The tensor fasciae latae (or tensor fasciæ latæ or, formerly, tensor vaginae femoris) is a muscle of the thigh. Together with the gluteus maximus, it...

A tensor muscle has the function of tensing (stretching or tightening) a part and may refer to: Tensor fasciae latae muscle Tensor tympani muscle Tensor...

attachment for the inguinal ligament, and the sartorius muscle. The tensor fasciae latae muscle attaches to the lateral aspect of the superior anterior...

the tensor fasciae latae muscle. It is a fibrous sheath that encircles the thigh subcutaneously. This encircling of the muscle allows the muscles to be...

beef from the bottom sirloin subprimal cut, consisting of the tensor fasciae latae muscle. Untrimmed, the tri-tip weighs around 5 pounds. In the US, the...

innervation to the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fasciae latae, and piriformis muscles; it also has a cutaneous branch. The superior gluteal...

minimus). When the gluteus medius/minimus are weak or inhibited, the tensor fasciae latae or quadratus lumborum will compensate by becoming the prime mover...

ilium and both insert on the greater trochanter of the femur. The tensor fasciae latae shares its origin with the gluteus maximus at the ilium and also...

bears a horizontal groove for part of the attachment of the semimembranosus muscle, whereas the lateral condyle has a circular facet for articulation with...

fascia and tuber coxae, inserts into the femur. Lies under the tensor fasciae latae muscle. Helps flex the hip and allows for it to abduct (rotate outward)...

Tasmanian Football League, an Australian rules competition Tensor fasciae latae muscle, a thigh/hip muscle Terry Fox Laboratory, a unit of BC Cancer Agency, Canada...

insufficiency; the action will recruit more iliacus, psoas major, tensor fasciae latae, and the remaining hip flexors than it will the rectus femoris. Similarly...

the tensor fasciae latae muscle and is nourished by the ascending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery. The tensor fasciae latae muscle is located...

iliotibial band is a thick band of fascia composing the tendon of the tensor fasciae latae muscle. It is located on the lateral aspect of the knee, extending from...

femur at hip Gluteus maximus muscle Gluteus medius muscle Gluteus minimus muscle Sartorius muscle Tensor fasciae latae muscle Piriformis of toe Abductor...

also medialises the action of the muscle. It also acts as a second tensor in addition to the tensor fasciae latae.[citation needed] Recently, ultrasound...

strongest of the hip flexors (others are rectus femoris, sartorius, and tensor fasciae latae). The iliopsoas is important for standing, walking, and running....

tensor fasciae latae muscle and iliotibial tract in combination with a quadriceps imbalance between the vastus lateralis and vastus medialis muscles can...

action in supporting the body on one limb, in conjunction with the tensor fasciæ latæ. Their anterior fibers also flex the hip, and by drawing the greater...

The semimembranosus muscle (/ˌsɛmiˌmɛmbrəˈnoʊsəs/) is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles in the thigh. It is so named because it has a flat...

major muscle. The posterior dorsal hip muscles are inserted on or directly below the greater trochanter of the femur. The tensor fasciae latae, stretching...

lateral circumflex femoral artery passes upward, beneath the tensor fasciae latae muscle, to the lateral aspect of the hip, and anastomoses with the terminal...

artery, middle – Temporal artery, superficial – Temporal muscle – Tendon – Tensor fasciae latae muscle – Testicle – Thigh – Thoracic diaphragm – Thorax – Throat...

pars lumborum Longissimus pars thoracis Latissimus dorsi Tensor fasciae latae Iliacus muscle Fascia lata Iliac fascia Transverse fascia The iliac crest...

This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...

deep branch supplies the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and tensor fasciae latae muscles, as well as the hip joint. The superior division continues the...

spinal nerves. The muscles are: gluteus maximus muscle mainly S1 gluteus medius muscle gluteus minimus muscle tensor fasciae latae tibialis anterior tibialis...

reinforcement of the fascia lata. The action of the muscles associated with the ITB (tensor fasciae latae and some fibers of gluteus maximus) flex, extend...

extra-articular type of snapping hip syndrome occurs when the iliotibial band, tensor fasciae latae, or gluteus medius tendon slides back and forth across the greater...

gluteal muscles: Tensor fasciae latae Medial compartment of thigh Pectineus Adductor longus Adductor brevis Gracilis Without the iliopsoas muscles, flexion...