Download Gluteal and Posterior Thigh regions

Gluteal region
Objectives:
1. To understand the surface anatomy of the gluteal region.
2. To understand the cutaneous innervation of the gluteal region.
3. To learn the muscles of the gluteal region, including their attachments, action,
innervations, and blood supply.
4. To learn the ligaments of the pelvis which convert the greater and lesser sciatic
notches into foramen.
5. To learn the structures which pass through the greater and lesser sciatic
foramen.
Peripheral cutaneous nerves:
Superior cluneal
from
to
Middle cluneal
from
to
Inferior cluneal
from
to
Greater sciatic foramen:
boundaries
contents above piriformis
contents below piriformis
Lesser sciatic foramen
boundaries
contents
Muscles of the gluteal region:
gluteus maximus
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
gluteus medius
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
gluteus minimus
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
piriformis
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
obturator internus
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
superior gemellus
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
inferior gemellus
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
quadratus femoris
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
tensor fascia latae:
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
Posterior Thigh
Objectives:
1. To understand the cutaneous innervation of the posterior thigh.
2. To learn the muscles of the posterior thigh, including their attachments, action,
innervations, and blood supply.
Cutaneous nerves:
Posterior femoral cutaneous
from
to
Lateral sural cutaneous
from
Medial sural cutaneous
from
popliteal fossa (diamond-shaped)
boundaries
Posterior thigh muscles (hamstrings):
biceps femoris
long head
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
short head
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
semitendinosus
O:
I:
A:
n:
a:
semimembranosus
O:
I:
A:
n:
a: