List of skeletal muscles of the human body
Muscle Origin Insertion Artery Nerve Action
adductor muscles of the hip pubis femur , tibia obturator nerve adduction of hip
gracilis inferior pubic ramus tibia ( pes anserinus ) obturator artery anterior branch of obturator nerve adduction of hip , flexion of hip , medial rotation of knee
pectineus superior pubic ramus lesser trochanter , linea aspera Obturator artery femoral nerve and obturator nerve ( medial compartment ) flexion & adduction of hip
adductor brevis anterior surface of the inferior pubic ramus the lesser trochanter and linea aspera of the femur obturator artery anterior branch of obturator nerve adduction of hip
adductor longus pubic body just below the pubic crest middle third of linea aspera obturator artery anterior branch of obturator nerve adduction & medial rotation of hip
adductor magnus tuberosity of the ischium femur and adductor tubercle of femur obturator artery posterior branch of obturator nerve ( adductor ) and tibial part of sciatic nerve ( vertical head ) adduction of hip
Lower limb -- Thigh
This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy. There are around 640 skeletal muscles within the typical human body. Almost every muscle constitutes one part of a pair of identical bilateral muscles, found on both sides, resulting in approximately 320 pairs of muscles, as presented
in this article. Nevertheless, the exact number is difficult to define because different sources group muscles differently, e.g. regarding what is defined as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles. The muscles of the human body can be categorized into a number of groups which include muscles relating to the head and neck, muscles of the torso or trunk, muscles of the upper limbs, and muscles of the lower limbs. The action refers to the action of each muscle from the standard anatomical position. In other positions, other actions may be performed. These muscles are described using anatomical terminology.