Muscular system
Inferior gemellus muscle
Musculus gemellus inferior
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Deep gluteal muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
The gemelli muscles are the inferior gemellus muscle and the superior gemellus muscle, two small accessory fasciculi to the tendon of the internal obturator muscle.
The gemelli muscles belong to the lateral rotator group of six muscles of the hip that rotate the femur in the hip joint.
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Names
- Latin
- Musculus gemellus inferior
- English
- Inferior gemellus muscle
- French
- Muscle jumeau inférieur
- Spanish
- Músculo gemelo inferior
- Portuguese
- Músculo gemelo inferior