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and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a modified hinge joint at the knee. The femur is the only bone in the thigh and serves as an attachment...8 KB (810 words) - 12:14, 13 August 2024- Rectus femoris muscle (redirect from Rectus muscle of thigh)aponeurosis. Its functions are to flex the thigh at the hip joint and to extend the leg at the knee joint. It arises by two tendons: one, the anterior...8 KB (890 words) - 07:02, 5 September 2024
Femur (redirect from Thigh bone)femur (/ˈfiːmər/; pl.: femurs or femora /ˈfɛmərə/), or thigh bone, is the only bone in the thigh — the region of the lower limb between the hip and the...23 KB (2,450 words) - 18:33, 8 October 2024
Knee (redirect from Knee-joint)primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur...52 KB (5,208 words) - 02:07, 16 September 2024- Biceps femoris muscle (redirect from Biceps of thigh)The biceps femoris (/ˈbaɪsɛps ˈfɛmərɪs/) is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back. As its name implies, it consists of two heads; the...9 KB (869 words) - 18:28, 4 May 2024
- Semimembranosus muscle (category Thigh muscles)hamstring muscles in the thigh. It is so named because it has a flat tendon of origin. It lies posteromedially in the thigh, deep to the semitendinosus...7 KB (646 words) - 18:28, 4 May 2024
sacroiliac joints, and is one cause of low back pain. With sacroiliitis, the individual may experience pain in the low back, buttock or thigh, depending...17 KB (2,239 words) - 12:26, 2 July 2024
Pelvis (redirect from Joints of pelvic girdle)pelvises) is the lower part of an anatomical trunk, between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region), together with its embedded skeleton...47 KB (5,818 words) - 00:37, 25 August 2024
The femoral artery is a large artery in the thigh and the main arterial supply to the thigh and leg. The femoral artery gives off the deep femoral artery...17 KB (1,946 words) - 14:05, 16 October 2023
Muscles of the hip (redirect from Muscles of the hip joint)iliotibial tract, a tract of strong fibrous tissue that runs along the lateral thigh to the tibia and fibula. The gluteus medius and gluteus minimus originate...6 KB (819 words) - 16:56, 1 November 2023
Quadriceps (category Thigh muscles)muscle group that includes the four prevailing muscles on the front of the thigh. It is the sole extensor muscle of the knee, forming a large fleshy mass...9 KB (946 words) - 02:58, 30 July 2024
Sartorius muscle (category Thigh muscles)It is a long, thin, superficial muscle that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment. The sartorius muscle originates from the anterior...8 KB (852 words) - 18:25, 4 May 2024
List of flexors of the human body (section Thigh)flexing the hip joint): Collectively known as the iliopsoas or inner hip muscles: Psoas major Iliacus muscle Anterior compartment of thigh Rectus femoris...4 KB (312 words) - 01:02, 19 December 2023
the posterior aspect. The sciatic nerve has no cutaneous branches for the thigh. This nerve provides the connection to the nervous system for the skin of...13 KB (1,371 words) - 17:01, 4 August 2024
Pectineus muscle (category Thigh muscles)Secondarily, it also internally rotates the thigh. Right hip bone. External surface. Structures surrounding right hip-joint. Muscles of the iliac and anterior...7 KB (774 words) - 21:16, 15 May 2024
The femoral nerve is a nerve in the thigh that supplies skin on the upper thigh and inner leg, and the muscles that extend the knee. It is the largest...7 KB (789 words) - 03:44, 30 September 2024
Hamstring (category Posterior compartment of thigh)human anatomy, a hamstring (/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/) is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus...10 KB (1,006 words) - 13:48, 27 August 2024
leg, it acts either as external (lateral) rotator of the thigh or as abductor of the thigh. It is innervated by the piriformis nerve. The piriformis...11 KB (1,246 words) - 19:27, 4 August 2024
- new joint is formed; second, to cut down upon the site of the joint, to scoop out a new socket in the haunch-bone, and thrust the end of the thigh-bone
- Dan Fielding: [running a lint roller along the inside of his suit's pants thigh] Admit it: this arouses you, doesn't it? Christine: [deadpan] Oh, yes. I
- synergistically around the hip joint. They: Stabilise the femoral head in the acetabulum. Laterally rotate the thigh at the hip. The sciatic nerve is