The psoas major (/ˈsoʊ.əs/ or /ˈsoʊ.æs/; from Ancient Greek: ψόᾱ, romanized: psóā, lit. 'muscles of the loins') is a long fusiform muscle located in the...

skeletal muscle. When present, it is located anterior to the psoas major muscle. The psoas minor muscle originates from the vertical fascicles inserted on the...

Psoas /ˈsoʊ.æs/ (from Greek ψόας) can refer to: Psoas major muscle Psoas minor muscle Psoas sign This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

nerves L1–L3 (psoas) and parts of the femoral nerve (iliacus). The iliopsoas muscle is a composite muscle formed from the psoas major muscle, and the iliacus...

lumborum muscle. Anterior to the quadratus lumborum are the colon, the kidney, the psoas major muscle, (if present) the psoas minor muscle, and the diaphragm;...

loin of beef. As with all quadrupeds, the tenderloin refers to the psoas major muscle ventral to the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae, near...

It coalesces within the substances of the psoas major muscle. It passes downwards, pierces the psoas major and emerges from its anterior surface. The...

gluteus minimus muscle when the hip is flexed (become medial rotators when hip is extended) Psoas major muscle Psoas minor muscle Sartorius muscle Dissection...

the psoas major muscle along the central spine portion, ventral to the lumbar vertebrae, the most tender part of the animal, because those muscles are...

the region of the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS). It joins the psoas major to form the iliopsoas. It proceeds across the iliopubic eminence through...

condyle of the tibia. The iliacus and psoas major comprise the iliopsoas group. The psoas major is a large muscle that runs from the bodies and disc of...

part, the ureter travels on the psoas major muscle and sits just behind the peritoneum. As it passes down the muscle, it travels over the genitofemoral...

the psoas major muscle as it passes posterior the diaphragm. The medial arcuate ligament is an arch in the fascia covering the upper part of the psoas major...

to the piriformis muscle. Near its origin, it is medial to the external iliac vein, which lies between it and the psoas major muscle. It is above the obturator...

transverse process of L1 vertebrae, crossing over the body of the psoas major muscle. The lateral arcuate ligament arises from the transverse process of...

kidney before descending towards the bladder on the front of the psoas major muscle. The ureters cross the pelvic brim near the bifurcation of the iliac...

above the psoas major to stretch obliquely down to its insertion on the interior side of the major muscle. The posterior dorsal hip muscles are inserted...

The LFCN then traverses to the lateral border of the psoas major muscle, crosses the iliacus muscle, and continues to the anterior superior iliac spine...

transition area between the head and neck is quite rough due to attachment of muscles and the hip joint capsule. Here the two trochanters, greater and lesser...

vertebrae, parts of the ilia of the hip bones, psoas major and iliacus muscles, and quadratus lumborum muscle. This part of the core plays a key role in stabilizing...

lumbar vertebrae (shown in blue and yellow). Animation. Vertebral column. Muscles of the iliac and anterior femoral regions. First lumbar vertebra second...

iliac spine is a broad, shallow groove, over which the iliacus and psoas major muscles pass. This groove is bounded medially by an eminence, the iliopubic...

cavities. Here the tendon of the psoas major muscle passes over the medial chamber and the tendon of the iliacus muscle runs over the lateral chamber. Inflammation...

artery. In the thigh, the nerve lies in a groove between iliacus muscle and psoas major muscle, outside the femoral sheath, and lateral to the femoral artery...

consists of a muscle that does little work, the longissimus, making the meat particularly tender, although not as tender as the nearby psoas major or tenderloin...

suffers from active insufficiency; the action will recruit more iliacus, psoas major, tensor fasciae latae, and the remaining hip flexors than it will the...

lesser trochanter gives insertion to the tendon of the psoas major muscle and the iliacus muscle; the lesser trochanter represents the principal attachment...

obturator artery and vein being interposed. By its external border with the psoas major, the femoral artery resting upon the line of interval. By its internal...

This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...

intersecting with the lumbar veins as it crosses them. It passes behind the psoas major muscle, but in front of the lumbar vertebrae. When the ascending lumbar vein...