Deep muscles of the hip, posterior view
Schematic illustration of posterior deep muscles of the right hip.
Term name | Layer | |
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1 | Gluteus medius | Layer 1 |
2 | Greater sciatic foramen | Layer 1 |
3 | Lesser sciatic foramen | Layer 1 |
4 | Sacrum [sacral vertebrae I - V] | Layer 1 |
5 | Sacrum [sacral vertebrae I - V] | Layer 2 |
6 | Gluteal surface | Layer 1 |
7 | Sacrospinous ligament | Layer 1 |
8 | Sacrotuberous ligament | Layer 1 |
9 | Ramus | Layer 1 |
10 | Ischial tuberosity | Layer 1 |
11 | Ischial tuberosity | Layer 2 |
12 | Ischial spine | Layer 1 |
13 | Trochanteric fossa | Layer 1 |
14 | Obturator internus | Layer 1 |
15 | Gemellus superior; superior gemellus | Layer 1 |
16 | Gemellus inferior; inferior gemellus | Layer 1 |
17 | Greater trochanter | Layer 1 |
18 | Greater trochanter | Layer 2 |
19 | Intertrochanteric crest | Layer 2 |
20 | Quadratus femoris | Layer 2 |
21 | Piriformis | Layer 2 |