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Muscles

Complete muscle reference, origins, insertions, nerve supply, actions, clinical notes, and common injuries.

35 muscles

35 muscles in Pelvis & Hip Clear ×

Muscle Bulbospongiosus musculus bulbospongiosus Pelvis & Hip The bulbospongiosus is a perineal muscle with sex-specific anatomy and function, forming the superficial perineal pouch… Muscle Bulbospongiosus (Full) musculus bulbospongiosus Pelvis & Hip The bulbospongiosus surrounds the bulb of the penis in males or encircles the vaginal orifice as… Muscle Coccygeus musculus coccygeus Pelvis & Hip The coccygeus is the most posterior component of the pelvic diaphragm, overlying the sacrospinous ligament from… Muscle Deep Transverse Perineal musculus transversus perinei profundus Pelvis & Hip The deep transverse perineal muscle forms the muscular floor of the deep perineal pouch (urogenital diaphragm).… Muscle External Anal Sphincter musculus sphincter ani externus Pelvis & Hip The external anal sphincter is the voluntary striated muscle sphincter surrounding the anal canal, providing the… Muscle External Urethral Sphincter musculus sphincter urethrae externus Pelvis & Hip The external urethral sphincter provides the voluntary conscious control of urination, encircling the membranous urethra as… Muscle Gemellus Inferior musculus gemellus inferior Pelvis & Hip The gemellus inferior is the lower flanking muscle of the obturator internus tendon, originating from the… Muscle Gemellus Inferior (Full) musculus gemellus inferior Pelvis & Hip The gemellus inferior arises from the ischial tuberosity upper border (immediately above the quadratus femoris) and… Muscle Gemellus Superior musculus gemellus superior Pelvis & Hip The gemellus superior is the upper of the two gemellus muscles flanking the obturator internus tendon,… Muscle Gemellus Superior (Full) musculus gemellus superior Pelvis & Hip The gemellus superior arises from the ischial spine and blends with the obturator internus tendon to… Muscle Gemellus Superior and Inferior musculus gemellus superior et inferior Pelvis & Hip The gemellus superior and gemellus inferior are two small, strap-like muscles flanking the obturator internus tendon… Muscle Gluteus Maximus musculus gluteus maximus Pelvis & Hip The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the human body by volume and the primary… Muscle Gluteus Medius musculus gluteus medius Pelvis & Hip The gluteus medius is a broad, fan-shaped muscle on the outer surface of the pelvis, partially… Muscle Gluteus Medius (Full) musculus gluteus medius Pelvis & Hip The gluteus medius is the most important hip abductor, essential for maintaining a level pelvis during… Muscle Gluteus Minimus musculus gluteus minimus Pelvis & Hip The gluteus minimus is the smallest and deepest of the three gluteal muscles, lying directly beneath… Muscle Gluteus Minimus (Full) musculus gluteus minimus Pelvis & Hip The gluteus minimus is the deepest gluteal muscle, lying directly on the hip joint capsule and… Muscle Iliacus musculus iliacus Pelvis & Hip The iliacus is the flat triangular muscle that fills the iliac fossa, joining the psoas major… Muscle Iliacus (Full) musculus iliacus Pelvis & Hip The iliacus originates from the entire iliac fossa and joins the psoas major to form the… Muscle Iliopsoas musculus iliopsoas Pelvis & Hip The iliopsoas is technically two muscles, the psoas major descending from the lumbar spine and the… Muscle Iliopsoas musculus iliopsoas Pelvis & Hip The iliopsoas combines the iliacus from the iliac fossa and the psoas major from the lumbar… Muscle Ischiocavernosus musculus ischiocavernosus Pelvis & Hip The ischiocavernosus muscle covers the crus of the erectile tissue and compresses it during erection, preventing… Muscle Ischiocavernosus (Full) musculus ischiocavernosus Pelvis & Hip The ischiocavernosus covers the crus of the penis or clitoris, compressing it to maintain erection by… Muscle Levator Ani musculus levator ani Pelvis & Hip The levator ani is the primary muscular floor of the pelvis, a broad muscular diaphragm forming… Muscle Obturator Externus musculus obturator externus Pelvis & Hip The obturator externus is a flat, fan-shaped muscle on the outer surface of the pelvis that…