Medial Muscles of the Thigh Flashcards
1
Q
Location
A
Between the bones of the pelvis to the bones of the leg, on the medial side of the femur
2
Q
Structure
A
5 skeletal muscles Adductor longus Adductor brevis Adductor magnus (adductor and hamstrings parts) Gracilis Obturator externus
3
Q
Function
A
Adducts and extends thigh
4
Q
Nerve supply
A
Obturator nerve
EXCEPT hamstrings part of adductor magnus which is tibial division of the sciatic nerve
