Medial Thigh Flashcards

1
Q

Name all 5 muscles in the medial compartment of the thigh

A
  1. Adductor longus
  2. Adductor brevis
  3. Adductor magnus
  4. Gracilis
  5. Obturator externus
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2
Q

What is the main function of these muscles?

A

Adduct the hip

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3
Q

Where do adductor longus, brevis and magnus all originate?

A

Inferior pubic rami

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4
Q

Where do adductor longus, brevis and magnus all insert?

A

Linea aspera

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5
Q

Where does gracilis originate?

A

Inferior pubic rami

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6
Q

Where does gracilis insert?

A

Tibia

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7
Q

What nerve supplies these muscles and what is the exception?

A

All obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)

Except the hamstring part of the adductor magnus - tibial nerve

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