Hip & Thigh Muscles (Anterior & Medial)

#1 muscle, origin, insertion, action(s)

Iliopsoas

origin: vertebral column & iliac fossa

insertion; lesser trochanter of femur

action: hip flexion

#2 muscle, origin, insertion, action(s)

Sartorius “yoga muscle”

origin: Anterior superior iliac spine

insertion: tibia

actions: hip flexion, hip external rotation, knee flexion

Quadriceps femoris muscles

Common insertion: Tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament

Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius

#3 muscle, origin, insertion, action(s)

Rectus femoris

origin: Anterior inferior iliac spine'

insertion: tibial tuberosity

actions: hip flexion, knee extension

#4 muscle, origin, insertion, action(s)

Vastus lateralis

origin: greater trochanter of femur

insertion: tibial tuberosity

action: knee extension

#5 muscle, origin, insertion, action(s)

Vastus medialis

origin: shaft of femur (medial)

insertion: tibial tuberosity

action: knee extension

(deep to rectus femoris) muscle, origin, insertion, action(s)

Vastus Intermedialis

origin: shaft of femur (anterior)

insertion: tibial tuberosity

action: knee extension

#8 muscle, origin, insertion, action(s)

Gracilis

origin: pubis

insertion: tibia

action: hip adduction, knee flexion

Hip adductor muscles, origin, insertion, action(s)

Common origin: pubis

Common Insertion: Linea Aspera of Femur

Common action: hip adduction

Adductor brevis #6A (deep to adductor longus)

Adductor Longus #6

Adductor magnus #7