What is the butt muscle called?
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The butt muscle is called the gluteus maximus. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles.
Summary
The butt muscle is called the gluteus maximus. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles.
What it is
- The largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles.
- Gives the buttocks their rounded shape.
- Straightens the hip and rotates the thigh outward.
Where it is
- Over the back of the pelvis and upper thigh.
- Arises from the ilium, sacrum, and coccyx.
- Inserts into the iliotibial tract and the back of the femur.
Sources
According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):
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