The adductor longus muscle is one of the 6 muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh. The adductor longus is a flat and fan-shaped muscle which attaches to the mid-shaft of the femur.
The medial compartment of the thigh includes the following 6 muscles:
- Pectineus
- Gracilis
- Adductor longus
- Adductor brevis
- Adductor magnus
- Obturator externus
Origin
- Anterior body of pubis
Insertion
- Middle third of linea aspera
Action
- Adducts hip
- Laterally rotate hip
- Flexes hip
Innervation
- Obturator nerve: L2, L3, L4
Blood Supply
- Medial circumflex femoral artery
- Obturator artery