Adductor minimus muscle

Adductor minimus muscle
Details
OriginInferior ramus
InsertionLinea aspera of the femur
ArteryObturator artery and the medial circumflex femoral artery of the femoral artery
NerveObturator and tibial nerves
ActionsAdduction and lateral rotation of thigh
Identifiers
Latinmusculus adductor minimus
TA98A04.7.02.029
TA22632
FMA43885
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]

  1. ^ Bergman, Ronald A.; Afifi, Adel K.; Miyauchi, Ryosuke (2010), Adductor Minimus (Henle, Günther), Anatomy Atlases
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Platzer-242 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).