Adductor Brevis
The structure indicated is the adductor brevis muscle. The muscle indicated is the adductor brevis muscle of the thigh. The adductor brevis is one of six muscles in the medial compartment of the thigh. The thigh consists of three muscular compartments:- Anterior
- Medial
- Posterior
- Gracilis
- Pectineus
- Adductor longus
- Adductor brevis
- Adductor magnus
- Obturator externus
Origin: anteroinferior pubic ramus
Insertion: pectineal line, superomedial part of linea aspera
Action: adducts hip. Also lateral rotation of hip and flexion of hip.
Innervation: obturator nerve
Learn more about the anatomy of the thigh muscles in this anatomy tutorial.