Adductor longus muscle
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| Adductor longus muscle | |
|---|---|
| The adductor longus and nearby muscles | |
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| Structures surrounding right hip-joint. (Adductor longus at upper right.) | |
| Gray's | subject #127 472 |
| Origin | pubic body just below the pubic crest |
| Insertion | middle third of linea aspera |
| Artery: | obturator artery |
| Nerve: | anterior branch of obturator nerve |
| Action: | adduction of thigh |
The adductor longus muscle is a muscle of the human body. It is a part of the adductor group of the thigh, that as the name suggests adducts the thigh.
It originates on the pubic body just below the pubic crest and inserts into the middle third of linea aspera.
It is innervated by the obturator nerve, specifically branches of the anterior rami of spinal nerves L2, L3, and L4.
The adductor longus muscle forms the medial wall of the femoral triangle.
Additional images
 Right hip bone. External surface. |
 Muscles of the iliac and anterior femoral regions. |
 Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. |
 Deep muscles of the medial femoral region. |
 The left femoral triangle. |
 The femoral artery. |
 The lumbar plexus and its branches. |
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