Adductor brevis

Deep adductor

Lower limbMuscular system

High-yield

Anterior and posterior divisions of the obturator nerve pass in front of and behind it — a landmark.

Overview

A short adductor deep to pectineus and adductor longus; the obturator nerve's two divisions straddle it.

Reference facts

Origin
Body and inferior ramus of the pubis
Insertion
Pectineal line and proximal linea aspera of the femur
Action
Adducts the thigh and assists flexion
Innervation
Obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)
Blood supply
Deep femoral / obturator arteries

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Region

Lower limb — Hip, thigh, leg, and foot — gluteals, quadriceps, hamstrings, and the calf.

All lower limb structures

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Gracilis

Medial thigh, crosses the knee

Muscle

Adductor longus

Adducts the thigh

Muscle

Adductor magnus

Two-part composite adductor

Muscle

Obturator externus

Lateral rotator (medial thigh group)

Muscle

Pectineus

Flexes and adducts the hip

Muscle

Psoas major

Chief hip flexor

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