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The left panel shows the superficial pelvic and thigh muscles, the center panel shows the deep pelvic and thigh muscles. The right panel shows the posterior view of the pelvic and thigh muscles.
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Gluteus medius (cut)

Hip abductor supplied by superior gluteal nerve. This reference has reflected/cut superficial tissue.

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The left panel shows the superficial pelvic and thigh muscles, the center panel shows the deep pelvic and thigh muscles. The right panel shows the posterior view of the pelvic and thigh muscles.

Image: OpenStax / University of Hawaiʻi adapted teaching figures; original contributors credited at source · Source / original · CC BY 4.0 — figure credits at source

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Gluteus medius

Hip & thigh muscles

Gluteus medius

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Abducts hip and stabilises pelvis during single-leg support.

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01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Fan-shaped muscle on lateral ilium
  2. Deep to part of gluteus maximus
  3. Inserts on greater trochanter
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

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Related features & study points (3)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Iliac origin
  • Greater trochanter
  • Superior gluteal nerve
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01How do you identify gluteus medius?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Fan-shaped muscle on lateral ilium. Deep to part of gluteus maximus. Inserts on greater trochanter.

02Explain a positive Trendelenburg sign.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

When standing on an affected limb, weakness of its hip abductors allows the opposite side of the pelvis to drop.

03Which nerve supplies medius and minimus?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Superior gluteal nerve, usually L4–S1.

04What is its main functional or developmental significance?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Abducts hip and stabilises pelvis during single-leg support. Key structures to recognise: Iliac origin; Greater trochanter; Superior gluteal nerve.

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