Adductor magnus muscle

Adductor magnus muscle

Origin:

first part: tuber ischiadicum

second part: ramus inferior ossis pubis, ramus ossis ischii,

Insertion:

first part: labium mediale lineae asperae,

second part: epicondylus medialis femoris

Innervation:

first part: nervus ischiadicus

second part: nervus obturatorius

Between the two parts m. adductor magnus gives rise to the hiatus adductorius, which is the entrance to the canalis adductorius.

Function: adduction, extension, auxiliary internal and external rotation (according to fibers) in the hip joint.

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References

• ŠIHÁK, Radomír – GRIM, Miloš. Anatomy. 2nd, edit. and add edition. Grada Publishing, 2002. 470 pp. vol. 1. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.

• VIGUÉ, Jordi. Atlas of the Human Body. 3. edition. Rebo, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7234-881-7.