Origin
Ischiopubic ramus
Insertion
Medial surface of proximal tibia (pes anserinus)
Actions
- Hip adduction
- Knee flexion
- Knee internal rotation (i.e medial rotation of tibia)
- Hip flexion
- Hip internal rotation
Innervation
- Anterior branch of obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)
Blood Supply
- Medial circumflex femoral artery
- Superficial femoral artery
- Deep femoral artery
- Descending genicular artery
- Anterior branch of the obturator artery
Would you like to learn more about the gracilis muscle? Then check out the gracilis muscle article and video by clicking the link below: Gracilis Muscle Anatomy
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