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gluteus medius

gluteus maximus

piriformis

tensor fascia latae

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superior gemellus

obturator internus

quadratusfemoris

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ANT MED POST

SUP

intertrochanteric line

quadratus femoris

obturator externus

gluteus medius

gluteus 

maximus

piriformis

gluteus 

minimus

obturator externus

piriformisgluteus medius

gluteus medius

obturator externus

intertr. crest

trochanteric fossa

lesser trochanter

lesser trochanter

lesser trochanter

greatertrochanter

greatertrochanter

greatertrochanter

piriformis

superior gemellus

obturator internus

inferior gemellus

fovea

quadratus 

femoris

(showing left femur)

name meaning body part location / layer origin insertion nerve supply blood supply function

iliacus muscle from ilia hip iliac fossa lesser trochanter of 

femur femoral nerve

medial femoral 

circumflex artery, 

iliac brnach of 

iliolumbar artery

hip flexor, lateral 

rotation when femoral 

shaft fractured

psoas major major loin muscle hip

transverse processes of T12­L5 and lateral 

aspects of discs between 

them

lesser trochanter of 

femur

lumbar plexus via 

anterior branches 

of L1­L3 nerves

lumbar branch of 

iliolumbar artery

hip flexor (also of 

trunk), lateral rotation 

when femoral shaft 

fractured

psoas minor minor loin muscle hipside of T12+L1 and 

discs 

pectineal line and iliopectineal eminence lumbar plexus

hip flexor, lateral 

rotation when femoral 

shaft fractured

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