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  2. Piriformis muscle - Wikipedia

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    The piriformis muscle (from Latin piriformis 'pear-shaped') is a flat, pyramidally-shaped muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limbs. It is one of the six muscles in the lateral rotator group . The piriformis muscle has its origin upon the front surface of the sacrum , and inserts onto the greater trochanter of the femur .

  3. Pelvic floor - Wikipedia

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    Female pelvic muscles Male pelvic muscles. The pelvic floor or pelvic diaphragm is an anatomical location in the human body, [1] which has an important role in urinary and anal continence, sexual function and support of the pelvic organs. [2] The pelvic floor includes muscles, both skeletal and smooth, ligaments and fascia.

  4. File:Illu lower extremity muscles.jpg - Wikipedia

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  5. Limb (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    Limbs are attached to the torso via girdles, either the pectoral girdle for the forelimbs, or the pelvic girdle for the hindlimbs.In terrestrial tetrapods, the pectoral girdles are more mobile, floating over the rib cage connected only via the clavicles (to the sternum) and numerous muscles; while the pelvic girdles are typically fused together anteriorly via a fibrocartilaginous joint and ...

  6. Gluteal muscles - Wikipedia

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    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 ligament, and the fascia covering the gluteus medius.

  7. Pelvis - Wikipedia

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    The same human pelvis, front imaged by X-ray (top), magnetic resonance imaging (middle), and 3-dimensional computed tomography (bottom). The pelvis (pl.: pelves or pelvises) is the lower part of an anatomical trunk, [1] between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region), together with its embedded skeleton [2] (sometimes also called bony pelvis or pelvic skeleton).

  8. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles) inferior pubic ramus [12] tibia (pes anserinus) obturator artery: anterior branch of obturator nerve [12] adducts hip, flexes hip, medially rotates knee [12] gluteus medius, gluteus minimus: 2 1 pectineus: Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles) superior pubic ...

  9. Category:Muscles of the lower limb - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Muscles of the lower limb" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.