Psoas minor muscle
Long, slender skeletal muscle located anterior to the psoas major muscle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The psoas minor muscle (/ˈsoʊ.əs/ or /ˈsoʊ.æs/; from Ancient Greek: ψόᾱ, romanized: psóā, lit. 'muscles of the loins') is a long, slender skeletal muscle.[1][2] When present, it is located anterior to the psoas major muscle.[1][2]
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Psoas minor muscle | |
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Details | |
Origin | Lateral surface bodies of T12 and L1 vertebrae and intervening intervertebral disc |
Insertion | Pectineal line and iliopubic eminence |
Nerve | Anterior ramus of nerve L1 |
Actions | Weak trunk flexor |
Antagonist | Erector spinae |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus psoas minor |
TA98 | A04.7.02.005 |
TA2 | 2596 |
FMA | 22350 |
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