Muscle
Adductor longus
Adducts the thigh
High-yield
Medial border of the femoral triangle; adducts the thigh. Obturator nerve.
Overview
The most anterior adductor, forming the medial border of the femoral triangle, adducting the thigh. Obturator nerve.
Reference facts
- Origin
Body of the pubis, below the pubic crest
- Insertion
Middle third of the linea aspera of the femur
- Action
Adducts and assists flexion/medial rotation of the thigh
- Innervation
Obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)
- Blood supply
Deep femoral / obturator arteries