Gluteal muscles

The gluteal muscles are a group of three muscles that make up the buttock area; they are the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus.

 Muscles 

 Gluteus maximus 

The gluteus maximus is the largest of the group. One unique feature is that the gluteus maximus is larger in humans than in other primates, which can't stand up that well due to their flat hips.

 Gluteus medius 

The gluteus medius is a broad muscle.

 Gluteus minimus 

The gluteus minimus is the smallest of the gluteal muscles. It is shaped like a fan, arising from the outer surface of the ilium.

 References 


 Other websites 

 8b. The Muscles and Fasciae of the Thigh Bartleby.com, Henry Gray, Anatomy of the Human Body, 1918

Category:Hip muscles
Category:Muscles of the gluteus
Category:Muscles of the lower limb