GLUTEAL MUSCLES-GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
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SUMMARY
1. O: gluteal surface of the ileum (behind posterior gluteal line), lateral mass of sacrum (below articular surface), sacrotuberous ligament & lumbar fascia.
2. I: most fibers - insert into iliotibial band that inserts into lateral tibial condyle; deep fibers - insert into the gluteal tuberosity of the femur.
3. NS: inferior gluteal n.
4. A: extends, abducts & externally rotates the thigh.
Image: Dr. Johannes Sobotta [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons [Accessed 7 Apr. 2019].
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
