Lower Limb Muscle Attachments PDF

Summary of the Principal Muscle Attachment Sites of the Lower Limb ILIUM Iliac fossa Iliacus Posterior to the posterior gluteal line Gluteus maximus Between the posterior & anterior gluteal lines Gluteus medius...

Summary of the Principal Muscle Attachment Sites of the Lower Limb ILIUM Iliac fossa Iliacus Posterior to the posterior gluteal line Gluteus maximus Between the posterior & anterior gluteal lines Gluteus medius Between the anterior & inferior gluteal lines Gluteus minimus Anterior portion of the iliac crest Tensor fasciae latae ASIS Sartorius AIIS Rectus femoris ISCHIUM Ramus Obturator externus Obturator internus Ischial spine Superior gemellus Ischial tuberosity Inferior gemellus Quadratus femoris Adductor magnus Long head of biceps femoris Semimembranosus Semitendinosus PUBIS Superior & inferior pubic rami Obturator externus Obturator internus Pectineus Adductor brevis Adductor longus Adductor magnus Gracilis FEMUR Greater trochanter (lateral surface) Gluteus medius Gluteus minimus Greater trochanter (superior surface) Piriformis Greater trochanter (medial surface) Obturator externus Obturator internus Superior gemellus Inferior gemellus Lesser trochanter Iliopsoas Intertrochanteric crest Quadratus femoris Gluteal tuberosity Gluteus maximus Medial edge of the linea aspera Vastus medialis Lateral edge of the linea aspera Vastus lateralis Linea aspera Adductor brevis Adductor longus Adductor magnus Short head of biceps femoris Body (anterior surface) Vastus intermedius Adductor tubercle Adductor magnus Medial condyle (posterior surface) Gastrocnemius Lateral condyle (posterior surface) Gastrocnemius Plantaris Popliteus TIBIA & FIBULA Tibial tuberosity Rectus femoris Vastus medialis Vastus intermedius Vastus lateralis Lateral condyle of the tibia (anterior surface) Iliotibial tract Lateral condyle of the tibia (posterior surface) Biceps femoris Medial condyle of the tibia (posterior surface) Semimembranosus Pes anserinus Sartorius Gracilis Semitendinosus Head of the fibula Biceps femoris Peroneus longus Soleus Lateral surface of the fibula Peroneus longus Peroneus brevis Anterior surfaces (tibia and/or fibula) Tibialis anterior Extensor digitorum longus Extensor hallucis longus Peroneus tertius Posterior surfaces (tibia and/or fibula) Soleus Popliteus Tibialis posterior Flexor digitorum longus Flexor hallucis longus FOOT Posterior surface of the calcaneus Gastrocnemius Soleus Plantaris Medial cuneiform & metatarsal I Tibialis anterior Peroneus longus Base of metatarsal V Peroneus brevis Peroneus tertius Plantar surface of the tarsals & metatarsals II-IV Tibialis posterior Plantar surface of the digit I Flexor hallucis longus Plantar surface of digits II-V Flexor digitorum longus Dorsal surface of digit I Extensor hallucis longus Dorsal surface of digits II-V Extensor digitorum longus Images taken from: Drake R, Vogl W, Mitchell A, Tibbits R, Richardson P. (2008) Gray’s Atlas of Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. [ISBN 9780443067211] Netter F. (2010) Atlas of Human Anatomy. 5th Ed. Saunders Elsevier. [ISBN 9781416059516]