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Iliacus muscle

The iliacus is a flat, triangular muscle which fills the iliac fossa. It forms the lateral portion of iliopsoas, providing flexion of the thigh and lower limb at the acetabulofemoral joint.

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Flexes and rotates medially thigh[citation needed]
Antagonist
Gluteus maximus
Artery
Medial femoral circumflex artery, iliac branch of iliolumbar artery
FMA
22310
Insertion
Base of the lesser trochanter of femur
Latin
musculus iliacus

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Iliacus muscle

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples16
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
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Iliacus muscle

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related to Additional images · 5
Iliacus muscle → Animation, Iliac, Internal, Position, Right
Actions · 1
Iliacus muscle → Flexes and rotates medially thigh[citation needed]
Antagonist · 1
Iliacus muscle → Gluteus maximus
Artery · 1
Iliacus muscle → Medial femoral circumflex artery, iliac branch of iliolumbar artery
FMA · 1
Iliacus muscle → 22310
Insertion · 1
Iliacus muscle → Base of the lesser trochanter of femur
Latin · 1
Iliacus muscle → musculus iliacus
Nerve · 1
Iliacus muscle → Femoral nerve
Origin · 1
Iliacus muscle → Upper two-thirds of the iliac fossa
Pronunciation · 1
Iliacus muscle → /ɪˈlaɪ.əkəs/

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iliacus iliopsoas iliac fossa lesser muscle femur nerve thigh joint thieme trochanter hip psoas major anatomy pelvis isbn position shown

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Iliacus muscleActionsFlexes and rotates medially thigh[citation needed]1.00infobox
Iliacus muscleAntagonistGluteus maximus1.00infobox
Iliacus muscleArteryMedial femoral circumflex artery, iliac branch of iliolumbar artery1.00infobox
Iliacus muscleFMA223101.00infobox
Iliacus muscleInsertionBase of the lesser trochanter of femur1.00infobox
Iliacus muscleLatinmusculus iliacus1.00infobox
Iliacus muscleNerveFemoral nerve1.00infobox
Iliacus muscleOriginUpper two-thirds of the iliac fossa1.00infobox
Iliacus musclePronunciation/ɪˈlaɪ.əkəs/1.00infobox
Iliacus muscleTA225941.00infobox
Iliacus muscleTA98A04.7.02.0031.00infobox
Iliacus musclerelated to Additional imagesPosition0.60section

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