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Adductor magnus
Other Terms:
Musculus adductor magnus,
Muscle grand adducteur
Muscle parts
None
Latin name
Musculus adductor magnus
Latin muscle parts
None
Group
Thigh muscle – medial compartment
Etymology
In English, this muscle’s name is the large muscle that leads (the bone it is moving) toward (the midline). Adductor is a term that describes the function or action of the muscle. It literally means to draw or to lead toward and is derived from the Latin ad meaning “toward” and ducere meaning “to lead or to draw.” The term magnus is Latin for large and is used to designate the largest muscle in a group of similar muscles.
Origin
External and inferior surface of the ischial ramus and the lateral surface of the ischial tuberosity
Insertion
The length of the linea aspera and the proximal part of the medial supracondylar line; the adductor tubercle of the femur
Action
Adduction and extension of hip; upper fibers laterally rotate.
Nerve supply
Obturator nerve (L2 and L3) and tibial nerve (L4)
Blood supply
From proximal to distal, the muscle is supplied by the obturator artery, the medial circumflex femoral branch of the femoral artery, the deep femoral artery and its perforating branches, and from small muscular branches arising directly from the femoral artery.
Latin
Musculus adductor magnus
French
Muscle grand adducteur
