gluteus maximus
The largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluteus_maximus_muscle ]
Term info
gluteus maximus
- gluteus maximus muscle
- glutæus maximus
- m.gluteus maximus
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gluteus superficialis, glutaeus maximus muscle, musculus gluteus maximus
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In humans, it makes up a large portion of the shape and appearance of the buttocks. It is a broad and thick fleshy mass of a quadrilateral shape, and forms the prominence of the nates. Its large size is one of the most characteristic features of the muscular system in humans, connected as it is with the power of maintaining the trunk in the erect posture. The muscle is remarkably coarse in structure, being made up of fasciculi lying parallel with one another and collected together into large bundles separated by fibrous septa.