Anatomy study note · Lower limb

Tensor fasciae latae

A muscle of the upper lateral thigh enclosed in the fascia lata, inserting into the iliotibial tract.

Key points

• Iliac crest → iliotibial tract.
• Superior gluteal nerve.
• Steadies the extended knee with gluteus maximus.
• Limb muscles: in situ from limb-bud mesenchyme.
• Upper limb bud C4–T2; lower limb bud L2–S2.
• Skeletal muscle: multinucleated, peripheral nuclei, striated.
• Epimysium → perimysium → endomysium.

The full note in the atlas also covers

Origin · Insertion · Action · Nerve supply · Histology · Development

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Written from

• Snell’s Clinical Anatomy by Regions, 10th ed., ch. 11, PDF pp. 1281–1283, 1289–1291
• Inderbir Singh’s Human Embryology, ch. 7, PDF p. 109; ch. 10, PDF pp. 142–145
• BRS Cell Biology & Histology, 7th ed., ch. 8, PDF pp. 135–144

More from the lower limb

• Tibia
• Tibial nerve
• Tibialis anterior
• Tibialis posterior
• Tibiofibular joints
• Adductor brevis
• Adductor longus
• Adductor magnus
• Ankle joint
• Anterior tibial artery
• Biceps femoris
• Common fibular nerve

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