psoas minor muscle (/ˈsoʊ.əs/ or /ˈsoʊ.æs/; from Ancient Greek: ψόᾱ, romanized: psóā, lit. 'muscles of the loins') is a long, slender skeletal muscle...

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...

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

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;...

iliopsoas muscle (/ˌɪlioʊˈsoʊ.əs/; from Latin ile 'groin' and Ancient Greek ψόᾱ (psóā) 'muscles of the loins') refers to the joined psoas major and the...

index Sternalis muscle - or rectus thoracis Psoas minor muscle Palmaris profundus muscle Pterygoideus proprius muscle Styloauricularis muscle Transversus...

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

into a lateral muscular lacuna and a medial vascular lacuna. When a psoas minor muscle is present, its tendon of insertion blends with the iliopectineal...

pelvis. The two muscles unite to form the iliopsoas muscle, which is inserted on the lesser trochanter of the femur. The psoas minor, only present in...

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

responsible for the innervation of the sartorius muscle. The iliacus and the psoas major and psoas minor muscles, sometimes considered part of the anterior...

maximus is the main extensor muscle of the hip in humans. It is the largest and outermost of the three gluteal muscles and makes up a large part of the...

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...

into trochanter minor of femur with a tendon that intersects with a tendon of the psoas major. Lies under the medial gluteus muscle. Allows the hip to...

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

assists in expiration. The iliopsoas consists of psoas major (and occasionally psoas minor) and iliacus, muscles with separate origins but a common insertion...

vagina (which leads to the uterus). Pelvic floor muscles support the structures of the vulva. Other muscles of the urogenital triangle also give support....

turn out (which is essential to dances such as ballet). Weak psoas (short for iliopsoas-muscle that controls the hip flexor) forces the dancer to lift from...

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...

interossei (of hand) Fascia Flexor retinaculum Muscles of lower limb Compartments Muscles Iliopsoas Iliacus Psoas major Gluteus maximus Gluteus medius Gluteus...

Both Ornithorhynchus and Akidolestes have the tubercle for the M. psoas minor muscle on the pubis and tuber coxae on the ilium, but those are absent in...

iliopectineal eminence it receives the tendon of insertion of the psoas minor, when that muscle exists. Lateral to the femoral vessels it is intimately connected...

prosopagnosia prostate prostatic urethra protract protrude protuberance proximal psoas muscle pterion pterygoid plate pterygoid process pterygomandibular ligament...

lumbar plexus. This plexus lies within the psoas major muscle. Nervi of the plexus serve the skin and the muscles of the lower abdominal wall, the thigh and...

larger diameter nerves (such as the interscalene block for upper limbs or psoas compartment block for lower limbs) the nerve and position of the needle...

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...

pectoralis, latissimus dorsi, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, psoas major, psoas minor, iliacus internus, and the gastrocnemius internalis are more similar...

15.1 %. Hamstrings, quadriceps, adductor muscles of the hip and Psoas major muscles are especially large. Cheetahs are active mainly during the day,...

the jejunum. The duodenojejunal flexure lies in front of the left psoas major muscle, the left renal artery, and the left renal vein. It is covered in...

They proceed anterior and inferior along the medial border of the psoas major muscles. They exit the pelvic girdle posterior and inferior to the inguinal...