adductor brevis muscle

The adductor brevis is a muscle in the medial compartment of the thigh that lies immediately deep to the pectineus and adductor longus.

Summary

• origin: external surface of body of pubis and inferior pubic ramus
• insertion: pectineal line and proximal part of linea aspera of femur
• action: adducts and medially rotates thigh at hip joint
• arterial supply: profunda femoris
• innervation: obturator nerve

Siehe auch:

• Musculus adductor magnus
• Musculus adductor longus
• Adduktorenmuskulatur

und weiter:

• Musculus obturatorius externus
• Linea aspera
• Nervus obturatorius
• Hüftmuskulatur