MUSCLES OF THE LOWER LIMB



•MUSCULI COXAE
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•Posterior group:
•
•M. gluteus maximus
•

•M. gluteus medius et minimus
•M. piriformis
•Foramen suprapiriforme
•Foramen infrapiriforme
•M. obturatorius internus
•M. gemellus superior et
•inferior
•M. quadratus femoris

•M. tensor fasciae latae
•Tractus iliotibialis
•

•MUSCULI COXAE
•
•Anterior group:
•M. psoas major
•(M. psoas minor)
•M. iliacus
•       M. iliopsoas
•
•MUSCULI FEMORIS
•
•Anterior group:
•M. sartorius
•M. quadriceps femoris:
•      m. rectus femoris
•      m. vastus med., lat.,
•      intermedius

•MUSCULI FEMORIS
•
•Medial group:
•M. pectineus
•M. adductor longus
•M. adductor brevis
•M. adductor magnus
•(m.adductor minimus)
•M. obturatorius externus
•M. gracilis
•
•Hiatus adductorius

•Lacuna musculorum
•Lacuna vasorum
•
•Arcus iliopectineus
•
•Lig. inguinale
•Lig. lacunare
•
•Canalis femoralis
•
•




•
•Trigonum femorale
•
•Fossa iliopectinea

•
•Hiatus tendineus/adductorius
•(Hunter)
•

•MUSCULI FEMORIS
•
•Posterior group:
•M. biceps
•M. semitendinosus
•M. semimembranosus
•(hamstrings)

•
•Hamstrings
•
•Pes anserinus
•

•Fossa poplitea



•
•MUSCULI CRURIS
•
•Anterior group:
•
•M. tibialis ant.
•M. extensor digitorum longus
•(m. fibularis tertius)
•M. extensor hallucis longus
•
•Lateral group:
•
•M. fibularis longus
•M. fibularis brevis

•MUSCULI CRURIS
•
•Posterior group:
•
•M. triceps surae
•- m. gastrocnemius
•      - caput lat.
•      - caput med.
•- m. soleus
•
•Arcus tendineus m. solei
•
•M. plantaris
•M. popliteus
•
•M. tibialis post.
•M. flexor digitorum longus
•M. flexor hallucis lingus

•Fascia cruris
•Septum intermusculare ant.
•Septum intermusculare post.
•Lamina profunda fasciae cruris

•Retinaculum musculorum extensorum sup. et inf.
•Retinaculum musculorum fibularium sup. et inf.


•MUSCULI PEDIS
•
•Dorsal group:
•
•M. extensor digitorum brevis
•M. extensor hallucis brevis
•
•Mm. interossei dorsales
•
•Fascia dorsalis pedis superficialis
•Fascia dorsalis pedis profunda
•
•

•PLANTA PEDIS
•
•Fascia plantaris superficialis
•Aponeurosis plantaris
•Fascia plantaris interossea
•
•Retinaculum musculorum flexorum

•MUSCULI PEDIS
•
•Plantar group:
•
•M. abductor hallucis
•M. flexor digitorum brevis
•M. abductor digiti minimi

•M. quadratus plantae
•Mm. lumbricales I.-IV.
•
•M. flexor hallucis brevis
•M. adductor hallucis
• - caput obliquum
• - caput transversum
•
•
•
•
•
•M. flexor digiti minimi brevis

•Mm. interossei dorsales I.-IV.
•Mm. interossei plantares I.-III.


•Illustrations were copied from:
•Atlas der Anatomie des Menschen/Sobotta.
•Putz,R., und Pabst,R. 20. Auflage. München:
•Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1993)