Back عضلة ألوية صغرى Arabic Kiçik sağrı əzələsi Azerbaijani Múscul gluti menor Catalan Malý sval hýžďový Czech Musculus gluteus minimus German Músculo glúteo menor Spanish ماهیچه سرینی کوچک Persian Muscle petit glutéal French שריר העכוז הקטן HE Najmanji stražnjični mišić Croatian
| Gluteus minimus | |
|---|---|
 Gluteus minimus muscle (shown in red). Posterior view. | |
 The gluteus minimus and nearby small gluteal muscles (posterior view) | |
| Details | |
| Origin | From area in between the anterior gluteal line and inferior gluteal line of gluteal surface ilium, under gluteus medius. |
| Insertion | Greater trochanter of the femur |
| Artery | Superior gluteal artery |
| Nerve | Superior gluteal nerve (L4, L5, S1 nerve roots) |
| Actions | Works in concert with gluteus medius: abduction of the hip; preventing adduction of the hip. Medial rotation of thigh. |
| Antagonist | Lateral rotator group |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus glutaeus minimus |
| TA98 | A04.7.02.008 |
| TA2 | 2600 |
| FMA | 22317 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The gluteus minimus, or glutæus minimus, the smallest of the three gluteal muscles,[1] is situated immediately beneath the gluteus medius.
- ^ Greco AJ, Vilella RC (July 2020). "Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Gluteus Minimus Muscle". StatPearls. PMID 32310604. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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