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Medial Thigh Muscles Flashcards

1
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Name the medial thigh muscles

A 
Adductor longus
Adductor brevis
Adductor magnus
Gracilis
Obturator externus
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Adductor Longus - Origin

A

Body of pubis inferior to pubic crest

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Adductor Longus - Insertion

A

Middle third of linea aspera of femur

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4
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Adductor Longus - Innervation

A

Obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)

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5
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Adductor Longus - Action(s)

A

Adducts hip joint

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Adductor Brevis - Origin

A

Body and inferior ramus of pubis

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Adductor Brevis - Insertion

A

Pectineal line and proximal part of linea aspera of femur

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Adductor Brevis - Innervation

A

Obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)

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Adductor Brevis - Action(s)

A

Adducts hip joint and to some extent flexes it

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Adductor Magnus - Origin

A

Adductor Part: inferior ramus of pubis, ramus of ischium

Hamstring Part: ishchial tuberosity

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Adductor Magnus - Insertion

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Adductor Part: gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, medial supracondylar line

Hamstring Part: adductor tubercle of femur

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Adductor Magnus - Innervation

A

Adductor Part: Obturator Nerve (L2, L3, L4)

Hamstring Part: Tibial part of sciatic nerve (L4)

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Adductor Magnus - Action(s)

A

Adducts hip joint

Adductor part flexes hip joint and hamstring part extends it

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Gracilis - Origin

A

Body and inferior ramus of pubis

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Gracilis - Insertion

A

Superior part of medial surface of tibia

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Gracilis - Innervation

A

Obturator nerve (L2, L3)

17
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Gracilis - Action(s)

A

Adducts hip joint

Flexes knee joint and helps medially rotate it

18
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Obturator externus - Origin

A

Magnus of obturator foramen and obrturator membrance

19
Q

Obturator externus - Insertion

A

Trochanteric fossa of femur

20
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Obturator externus - Innervation

A

Obturator nerve (L3, L4)

21
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Obturator externus - Action(s)

A

Laterally rotates hip joint

Pulls head of femur into acetabulum holding pelvis steady

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