Adductor Magnus Muscle
Definition
A composite muscle - formed by fusion of two muscles Ò a true adductor and a hamstring muscle
Situation
On the medial part of the thigh
Origin
Along the ischio pubic ramus
Insertion
Pubofemoral (adductor) fibers inserted into the greater trochanter & the linea aspera.
Fibers from the ramus of the ischium are inserted, by means of a broad aponeurosis, into the linea aspera
Ischiocondylar (hamstring) portion as a rounded tendon , is inserted into the adductor tubercle on the medial condyle of the femur,
Action
It adducts the thigh and assists in both flexion and extension of the thigh.
Nerve supply
Obturator nerve
Blood supply
Profunda femoris artery, a major of femoral artery.
