Discover the muscle anatomy of every muscle group in the human body. Find the best weight lifting exercises that target each muscle or groups of muscles. You can click the links in the image, or the links below the image to find out more information on any muscle group. MY LATEST VIDEOS ...
Considering the anatomy of the hip joint for surgical purposes, it is important to differen-tiate between the superfi cial muscles and the deep muscles. The superfi cial muscles at the height of the hip joint consist of the sartorius muscle in a ventral position; lateral to this is the ...
Learn about hip muscle anatomy, understand the hip girdle muscles, or the muscles of the hip and thigh. Discover the hip muscle attachments and...
It is important to note that the degree of anatomical problems (such as the degree of hip joint deterioration) that can be seen on a hip x-ray does not always correlate with the level of pain. For example, a patient could have hip x-rays that show moderate right hip arthritis and mild...
1. Skeletal Muscle: This type of muscle creates movement in the body. There are more than 600 skeletal muscles, and they make up about 40 percent of a person’s weight. When the nervous system signals the muscle to contract, groups of muscles work together to move the skeleton. These sig...
Muscles: muscle and tendon anatomy of the hip (adductors, gluteal muscles (or buttocks), hamstring muscles, femoral muscle quadrices). Fascia / aponeurosis: the anatomy of the fascia lata and iliotibial tract Bursae of the lower limb: the different bursae of the hip region (trochanteric, ischi...
Sitting up, kicking a ball, and lifting a leg to climb a ladder are all activities that involve contraction of the anterior muscle group. The posterior muscle group is made up of the muscles that extend (straighten) the thigh at the hip. These muscles include the gluteus maximus muscle (th...
muscle for respiration gluteus maximus Extension and lateral rotation at the hip external intercostals -primary muscle for respiration elevate ribs. going downwards towards medial internal intercostal -primary muscle for respiration depresses ribs, attached to the rib cage/thoracic rectus abdominis (abdomina...
It acts as the point of attachment for the pectineus muscle. The most pronounced part of the posterior surface is the linea aspera. This is a raised longitudinal impression that runs along the long axis of the femur. It is made up of a medial and a lateral lip; the former originating ...
The thigh is the region of the lower limb found between the hip and theknee jointKnee jointThe knee joint is made up of the articulations between the femur, tibia, and patella bones, and is one of the largest and most complex joints of the human body. The knee is classified as a syno...