Medically reviewed by Kimberly Brown, MDFact checked by Khara ScheppmannThe iliopsoas muscle is the major flexor of your hip ...

This muscle allows you to rotate and flex your thigh from your hip joint, and it stabilizes your pelvis. Adductors. Five muscles make up your adductors: the obturator externus, gracilis ...

Here’s a condensed breakdown of the thigh muscle anatomy: Quadriceps ... It allows you to flex and rotate your upper legs at the hip joint. The thigh muscles are located between your knee ...

The labrum is a ring of cartilage that cushions your hip joint. It helps hold the ball at the top of your thigh bone securely within your hip socket. A variety of activities can lead to a hip ...

Flexion of the hip joint occurs when the femur (upper leg) moves forwards, which happens when long jumpers land or at the end of kick in football. Extension of the shoulder occurs when the humerus ...