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Muscles

Complete muscle reference, origins, insertions, nerve supply, actions, clinical notes, and common injuries.

43 muscles

43 muscles in Thigh Clear ×

Muscle Adductor Brevis musculus adductor brevis Thigh The adductor brevis is the shortest of the three named adductors, lying deep to the adductor… Muscle Adductor Brevis (Full) musculus adductor brevis Thigh The adductor brevis is the smallest of the three adductor muscles (brevis, longus, magnus), lying deep… Muscle Adductor Brevis Detail musculus adductor brevis Thigh Adductor brevis is the middle of the three short adductors, lying between pectineus (anteriorly) and adductor… Muscle Adductor Longus musculus adductor longus Thigh The adductor longus is the most anterior and superficial of the medial thigh adductors, forming the… Muscle Adductor Longus (Full) musculus adductor longus Thigh The adductor longus is the most anterior thigh adductor, forming the medial border of the femoral… Muscle Adductor Longus Detail musculus adductor longus detail Thigh Adductor longus is the most prominent of the adductors, visible as a cord from the pubic… Muscle Adductor Magnus musculus adductor magnus Thigh The adductor magnus is the largest and most powerful adductor, a triangular muscle with two functionally… Muscle Adductor Magnus (Full) musculus adductor magnus Thigh The adductor magnus is the largest and most powerful adductor, composed of two functionally distinct parts… Muscle Adductor Magnus Detail musculus adductor magnus detail Thigh Adductor magnus is the largest adductor by volume and uniquely has two distinct parts with different… Muscle Adductor Magnus Hamstring Portion musculus adductor magnus — caput ischiocondylare Thigh The ischiocondylar (hamstring) portion of adductor magnus is the posterolateral component arising from the ischial tuberosity… Muscle Adductor Minimus musculus adductor minimus Thigh Adductor minimus is the uppermost portion of adductor magnus, sometimes described as a separate muscle when… Muscle Articularis Genu musculus articularis genus Thigh The articularis genu is a small muscle slip deep to the vastus intermedius that attaches to… Muscle Articularis Genus musculus articularis genus Thigh The articularis genus (subcrureus muscle) is a small flat muscle on the anterior distal femoral shaft,… Muscle Biceps Femoris musculus biceps femoris Thigh The biceps femoris is the lateral hamstring, consisting of a long head arising from the ischial… Muscle Biceps Femoris Detail musculus biceps femoris detail Thigh The biceps femoris has two distinct heads with different nerve supplies (tibial vs common peroneal), making… Muscle Gracilis musculus gracilis Thigh The gracilis is the most medial and superficial thigh muscle, a thin strap muscle spanning from… Muscle Gracilis (Full) musculus gracilis Thigh The gracilis is the most medial thigh muscle, the only two-joint adductor (acting at both hip… Muscle Gracilis Detail musculus gracilis detail Thigh The gracilis is the most medial and superficial of the adductors, running as a long thin… Muscle Hamstrings musculi ischiocruris Thigh The hamstrings are a group of three muscles, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus, running along the… Muscle Hamstrings Group Detail musculi ischiocrurei (overview) Thigh The hamstrings (biceps femoris long head, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus) are the primary knee flexors and important… Muscle Pectineus musculus pectineus Thigh The pectineus is a flat, quadrangular muscle forming the medial wall of the femoral triangle, running… Muscle Pectineus (Full) musculus pectineus Thigh The pectineus is the most superior adductor, lying in the floor of the femoral triangle and… Muscle Pectineus Detail musculus pectineus detail Thigh The pectineus is the most anterior hip adductor and is uniquely flat rather than fusiform. Its… Muscle Quadriceps Femoris musculus quadriceps femoris Thigh The quadriceps femoris is actually a group of four muscles on the front of the thigh,…