obturator externus muscle
The Obturator
externus. Henry Gray (1825â1861). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.
An anatomical
illustration from the 1909 edition of Sobotta"s Atlas and Text-book of Human Anatomy with English terminology.
The obturator externus is a flat, triangular muscle, which covers the outer surface of the anterior wall of the pelvis.
Summary
- origin: external surface of obturator membrane and adjacent bone (inferior pubic ramus and the ramus of the ischium)
- insertion: trochanteric fossa of femur
- action: laterally rotates thigh at the hip
- arterial supply: obturator artery
- innervation: obturator nerve
Siehe auch:
- Musculus obturatorius internus
- Musculus adductor magnus
- Musculus adductor longus
- Musculus adductor brevis
und weiter:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Musculus obturatorius externus: 