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Encyclopedia > Gluteus maximus

The gluteus maximus is the largest of the gluteus muscles which are located in the buttock. The other gluteus muscles include the gluteus medius and the gluteus minimus, collectively the gluteus muscles are commonly known as the gluteal muscles. The gluteus maximus is the most powerful muscle of the human body.


The gluteus maximus is often referred to as the "butt" or "rear-end" of a person's anatomy.


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FitVixens.com (959 words)
The Gluteus Maximus acts is the major support of the pelvis.
The Gluteus maximus is a very coarse, broad and dense muscle mass in which the fiber bundles lay parallel with each other.
The Gluteus medius is a wide, dense, and radiating muscle that lies on the outer surface of the pelvis.
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Gluteus maximus muscle (455 words)
The gluteus maximus is the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles.
When the Gluteus maximus takes its fixed point from the pelvis, it extends the femur and brings the bent thigh into a line with the body.
The Glutæus maximus is a tensor of the fascia lata, and by its connection with the iliotibial band steadies the femur on the articular surfaces of the tibia during standing, when the Extensor muscles are relaxed.
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