Adductor minimus muscle
| Adductor minimus muscle | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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]
- ^ Bergman, Ronald A.; Afifi, Adel K.; Miyauchi, Ryosuke (2010), Adductor Minimus (Henle, Günther), Anatomy Atlases
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