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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 Obturator Externus (Full) musculus obturator externus Pelvis & Hip The obturator externus is the deepest external hip rotator, inserting in the trochanteric fossa deep to… Muscle Obturator Internus musculus obturator internus Pelvis & Hip The obturator internus originates inside the pelvis on the inner surface of the obturator membrane, makes… Muscle Obturator Internus (Full) musculus obturator internus Pelvis & Hip The obturator internus makes a 90-degree turn around the lesser sciatic notch (using the bone as… Muscle Piriformis musculus piriformis Pelvis & Hip The piriformis is a flat, pear-shaped muscle occupying the greater sciatic foramen and running from the… Muscle Piriformis (Full) musculus piriformis Pelvis & Hip The piriformis is the key external hip rotator and the primary landmark of the greater sciatic… Muscle Puborectalis musculus puborectalis Pelvis & Hip The puborectalis is the deepest component of the levator ani and the most important muscle for… Muscle Quadratus Femoris musculus quadratus femoris Pelvis & Hip The quadratus femoris is a flat, square muscle running horizontally from the ischial tuberosity to the… Muscle Quadratus Femoris (Full) musculus quadratus femoris Pelvis & Hip The quadratus femoris is the most inferior of the six deep external hip rotators, running horizontally… Muscle Tensor Fasciae Latae musculus tensor fasciae latae Pelvis & Hip The tensor fasciae latae is a small but clinically significant muscle at the anterior hip that… Muscle Tensor Fasciae Latae musculus tensor fasciae latae Pelvis & Hip The TFL is a small muscle at the anterior iliac crest that inserts entirely into the… Muscle Transverse Perinei musculus transversus perinei superficialis et profundus Pelvis & Hip The transverse perinei are paired muscles running from the ischial tuberosities to the central perineal body…