Piriformis muscle
Hip muscle in the lateral rotator group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The piriformis muscle (from Latin piriformis 'pear-shaped') is a flat, pyramidally-shaped muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limbs. It is one of the six muscles in the lateral rotator group.
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Piriformis muscle | |
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Details | |
Origin | Sacrum |
Insertion | Greater trochanter |
Artery | Inferior gluteal, lateral sacral and superior gluteal artery, |
Nerve | Nerve to the piriformis (L5, S1, and S2) |
Actions | External rotator of the thigh |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus piriformis |
TA98 | A04.7.02.011 |
TA2 | 2604 |
FMA | 19082 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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The piriformis muscle has its origin upon the front surface of the sacrum, and inserts onto the greater trochanter of the femur. Depending upon the given position of the leg, it acts either as external (lateral) rotator of the thigh or as abductor of the thigh. It is innervated by the piriformis nerve.