus
medialis
Vastus
intermedius

136. Extension

137. of

138. the

139. leg

140. at

141. the

142.
knee
Flexion of

143. the

144. thigh

145. at

146. the

147. hip

158. Anterior

159. Thigh

160. Muscles

161. femoral

162. and

163. deep

164. femoral

165. arteries
Blood
supply

176. Anterior

177. Thigh

178. Muscles

179. femoral

180. nerve
Innervation

191. Anterior

192. Thigh

193. Muscles

207. Medial

208. Thigh

209. Muscles7 a.k.a.

210. Adductor

211. muscles

212. of

213. the

214. thigh

215. Obturator externus muscle
!
Latin
Musculus obturatorius externus

216. Pectineus Gracilis

217. Adductor
brevis
Adductor
longus

218. Adductor
magnus
Adductor
minimus

219. Adduction

220. of

221. the

222. thigh

223. at

224. the

225.
hip
Flexion and

226. Rotation the

227. thigh

238. Medial

239. Thigh

240. Muscles

241. obturator

242. artery

243. and

244.
deep

245. femoral

246. artery
Blood
supply

259. Medial

260. Thigh

261. Muscles

262. obturator

263. nerve
Innervation

278. Medial

279. Thigh

280. Muscles
femoral

281. and

282. tibial

283. nerves

291. Posterior

292. Thigh

293. Muscles3

294. Biceps
femoris

295. SemimembranosusSemitendinosus

296. Extension

297. of

298. the

299. thigh

300. at

301. the

302. hip
Flexion of

303. the

304. leg

305. at

306. the

307. knee

309. Posterior

310. Thigh

311. Muscles

312. femoral

313. and

314. deep

315. femoral

316. arteries
Blood
supply

318. Posterior

319. Thigh

320. Muscles

321. common

322. peroneal

323. nerve
tibial

324. nerve
Innervation

326. Posterior

327. Thigh

328. Muscles

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