MUSCLES 



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MUSCLES 



Gluteus Maximus Muscle. 

 I. Gluteus maximus. 2. Its inferior portion. 3. Fibers of at- 

 tachment to linea aspera. 4. Superior portion. 5, 5. Ten- 

 dinous fibers of insertion into linea aspera. 6. Upper portion 

 of femoral aponeurosis. 7. Duplicative of this aponeurosis 

 at superior level of gluteus maximus. 8. Portion of its super- 

 ficial layer attached to tendinous bands. 9. Lower extremity 

 of tensor vaginae femoris. 10, 10. Portion of femoral apon- 

 eurosis continuous with tendinous fibers of gluteus maximus. 

 11. Upper portion of biceps femoris. 12. Upper portion of 

 semitendinosus. 13. Upper portion of semimembranosus. 

 14. Gracilis. 



Gluteus Medius Muscle. 

 . Inner extremity of gluteus maximus. 2. Attachment of 

 gluteus maximus to linea aspera. 3, 3. Triangular aponeu- 

 rosis formed by convergence of tendinous fibers of upper 

 half of gluteus maximus. 4. Gluteus medius. 5. Its tendon 

 of insertion into great trochanter. 6. Upper portion of 

 femoral aponeurosis. 7. Pyramidalis. 8. Obturator internus. 

 9. Superior gemellus. 10. Inferior gemellus. 11. Quadratus 

 femoris. 12. Semi-tendinosus. 13. Upper portion of long 

 head of bleeps. 14. Adductor magnus. 15. Gracilis. 16. 

 Vastus externus. 



Pectineus and Adductor 



Longus. 

 . Femur. 2. Ilium. 3. Pubis. 

 4. Pectineus. 5. Adductor 

 longus. 6. Lower portion of 

 adductor magnus. 7. Ten- 

 don of rectus femoris. 8. 8. 

 Orifices for vessels. 9. Ori- 

 fices for femoral vessels. 



Adductor Brevis and 

 Adductor Magnus. 

 1. Femur. 2. Ilium 3. Pubis. 

 4. Obturator extermi?. 5 

 Upper portion of adductor 

 magnus. 6. Upper portion of 

 adductor brevis. 7. Inferior 

 portion of adductor brevis. 

 8. Middle portion of adductor 

 magnus. 9. Inferior portion. 



10. Tendon of insertion into 

 internal condyle of femur. 



11. Orifice for femoral vessels. 



12. Orifice for internal cir- 

 cumflex artery and veins. 



