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The gluteus medius, one of the three gluteal muscles, is a broad, thick, radiating muscle. It is situated on the outer surface of the pelvis . Its posterior third is covered by the gluteus maximus , its anterior two-thirds by the gluteal aponeurosis , which separates it from the superficial fascia and integument.
Posterior view of several hip muscles Anterior view of several hip muscles Posterior view of gluteus maximus and gluteus medius. In human anatomy, the muscles of the hip joint are those muscles that cause movement in the hip. Most modern anatomists define 17 of these muscles, although some additional muscles may sometimes be considered.
The gluteus medius is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis. It lies profound to the gluteus maximus and its posterior third is covered by the gluteus maximus, its anterior two-thirds by the gluteal aponeurosis, which separates it from the superficial fascia and skin. The gluteus minimus is the smallest ...
The gluteus maximus arises from the posterior gluteal line of the inner upper ilium, and the rough portion of bone including the crest, immediately above and behind it; from the posterior surface of the lower part of the sacrum and the side of the coccyx; from the aponeurosis of the erector spinae (lumbodorsal fascia), the sacrotuberous ...
It passes lateral-ward in between the gluteus medius muscle and the gluteus minimus muscle, [1] [5] accompanied by the deep branch of the superior gluteal artery. It divides into a superior branch and an inferior branch. [5] [1] The inferior branch continues to pass between the two muscles [5] to end in the tensor fasciae latae muscle. [1]
The buttocks are formed by the masses of the gluteal muscles or "glutes" (the gluteus maximus muscle and the gluteus medius muscle) superimposed by a layer of fat.The superior aspect of the buttock ends at the iliac crest, and the lower aspect is outlined by the horizontal gluteal crease.
The lateral rotator group is a group of six small muscles of the hip which all externally (laterally) rotate the femur in the hip joint.It consists of the following muscles: piriformis, gemellus superior, obturator internus, gemellus inferior, quadratus femoris and the obturator externus.
Anatomy figure: 13:03-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center – "Deep muscles of the gluteal region with gluteus medius and maximus muscles removed." Anatomy figure: 17:02-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center – "Posterior view of the bones and ligaments of the hip joint."