W1 - Hip Adduction Muscles

Question 1

Name the 6 hip adductor muscles

Answer 1

Adductor longus
Adductor brevis
Adductor Magnus
Quadratus femoris
Pectineus
Gracilis

Question 2

Name the proximal and distal attachment sites for adductor Magnus muscle for hip adduction

Answer 2

Proximal
Ischiopubic rami

Distal
Posterior surface of proximal femur, linea aspera and medial supracondylar line

Question 3

Name the nerve that supplies the adductor Magnus muscle for hip adduction

Answer 3

Obturator nerve L2 L3 L4

Question 4

Name the proximal and distal attachment sites for adductor longus muscle for hip adduction

Answer 4

Proximal
Pubis

Distal
Linear aspera on middle 1/3 of the femur shaft

Question 5

Name the nerve that supplies the adductor longus muscle for hip adduction

Answer 5

Obturator nerve (anterior compartment) L2 L3 L4

Question 6

Name the proximal and distal attachment sites for adductor brevis muscle for hip adduction

Answer 6

Proximal
External surface of the bodies pubis and inferior pubic rami

Distal
Posterior surface of proximal femur and upper 1/3 of the linear aspera

Question 7

Name the nerve that supplies the adductor brevis muscle for hip adduction

Answer 7

Obturator nerve (anterior compartment) L2 L3

Question 8

Name the proximal and distal attachment for the gracilis muscle for hip adduction

Answer 8

Proximal
Pubic line, inferior pubic rami and ramus of the ischium

Distal
Medial surface of the shaft of the tibia

Question 9

Name the nerve that supplies the gracilis muscle for hip adduction

Answer 9

Obturator nerve L2, L3

Question 10

Name the proximal and distal attachment sites for the Pectineus muscle for hip adduction

Answer 10

Proximal
Pectineal line and adjacent bones of the pelvis

Distal
Oblique line, extending down to the lesser trochanter to the linear aspera on the posterior side of the femur

Question 11

Name the nerve that supplies the Pectineus muscle for hip adduction

Answer 11

Femoral nerve L2, L3