Adductor longus muscle
| Adductor longus muscle |
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| The adductor group, the adductor longus muscle, forms the middle third |
| origin |
| Pubic bone ( superior ramus ) |
| approach |
| Thigh bone ( labium med. Of the linea aspera ) |
| function |
| Flexion of the hip joint and pulling in of the thigh |
| Innervation |
| Obturator nerve |
| Spinal segments |
| L3, L4 |
The adductor longus muscle ( Latin for “long lead”) is one of the adductors of the thigh . It lies medial (inside) of the pectineus muscle .
The adductor longus muscle is united with the pectineus muscle in ungulates . However, this unified muscle is simply referred to as the pectineus muscle. When dog this can also occur as a variety.
The adductor longus muscle flexes the hip joint and adducts the thigh, thus pulling it towards the center of the body.
See also
- Musculus adductor brevis (Latin for "short adductor")
- Musculus adductor magnus (Latin for "large adductor")
- Musculus gracilis (Latin for "slim muscle")
- Musculus pectineus (Latin for "comb muscle")
literature
- Franz-Viktor Salomon: muscle tissue . In: Anatomy for veterinary medicine . 2nd ext. Edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 147-234.