Muscles of the Thigh and Gluteal Region - Part 1

Uploaded January 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

3D anatomy tutorial on the muscles of the thigh and the gluteal region from AnatomyZone

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This 2 part video reviews the muscular anatomy of the thigh and the gluteal region. We take a look at the following structures in this video:

- gluteal muscles: gluteus maximus, medius and minimus
- tensor fascia latae and the iliotibial tract
- lateral rotators/deep muscles of the gluteal region: piriformis, gemellus superior and inferior, obturator internus, quadratus femoris
- greater and lesser sciatic foramen
- sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments
- nerves: inferior gluteal nerve, superior gluteeal nerve, sciatic nerve, femoral nerve,
- anterior compartment of thigh: quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus medialis, lateralis, intermedius), sartorius, iliopsoas
- medial compartment of the thigh: pectineus, adductor longus, brevis, magnus, gracilis, obturator externus
- posterior compartment of the thigh: biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus
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