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Lateral rotator group

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The lateral rotator group is a group of six small muscles of the hip which all externally (laterally) rotate the femur in the hip joint. [1]

45 relations: Acetabulum, Anatomical terms of motion, Anatomical terms of muscle, Dissection, External obturator muscle, Femur, Gluteus maximus, Gluteus medius, Gluteus minimus, Greater trochanter, Hip, Hip bone, Ilium (bone), Inferior gemellus muscle, Inferior gluteal artery, Internal obturator muscle, Intertrochanteric crest, Ischial spine, Ischial tuberosity, Ischiopubic ramus, Lateral sacral artery, Lumbar nerves, Lumbar plexus, Muscles of the hip, Nerve to quadratus femoris, Obturator internus nerve, Obturator membrane, Obturator nerve, Pelvis, Piriformis muscle, Piriformis nerve, Posterior branch of obturator nerve, Psoas major muscle, Psoas minor muscle, Quadratus femoris muscle, Sacral plexus, Sacral spinal nerve 1, Sacral spinal nerve 2, Sacrum, Sartorius muscle, Superior gemellus muscle, Superior gluteal artery, Thigh, Trochanteric fossa, Upper extremity of femur.

Acetabulum

The acetabulum (cotyloid cavity) is a concave surface of a pelvis.

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Anatomical terms of motion

Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms.

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Anatomical terms of muscle

Muscles are described using unique anatomical terminology according to their actions and structure.

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Dissection

Dissection (from Latin dissecare "to cut to pieces"; also called anatomization) is the dismembering of the body of a deceased animal or plant to study its anatomical structure.

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External obturator muscle

The external obturator muscle, obturator externus muscle (OE) is a flat, triangular muscle, which covers the outer surface of the anterior wall of the pelvis.

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Femur

The femur (pl. femurs or femora) or thigh bone, is the most proximal (closest to the hip joint) bone of the leg in tetrapod vertebrates capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals, birds, many reptiles including lizards, and amphibians such as frogs.

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Gluteus maximus

The gluteus maximus (also known collectively with the gluteus medius and minimus, as the gluteal muscles, and sometimes referred to informally as the "glutes") is the main extensor muscle of the hip.

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Gluteus medius

The gluteus medius one of the three gluteal muscles, is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis.

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Gluteus minimus

The gluteus minimus (or glutæus minimus), the smallest of the three gluteal muscles, is situated immediately beneath the gluteus medius.

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Greater trochanter

The greater trochanter (great trochanter) of the femur is a large, irregular, quadrilateral eminence and a part of the skeletal system.

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Hip

In vertebrate anatomy, hip (or "coxa"Latin coxa was used by Celsus in the sense "hip", but by Pliny the Elder in the sense "hip bone" (Diab, p 77) in medical terminology) refers to either an anatomical region or a joint.

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Hip bone

The hip bone (os coxa, innominate bone, pelvic bone or coxal bone) is a large flat bone, constricted in the center and expanded above and below.

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Ilium (bone)

The ilium (plural ilia) is the uppermost and largest part of the hip bone, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish.

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Inferior gemellus muscle

The inferior gemellus muscle is a muscle of the human body.

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Inferior gluteal artery

The inferior gluteal artery (sciatic artery), the smaller of the two terminal branches of the anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery, is distributed chiefly to the buttock and back of the thigh.

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Internal obturator muscle

The internal obturator muscle or obturator internus muscle originates on the medial surface of the obturator membrane, the ischium near the membrane, and the rim of the pubis.

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Intertrochanteric crest

The intertrochanteric crest is a bony ridge located on the posterior side of the head of the femur, stretching obliquely downward and medially from the summit of the greater trochanter to the lesser trochanter.

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Ischial spine

From the posterior border of the body of the Ischium there extends backward a thin and pointed triangular eminence, the ischial spine, more or less elongated in different subjects.

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Ischial tuberosity

The ischial tuberosity (or tuberosity of the ischium, tuber ischiadicum), also known informally as the sit bones, or as a pair the sitting bones is a large swelling posteriorly on the superior ramus of the ischium.

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Ischiopubic ramus

The ischiopubic ramus is a compound structure consisting of the following two structures.

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Lateral sacral artery

The lateral sacral arteries arise from the posterior division of the internal iliac artery; there are usually two, a superior and an inferior.

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Lumbar nerves

The lumbar nerves are the five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar vertebrae.

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Lumbar plexus

The lumbar plexus is a web of nerves (a nervous plexus) in the lumbar region of the body which forms part of the larger lumbosacral plexus.

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Muscles of the hip

In human anatomy, the muscles of the hip joint are those muscles that cause movement in the hip.

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Nerve to quadratus femoris

The nerve to quadratus femoris is a nerve that provides innervation to the quadratus femoris and gemellus inferior muscles.

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Obturator internus nerve

The nerve to obturator internus is a nerve that innervates the obturator internus and gemellus superior muscles.

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Obturator membrane

The obturator membrane is a thin fibrous sheet, which almost completely closes the obturator foramen.

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Obturator nerve

The obturator nerve in human anatomy arises from the ventral divisions of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves in the lumbar plexus; the branch from the third is the largest, while that from the second is often very small.

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Pelvis

The pelvis (plural pelves or pelvises) is either the lower part of the trunk of the human body between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region of the trunk) or the skeleton embedded in it (sometimes also called bony pelvis, or pelvic skeleton).

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Piriformis muscle

The piriformis is a muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limb.

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Piriformis nerve

The nerve to piriformis is the peripheral nerve that innervates the piriformis muscle.

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Posterior branch of obturator nerve

The posterior branch of the obturator nerve pierces the anterior part of the Obturator externus, and supplies this muscle; it then passes behind the Adductor brevis on the front of the Adductor magnus, where it divides into numerous muscular branches which are distributed to the Adductor magnus and the Adductor brevis.

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Psoas major muscle

The psoas major (from Greek: ψόας - psóās: 'of the loins', genitive singular form of ψόα - psóa 'the loins') is a long fusiform muscle located on the side of the lumbar region of the vertebral column and brim of the lesser pelvis.

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Psoas minor muscle

The psoas minor is a long, slender skeletal muscle which, when present, is located anterior to the psoas major muscle.

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Quadratus femoris muscle

The quadratus femoris is a flat, quadrilateral skeletal muscle.

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Sacral plexus

In human anatomy, the sacral plexus is a nerve plexus which provides motor and sensory nerves for the posterior thigh, most of the lower leg and foot, and part of the pelvis.

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Sacral spinal nerve 1

The sacral spinal nerve 1 (S1) is a spinal nerve of the sacral segment.

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Sacral spinal nerve 2

The sacral spinal nerve 2 (S2) is a spinal nerve of the sacral segment.

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Sacrum

The sacrum (or; plural: sacra or sacrums) in human anatomy is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine, that forms by the fusing of sacral vertebrae S1S5 between 18 and 30years of age.

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Sartorius muscle

The sartorius muscle is the longest muscle in the human body.

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Superior gemellus muscle

The superior gemellus muscle is a muscle of the human body.

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Superior gluteal artery

The superior gluteal artery is the largest branch of the internal iliac artery, and appears to be the continuation of the posterior division of that vessel.

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Thigh

In human anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee.

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Trochanteric fossa

In mammals including humans, the medial surface of the greater trochanter has at its base a deep depression bounded posteriorly by the intertrochanteric crest, called the trochanteric fossa.

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Upper extremity of femur

The upper extremity, proximal extremity or superior epiphysis of the femur is the part of the femur closest to the pelvic bone and the trunk.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_rotator_group

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