Medial compartment of thigh

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Medial compartment of thigh

Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Medial compartment is at center right.)

Anterior hip muscles
Gray's	subject #128 471
Artery	obturator artery
Nerve	obturator nerve (femoral nerve for Pectineus muscle)

The medial fascial compartment of thigh contains the hip adductors.

The obturator nerve is the primary nerve supplying this compartment.

The muscles in the compartment are:

gracilis
adductors

The obturator externus muscle is sometimes considered part of this group,^[1]^[2]^[3] and sometimes excluded.^[4] (Spatially, it is it in this location, but functionally, it is more similar to the other lateral rotator group muscles).

The pectineus is sometimes included in this group,^[1]^[3] and sometimes excluded.^[2]^[4] (It has the same function as the others in this group, but different innervation.)

References

^ ^a ^b Ellis, Harold; Susan Standring; Gray, Henry David (2005). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-07168-3.
^ ^a ^b Sauerland, Eberhardt K.; Patrick W., PhD. Tank; Tank, Patrick W. (2005). Grant's dissector. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 129. ISBN 0-7817-5484-4.
^ ^a ^b Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 123. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.
^ ^a ^b "Summary of Lower Limb". Retrieved on 2008-01-27.

External links

v • d • e

List of muscles of lower limbs

ILIAC Region
/ ILIOPSOAS

psoas major/psoas minor - iliacus

BUTTOCKS

gluteals: (maximus, medius, minimus) - tensor fasciae latae
lateral rotator group: piriformis - inferior gemellus - obturator internus - superior gemellus - quadratus femoris

THIGH

Anterior	sartorius - quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis) - articularis genu

Posterior/hamstring	biceps femoris - semitendinosus - semimembranosus

Medial	pectineus - obturator externus - gracilis - adductor (longus, brevis, magnus)

LEG

Anterior	tibialis anterior - extensor hallucis longus - extensor digitorum longus - peroneus tertius

Posterior	superficial - calf/triceps surae (gastrocnemius, soleus) - plantaris deep - tarsal tunnel (flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior) - popliteus

Lateral	peroneus muscles (longus, brevis)

FOOT

Dorsal	extensor hallucis brevis - extensor digitorum brevis

Plantar	1st layer (abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi) 2nd layer (quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscle) 3rd layer (flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi brevis) 4th layer (dorsal interossei, plantar interossei)

v • d • e General anatomy of lower limbs

Buttocks	Gluteal sulcus - Gluteal cleft

Thigh	Fascial compartments of thigh (Anterior, Medial, Posterior) Inguinal ligament • Pectineal ligament • Lacunar ligament • Reflected inguinal ligament • Conjoint tendon • Interfoveolar ligament Obturator membrane/Obturator canal Femoral triangle • Femoral sheath (Femoral canal) • Femoral ring Adductor canal • Adductor hiatus fascia/fascia lata (Iliotibial tract, Lateral intermuscular septum of thigh, Medial intermuscular septum of thigh, Fascia cribrosa/Saphenous opening)

Crus (anatomic leg)	Popliteal fossa • Calf • Shin • Pes anserinus • Interosseous membrane of the leg Fascial compartments of leg (Anterior, Lateral, Posterior) fascia/crural fascia (Anterior crural intermuscular septum, Posterior crural intermuscular septum, Transverse intermuscular septum)

Foot	Heel • Toe (Hallux, Fifth toe) • Sole • Achilles tendon • Tarsal tunnel fascia (Plantar fascia) retinacula (Peroneal, Inferior extensor, Superior extensor, Flexor)