Why Are the Psoas Major and the Iliacus Sometimes Called

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why are the psoas major and the iliacus sometimes called the iliopsoas?

• A)They join at their superior ends and have the same origin.
• B)They are both innervated by the femoral nerve.
• C)They join at their inferior ends and have the same insertion.
• D)They both extend the thigh.
• E)All of these are true.

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