Back عضلة خياطية Arabic Шивашки мускул Bulgarian Múscul sartori Catalan Sval krejčovský Czech Musculus sartorius German Músculo sartorio Spanish ماهیچه خیاطه Persian Räätälinlihas Finnish Muscle sartorius French Músculo sartorio Galician
| Sartorius muscle | |
|---|---|
 Muscles of the right leg, viewed from the front. (Rectus femoris removed to reveal the vastus intermedius.) | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Anterior superior iliac spine of the pelvic bone |
| Insertion | Anteromedial surface of the proximal tibia in the pes anserinus |
| Artery | Femoral artery |
| Nerve | Femoral nerve (sometimes from the intermediate cutaneous nerve of thigh) |
| Actions | Flexion, abduction, and lateral rotation of the hip, flexion of the knee[1] |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus sartorius |
| TA98 | A04.7.02.015 |
| TA2 | 2610 |
| FMA | 22353 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The sartorius muscle (/sɑːrˈtɔːriəs/) is the longest muscle in the human body.[2] It is a long, thin, superficial muscle that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment.[3]
- ^ Moore, Keith; Anne Agur (2007). Essential Clinical Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-7817-6274-8.
- ^ Levin, Nancy (2019-10-26). "10 Largest Muscles in the Human Body". Largest.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, A. M. R. (2013-02-13). Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 545–546. ISBN 9781451119459.