Obturator externus muscle
| Obturator externus muscle |
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| Scheme of the deep hip muscles |
| origin |
| External surface of the obturator membrane |
| approach |
| Trochanteric fossa of the femur |
| function |
| Outward rotation (external rotation) and bringing the thigh closer (adduction) |
| Innervation |
| Obturator nerve |
| Spinal segments |
| L4 |
The obturator externus muscle ( Latin for "outer hip-hole muscle") is one of the hip muscles of the thigh . The former name obturatorius externus is still valid in animal anatomy .
In cloven-hoofed animals that lack the internal obturator muscle , the external obturator muscle also arises on the inside of the pelvis ( pars intrapelvina ).
function
The obturator (ius) externus muscle rotates the thigh outwards.
