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O & I: Adductor Muscles of Thigh Flashcards

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Origin: Adductor Longus

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body of pubis inferior to pubic crest

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Insertion: Adductor Longus

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middle third of linea aspera of femur

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Innervation: Adductor Longus

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obturator nerve and branch of anterior division (L2, L3, L4)

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Action: Adductor Longus

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adducts thigh

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Origin: Adductor Brevis

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body and inferior pubic ramus

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Insertion: Adductor Brevis

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pectineal line and proximal part of linea aspera of femur

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Innervation: Adductor Brevis

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obturator nerve and branch of anterior division (L2, L3, L4)

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Action: Adductor Brevis

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adducts thigh; to some extent flexes it

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Origin: Gracilis

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body and inferior pubic ramus

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Insertion: Gracilis

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Pes Anserine superior part of medial surface of tibia

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Innervation: Gracilis

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obturator nerve (L2, L3)

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Action: Gracilis

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adducts thigh; flexes leg; helps rotate leg medially

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Origin: Adductor Magnus

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Adductor Part: inferior pubic ramus and ramus of ischium

Hamstring Part: ischial tuberosity

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Insertion: Adductor Magnus

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

Hamstring Part: adductor tubercle of femur

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Innervation: Adductor Magnus

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Adductor Part: obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4) and branches of posterior division

Hamstring Part: tibial part of sciatic nerve (L4)

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16
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Action: Adductor Magnus

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adducts thigh, flexes thigh (adductor part), extends thigh (hamstring part)

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Origin: Obturator Externus

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margins of obturator foramen and obturator membrane

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Insertion: Obturator Externus

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trochanteric fossa of femur

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Innervation: Obturator Externus

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obturator nerve (L3, L4)

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Action: Obturator Externus

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laterally rotates thigh; steadies head of femur in acetabulum

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