Hip Vocabulary 2025
Across
- 1. ligament that connects femoral head to acetabulum
- 4. two ligaments inside of the acetabular depression
- 5. these muscle aid in flexion of the leg
- 8. quadricep muscle on the outside of the thigh
- 11. muscle that connects to the vertebrae
- 13. thin superficial muscle that runs from the hip to the medial knee
- 14. quadricep muscle that runs medially along femur
- 15. most lateral hamstring muscle
- 16. ligaments that surround outside of the hip joint
- 18. depression in the pelvis that allows for the femur to attach
- 19. the deepest gluteal muscle
- 22. most superior portion of the pelvis
- 23. hip bone
- 26. joint that produces movement at the hip
- 28. this joint articulates the superior portion of the hip to the sacrum
- 29. muscle of the groin
- 30. these muscles work to extend the hip joint
Down
- 2. the main muscle of the hamstrings that runs down the middle of the femur
- 3. tailbone
- 6. moving the hip and leg away from the midline
- 7. joint that connects left and right pelvic bones
- 9. number of bones that make up the pelvic
- 10. ligament that lines the lower portion of the acetabulum
- 12. moving the hip and leg back towards the midline
- 17. most medial portion of the pelvis
- 20. ligament connects inferior hip to the thigh
- 21. females have a larger pelvic ___ to accommodate child birth
- 24. largest gluteal muscle
- 25. part of the femur that connects to the pelvis for movement
- 27. when the hip moves medially or laterally