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Muscles of the Lower Extremity. 



256. The External Muscles of the Hip. 



M. ijlidaeus magnus s. maximus arises from the posterior portion of the 

 external lip of the crest of the ilium, the Fascia Itnnlo-dorsaUs, the coccyx arid 

 the great sacro-sciatic ligament (Lig. tuberoso-sacrum) ; it is inserted by a broad 

 tendon into the Linea aspera femoris and the Fascia lata. (Abducts the thigh 

 and draws it backwards. Supports the pelvis.) 



J/. glutaeus medius arises from the anterior portion of the external lip of 

 the crest of the ilium and the outer surface of the ilium, and is inserted into 

 the upper border and outer surface of the great trochanter. (Abducts the thigh 

 and rotates it inwards. Supports the pelvis.) 



M. glntaeus minimus (Fig. 257) arises from the external surface of the 

 ilium, and is inserted into the upper border of the great trochanter. (Abducts 

 the thigh and rotates it inwards. Supports the pelvis.) 



M. tensor vaginae ftmoris sen tensor fascia lata (Fig. 259) arises from the 

 anterior superior spino of the ilium, and is inserted into the Fascia lata. (Tensor 

 of the fascia and rotator inwards of the thigh.) 



