Medial Thigh Muscles Flashcards
Adductor longus insertion
Middle third of linea aspera of femur
Adductor longus orgin
body of pubis inferior to pubic crest
Adductor longus innervation
Obturator Nerve (L2, L3, L4)
Adductor longus action
Adducts hip joint
Adductor Brevis orgin
body and inferior ramus of pubis
Adductor Brevis insertion
Pectineal line and proximal part of linea aspera of femur
Adductor Brevis innervation
Obturator (L2, L3, L4)
Adductor Brevis action
Adducts hip Joint
some flexion
Adductor Magnus orgin
Adductor part: inferior ramus of pubis , ramus of ishium
Hamstring part: ischial tuberosity
Adductor Magnus insertion
Adductor part: gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, medial supracondylar line
Hamstring part: adductor tubercle of femur
Adductor Magnus innervation
Adductor part: obturator nerve (L2, L3 , L4)
Hamstring part: tibial part of sciatic nerve L4
Adductor Magnus action
Adducts hip joint; its adductor part also flexes hip, and hamstring part extends
Gracilis orgin
body and inferior ramus of pubis
Gracilis insertion
superior part of medial surface of tibia
Gracilis innervation
Obturator nerve (L2, L3)
Gracilis action
adducts hip joint, flexes knee joint and helps rotate medially
Obturator externus orgin
margins of obturator foreman and obturator membrane
Obturator externus insertion
trochantric fossa of femur
Obturator externus innervation
Obturator nerve (L3, L4)
Obturator externus action
laterally rotates hip joint, pulls head of femur into acetabulum holding pelvis steady
