Gemellus superior at a glance
- What it is
- A small lateral rotator of the hip, above obturator internus.
- Location
- Origin: ischial spine. Insertion: medial surface of the greater trochanter, with the obturator internus tendon.
- Function
- Laterally rotates the extended thigh and stabilizes the hip joint.
- Body system
- Muscular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA22334 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- Innervation: nerve to obturator internus (L5–S2)
- With gemellus inferior and obturator internus it forms the triceps coxae.
- Blood supply: inferior gluteal artery
Structures next to the gemellus superior
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Gemellus inferior · muscular
- Obturator internus · muscular
- Piriformis · muscular
- Gluteus maximus · muscular
- Obturator externus · muscular
- Quadratus femoris · muscular
- Hip bone · skeletal
- Iliacus · muscular
- Lateral circumflex femoral artery · cardiovascular
- Gluteus minimus · muscular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Gemellus superior (FMA22334). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
- OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §11.2 Naming Skeletal Muscles. Rice University, 2022.
- Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.
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