Adductor brevis muscle
| Adductor brevis muscle | |
|---|---|
adduction of hip | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus adductor brevis |
| TA98 | A04.7.02.027 |
| TA2 | 2629 |
| FMA | 22442 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle] | |
The adductor brevis is a muscle in the thigh situated immediately
Structure
It is somewhat triangular in form, and arises by a narrow origin from the outer surfaces of the body of the pubis and
The Adductor brevis muscle widens in triangular fashion to be inserted into the upper part of the linea aspera immediately lateral to the insertion of pectineus and above that of adductor longus.
Relations
By its anterior surface, the adductor brevis is in relation with the
By its posterior surface with the
By its outer border with the
and adductor magnus.It is pierced near its insertion by the middle perforating artery.[3]
Innervation
The adductor brevis is innervated dually by the anterior and posterior branches of the obturator nerve.[4]
Function
The muscle is primarily known as a
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 473 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ISBN 978-0-07-337825-1.[page needed]
- ^ Moore, Keith. Clinically Oriented Anatomy (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.[page needed]
- ^ Wilson, Erasmus (1851). The anatomist's vade mecum: a system of human anatomy. John Churchill. pp. 260–1.
- PMID 7808725.
Additional images
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Deep muscles of the medial femoral region.
External links
- Cross section image: pembody/body18b—Plastination Laboratory at the Medical University of Vienna
- Cross section image: pelvis/pelvis-e12-15—Plastination Laboratory at the Medical University of Vienna
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