Gracilis muscle

From WikiLectures

Anterior hip muscles

Origin: ramus inferior ossis pubis.

Insertion: condylus medialis tibiae (pes anserinus).

Innervation: n. obturatorius.

Function:

  1. hip joint – adduction;
  2. knee joint – flexion, internal rotation.

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References[edit | edit source]

  • 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. 164 pp. ISBN 978-80-7234-881-7.