The psoas is a deep-seated core muscle connecting the lumbar vertebrae to the femur. The psoas major is the biggest and strongest player in a group of muscles called the hip flexors: together they contract to pull the thigh and the torso toward each other.
7 photos: Photos: Tallest man meets shortest man. Chandra, meet Sultan â Chandra Bahadur Dangi, at 21Â½ inches the shortest adult ever verified by Guinness World Records, poses Thursday in London with the world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, who stands 8 feet 3 inches tall.
The shortest woman that ever lived was Pauline Musters of the Netherlands, who measured 58 cm (22.8 inches) tall. In September 2010, the Guinness Book of World Records namedâ¦ Hatice Kocaman the shortest woman in the world still alive today. The Turkish woman measures in at just about 72.6 cm (28.6 inches) tall.