Muscle Name: Gluteus

Medical Name:

• Gluteus Maximus
• Gluteus Medius
• Gluteus Minimus

Other Names:

• Glutes
• Buttock Muscles

Gluteus Maximus

Movement:

• Extension of the hip
  • Moving the thigh backward
• Lateral rotation of the hip
  • Rotating the thigh outward
• Abduction of the hip (superior fibers)
  • Moving the thigh to the side
• Stabilization of the pelvis
  • Maintaining pelvic alignment during movement

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Posterior gluteal line of the ilium
  • Dorsal surface of the sacrum and coccyx
  • Sacrotuberous ligament
• Insertion:
  • Gluteal tuberosity of the femur
  • Iliotibial tract

Gluteus Medius

Movement:

• Abduction of the hip
  • Moving the thigh to the side
• Medial rotation of the hip (anterior fibers)
  • Rotating the thigh inward
• Lateral rotation of the hip (posterior fibers)
  • Rotating the thigh outward
• Stabilization of the pelvis
  • Maintaining pelvic alignment during movement

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • External surface of the ilium, between the anterior and posterior gluteal lines
• Insertion:
  • Lateral surface of the greater trochanter of the femur

Gluteus Minimus

Movement:

• Abduction of the hip
  • Moving the thigh to the side
• Medial rotation of the hip
  • Rotating the thigh inward
• Stabilization of the pelvis
  • Maintaining pelvic alignment during movement

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • External surface of the ilium, between the anterior and inferior gluteal lines
• Insertion:
  • Anterior surface of the greater trochanter of the femur

Related Muscles:

• Tensor Fasciae Latae
• Piriformis
• Quadratus Femoris
• Adductor Group
• Hamstrings

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