Glutes and thigh Muscles

action of iliopsoas

flex hip

action of sartorius

adduct, flex, laterally, and medially rotate hip

action of rectus femoris

extend knee, flex hip

action of vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius

extend knee

action of obturator externus

externally rotate hip

action of pectineus

adduct, flex, and laterally and medially rotate hip

action of facia lata

abduct and medially rotate hip

action of adductor longus/brevis

adducts hip

Action of adductor magnus

adducts, flexes and extends hip

action of gracilis

adducts hip, flex and medially rotate knee

action of gluteus maximus

extends and laterally rotates hip

action of gluteus medius

abducts hip, medially rotates hip

action of gluteus minimus

abducts and medially rotates hip

action of piriformis

abducts and laterally rotates hip

action of superior gemellus

abducts and externally rotates hip

action of obturator internus

abducts and laterally rotates hip

action of inferior gemellus

abducts and laterally rotates hip

action of quadratus femoris

laterally rotates hip

action of biceps femoris

extend hip, flex knee

action of semitendinosus

extends hip, flex knee

action of semimembranosus

extend hip, flex knee

nerve for anterior compartment of thigh

femoral nerve

nerve for iliopsoas

ventral rami l1-3, femoral n

nerve for posterior compartment of thigh

tibial n.

nerve for biceps femoris

tibial n l, common fibular n s

nerve for medial compartment of thigh

obturator n

pectineus nerve

femoral

nerve for adductus magnus

obturator n (adductor), tibial n (hamstrings)

nerve to gluteus medius, minimus and tensor facia lata

superior gluteal n

nerve to gluteus maximus

inferior gluteal n