Adductor longus muscle

Adductor longus muscle
The adductor longus and nearby muscles
Structures surrounding right hip-joint. (Adductor longus at upper right.)
Details
OriginPubic body just below the pubic crest
InsertionMiddle third of linea aspera
ArteryDeep femoral artery
NerveAnterior branch of obturator nerve
ActionsAdduction of hip, flexion of hip joint
Identifiers
Latinmusculus adductor longus
TA98A04.7.02.026
TA22628
FMA22441
Anatomical terms of muscle

In the human body, the adductor longus is a skeletal muscle located in the thigh. One of the adductor muscles of the hip, its main function is to adduct the thigh and it is innervated by the obturator nerve. It forms the medial wall of the femoral triangle.


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