Muscle Origin Insertion Nerve Function

Psoas major Bodies and Lesser trochanter Ventral rami of Flexes thigh at hip when trunk is fixed;
intervertebral discs of and nearby shaft lumbar spinal flexes trunk at hip when thigh is fixed, as
vertebrae T12–L5, of femur nerve. in bending forward in a chair or sitting
transverse up in bed; balances
processes of lumbar trunk during sitting
vertebrae
Iliacus Iliac crest and fossa, Lesser trochanter Ventral rami of Flexes thigh at hip when trunk is fixed;
superolateral region of and nearby shaft lumbar spinal flexes trunk at hip when thigh is fixed, as
sacrum, anterior of femur nerve. in bending forward in a chair or sitting
sacroiliac up in bed; balances
and iliolumbar ligaments trunk during sitting
Tensor Fasciae Iliac crest, anterior Lateral condyle of Superior Extends knee, laterally rotates tibia, aids
Latae superior spine, deep tibia via iliotibial gluteal nerve. in abduction and medial rotation of
surface of fascia lata band femur; during standing,
steadies pelvis on femoral head and
steadies femoral condyles on tibia
Gluteus Maximus Posterior gluteal line of Gluteal tuberosity Inferior gluteal Extends thigh at hip as in stair climbing
ilium, on posterolateral of femur; lateral nerve. (rising to next step) or running and
surface from iliac crest condyle of walking (backswing of limb); abducts
to posterior superior tibia via iliotibial thigh; elevates trunk after
spine; coccyx; dorsal band stooping; prevents trunk from pitching
surface of lower sacrum; forward during walking and running;
aponeurosis of erector helps stabilize femur on tibia
spinae