Lower Extremity JM1

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What are the movements of the Pelvis?
- Anterior/Posterior Tilt/Rotation
- Lateral Tilt/Elevation
What muscles produce Anterior Tilt/Rotation at the pelvis?
- Psoas Major
- Iliac
- Latissimus Dorsi (assists)
What muscles produce Posterior Tilt/Rotation at the pelvis?
- Biceps Femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Rectus Abdominis
- Psoas Minor
What muscles produce Lateral Tilt/Elevation at the pelvis?
- Quadratus Lumborum (unilaterally)
- Latissimus Dorsi (assists)
What is the scientific name for the hip joint?

Coxal joint
List all of the movements produced by the Coxal joint.
- Flexion/Extension
- Abduction/Adduction
- Medial/Lateral Rotation
What muscles produce Flexion at the coxal joint?
- Psoas Major
- Iliac
- Tensor Fascia Latae
- Sartorius
- Rectus Femoris
- Anterior Gluteus Medius
- Gluteus Minimus
- Adductor Longus (assists)
- Pectineus (assists)
- Adductor Brevis (assists)
- Adductor Magnus (assists)
What muscles produce Extension at the coxal joint?
- Gluteus Maximus (all fibers)
- Long Head Biceps Femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Posterior Adductor Magnus
- Posterior Gluteus Medius
What muscles produce Abduction at the coxal joint?
- Gluteus Maximus (all fibers)
- Gluteus Medius (all fibers)
- Gluteus Minimus
- Tensor Fascia Latae
- Sartorius
- Piriformis (when hip flexed)
What muscles produce Adduction at the coxal joint?
- Adductor Magnus
- Adductor Longus
- Adductor Brevis
- Pectineus
- Gracilis
- Lower Gluteus Maximus
What muscles produce Medial/Internal Rotation at the coxal joint?
- Anterior Gluteus Medius
- Gluteus Minimus
- Tensor Fascia Latae
- Adductor Magnus
- Adductor Longus
- Adductor Brevis
- Pectineus
- Gracilis
- Semitendinosus (assists)
- Semimembranosus (assists)
What muscles produce Lateral/External Rotation at the coxal joint?
- Gluteus Maximus (all fibers)
- Piriformis
- Quadratus Femoris
- Obturator Internus
- Obturator Externus
- Gemellus Superior
- Gemellus Inferior
- Posterior Gluteus Medius
- Psoas Major
- Iliac
- Sartorius
- Long Head Biceps Femoris (assists)

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Lower Extremity JM1

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Joints and muscles of the Pelvis and Hips.

Updated

2023-10-29T16:38:45Z

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