Gluteal muscles
The gluteal muscles are a group of three muscles that make up the buttock area; they are the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus.[1]
Muscles
[change | change source]Gluteus maximus
[change | change source]The gluteus maximus is the largest of the group. One unique feature is that the gluteus maximus is larger in humans than in other primates,[2] which can't stand up that well due to their flat hips.[3]
Gluteus medius
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The gluteus medius is a broad muscle.[source?]
Gluteus minimus
[change | change source]The gluteus minimus is the smallest of the gluteal muscles.[4] It is shaped like a fan, arising from the outer surface of the ilium.[source?]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Elzanie, Borger, Adel, Judith (1 April 2023). "Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Gluteus Maximus Muscle, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Pelvic girdle, gluteal region and thigh: Gluteus maximus, Gray's anatomy: The anatomical basis of clinical practice".
- ↑ "Evolution of the human hip. Part 2: muscling the double extension, Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery".
- ↑ "Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Gluteus Minimus Muscle, StatPearls".
Other websites
[change | change source]- 8b. The Muscles and Fasciae of the Thigh Bartleby.com, Henry Gray, Anatomy of the Human Body, 1918