MuscleThigh — medial compartment
Adductor longus
Latin: M. adductor longus
Location: Thigh
View the adductor longus in 3DOrigin
Body of the pubis below the pubic crest.
Insertion
Middle third of the linea aspera.
Action
Adducts the thigh and flexes it from the anatomical position; forms part of the floor of the adductor canal.
Nerve supply
Anterior division of the obturator nerve (L2–L4).
Blood supply
Profunda femoris (femoral) artery.
Clinical relevance
The most commonly strained groin muscle; its pubic origin is involved in athletic pubalgia, and it forms the medial wall of the femoral triangle.
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