Medial Thigh Flashcards
(20 cards)
Adductor Longus: Proximal Attachment
Body of pubis inferior to pubic crest
Adductor Longus: Distal Attachment
Middle third of linea aspera of femur
Adductor Longus: Innervation
Obturator nerve, branch of, anterior division (L2, L3, L4)
Adductor Longus: Action
Adducts thigh
Adductor Brevis: Proximal Attachment
Body and inferior ramus of pubis
Adductor Brevis: Distal Attachment
Pectineal line and proximal part of linea aspera of femur
Adductor Brevis: Innervation
Obturator nerve, branch of, anterior division (L2, L3, L4)
Adductor Brevis: Action
- Adducts thigh
- Some flexion
Adductor Magnus: Proximal Attachment
Adductor part: inferior ramus of pubis, ramus of ischium
Hamstrings part: ischial tuberosity
Adductor Magnus: Distal Attachment
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), branches of posterior division
Hamstring part: tibial part of sciatic nerve (L4)
Adductor Magnus: Action
Adducts thigh
Adductor part: flexes thigh
Hamstrings part: extends thigh
Gracilis: Proximal Attachment
Body of inferior ramus of pubiss
Gracilis: Distal Attachment
Superior part of medial surface of tibia
Gracilis: Innervation
Obturator nerve (L2, L3)
Gracilis: Action
- Adducts thigh
- Flexes leg
- Helps rotate leg medially
Obturator Externus: Proximal Attachment
Margins of obturator foramen and obturator membrane
Obturator Externus: Distal Attachment
Trochanteric fossa of femur
Obturator Externus: Innervation
Obturator nerve (L3, L4)
Obturator Externus: Action
- Laterally rotates thigh
- Steadies head of femur in acetabulum
