Adductor minimus muscle
Small and flat skeletal muscle in the thigh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In human anatomy, the adductor minimus (adductor femoris minimus or adductor quartus) is a small and flat skeletal muscle in the thigh which constitutes the upper, lateral part of the adductor magnus muscle.[1] It adducts and laterally rotates the femur. [2]
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Adductor minimus muscle | |
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Details | |
Origin | Inferior ramus |
Insertion | Linea aspera of the femur |
Artery | Obturator artery and the medial circumflex femoral artery of the femoral artery |
Nerve | Obturator and tibial nerves |
Actions | Adduction and lateral rotation of thigh |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus adductor minimus |
TA98 | A04.7.02.029 |
TA2 | 2632 |
FMA | 43885 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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