- Adductor longus muscle
Infobox Muscle
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Caption = The adductor longus and nearby muscles
Caption2 = Structures surrounding right hip-joint. (Adductor longus at upper right.)
Origin = pubic body just below the pubic crest
Insertion = middle third oflinea aspera
Blood =obturator artery
Nerve =anterior branch of obturator nerve
Action = adduction of thigh, flexionThe adductor longus muscle is a
muscle of thehuman body . It is a part of the adductor group of the thigh, that as the name suggests adducts the thigh.It originates on the pubic body just below the pubic crest and inserts into the middle third of
linea aspera .It is innervated by the
obturator nerve , specifically branches of the anterior rami ofspinal nerves L2, L3, and L4.The adductor longus muscle forms the medial wall of the
femoral triangle .
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