Iliopsoas

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Iliopsoas
File:Anterior Hip Muscles 2.PNG
Anterior hip muscles. (Psoas minor not pictured.)
Latin	musculus iliopsoas
Gray's	subject #127 467
Origin	iliac fossa, spine
Insertion	lesser trochanter of femur
Artery:	medial femoral circumflex artery, iliolumbar artery
Nerve:	femoral nerve, L1, L2
Action:	flexion of hip
Antagonist:	Gluteus maximus, posterior compartment of thigh
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_22/12549330

The term Iliopsoas refers to the combination of three muscles:

These muscles are distinct in the abdomen, but in the thigh, they are usually indistinguishable, and so in that context, they are usually given a common name.

External links

v • d • e List of muscles of lower limbs
ILIAC Region / ILIOPSOAS	psoas major/psoas minor - iliacus
BUTTOCKS	gluteals: (maximus, medius, minimus) - tensor fasciae latae lateral rotator group: piriformis - inferior gemellus - obturator internus - superior gemellus - quadratus femoris
THIGH	anterior compartment: sartorius - quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis) - articularis genu posterior compartment/hamstring: biceps femoris - semitendinosus - semimembranosus medial compartment: pectineus - obturator externus - gracilis - adductor (longus, brevis, magnus)
LEG	anterior compartment: tibialis anterior - extensor hallucis longus - extensor digitorum longus - peroneus tertius posterior compartment: superficial - calf/triceps surae (gastrocnemius, soleus) - plantaris posterior compartment: deep - tarsal tunnel (flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior) - popliteus lateral compartment: peroneus muscles (longus, brevis)
FOOT	dorsal - extensor hallucis brevis - extensor digitorum brevis plantar - 1st layer (abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi) plantar - 2nd layer (quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscle) plantar - 3rd layer (flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi brevis) plantar - 4th layer (dorsal interossei, plantar interossei)