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The gluteal group of muscles consists of 3 muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius and Gluteus Minimus. Gluteus is Greek for rump. Maximus is the largest of the muscles and Minimus the smallest. The role of the Gluteus maximus is different from the medius and minimus muscles because of their attachment points.
The various muscles which attach to or cover the hip joint generate the hipâs movement. 1  Gluteals: The gluteals are the muscles in your buttocks. 2  The gluteals (gluteus maximus, gluteus minimus and gluteus medius) are the three muscles attached to back of the pelvis and insert into the greater trochanter of the femur.here are two other protrusions near the top of the femur, known as the greater and lesser trochanters. The muscles involved in hip motion are attached to the joint at these trochanters. The acetabulum is a concave area in the pelvis, into which the femoral head fits.