Gluteal muscles

The gluteal muscles are a group of three muscles that make up the buttock area; they are the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus.^[1]

The gluteus maximus is the largest of the group. One unique feature is that the gluteus maximus is larger in humans than in other primates,^[2] which can't stand up that well due to their flat hips.^[3]

The gluteus medius is a broad muscle.

The gluteus minimus is the smallest of the gluteal muscles.^[4] It is shaped like a fan, arising from the outer surface of the ilium.

1. ↑ Elzanie, Borger, Adel, Judith (1 April 2023). "Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Gluteus Maximus Muscle, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ↑ "Pelvic girdle, gluteal region and thigh: Gluteus maximus, Gray's anatomy: The anatomical basis of clinical practice".
3. ↑ "Evolution of the human hip. Part 2: muscling the double extension, Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery".
4. ↑ "Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Gluteus Minimus Muscle, StatPearls".

• 8b. The Muscles and Fasciae of the Thigh Bartleby.com, Henry Gray, Anatomy of the Human Body, 1918