Musculi gemelli

Musculi gemelli ( Latin for "twin muscles ") is the collective term for

• Musculus gemellus inferior and
• Gemellus superior muscle

Both muscles are not separated in many mammals, in contrast to humans, so that the plural form Musculi gemelli is used as a muscle name for a single muscle.

The gemelli muscles run on the back of the pelvis from the pelvis into the end tendon of the obturator internus muscle and with it to the thigh bone . Due to their small size in humans, they have little effect on thigh movement.