Quadratus femoris at a glance
- What it is
- A flat quadrangular deep gluteal muscle below the inferior gemellus.
- Location
- Originates from the lateral border of the ischial tuberosity and inserts onto the quadrate tubercle on the intertrochanteric crest of the femur.
- Function
- Laterally rotates the thigh and stabilizes the femoral head in the acetabulum.
- Body system
- Muscular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA22338 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- Innervation: nerve to quadratus femoris (L4–S1)
- Blood supply: medial circumflex femoral artery
Structures next to the quadratus femoris
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Gemellus inferior · muscular
- Obturator externus · muscular
- Obturator internus · muscular
- Gluteus maximus · muscular
- Gemellus superior · muscular
- Lateral circumflex femoral artery · cardiovascular
- Deferent duct · reproductive
- Pectineus · muscular
- Piriformis · muscular
- Puborectalis · muscular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Quadratus femoris (FMA22338). 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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