Gluting to the Max
All three gluteal muscles are close to the surface of the body giving them an anatomical directional term that means "located more externally."
What is superficial?
The action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint.
What is flexion?
The superficial anterior thigh of the human body is comprised of a muscle group containing 4 interweaving muscles.
What is the Quadriceps Femoris?
This bone of the human body is the origin for pretty much all of the muscles of the anterior thigh.
What is the femur?
The attachment site that doesn't move during contraction.
What is the origin?
These three words are used to describe the overall size of each of the gluteal muscles and can be found in their individual names.
What is minimus, medius and maximus?
Describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts.
What is extension?
The "Tailor's Muscle" is the longest continuous muscle in the human body and crosses over the quadriceps femoris as it moves from the hip to the knee.
What is the Sartorius?
This bone is one of the two lower bones of the leg sporting a tuberosity that acts as an anchor for many of the muscles of the anterior superior lower limb.
What is the Tibia?
This muscle has an origin at the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine and an insertion at the Superior Medial surface of the Tibia.
What is the Sartorius?
This is the largest, most powerful muscle in the body to work against gravity.
What is the gluteus maximus?
A movement away from the midline of the body.
What is adduction?
This muscle of the anterior thigh has an origin on the anterior side of the body, and an insertion on the posterior side of the body.
What is the Pectineus?
This muscle of the anterior thigh has an insertion point on a floating bone.
What is the Vastus Intermedius?
This muscle has an origin at the anterior iliac spine, and an insertion point at the base of the patella.
What is the rectus femoris?
More than just the gluteus muscles, this muscle group forms the deeper tissue of the gluteal region.
What is the piriformis?
A movement towards the midline.
What is adduction?
This muscle of the quadriceps femoris is considered the "meat" of the thigh.
The Pectineus has an origin and insertion point at the Pectineal Line on these two bones.
What is the pubis and the femur?
This muscle has an origin found on the femur at the Linea Aspera, which in Latin means, "The rough line."
What is the Vastus Medialis?
The three methods of movement that the gluteal muscles activate.
What are Abduction, Extension and Rotation?
A rotating movement away from the midline of the body.
What is lateral rotation?
These muscles of the quadricep femoris form the muscles of the inner thigh.
What is Vastus Medialis?
The gluteal muscles come into contact with these 3 bones.
What is the Ilium, the Ischium and the Femur?
The only muscle of the upper thigh which has an anterior origin and a posterior insertion.
What is the Pectineus?