The Adductors Group Of Muscles

The Adductors Group makes up the inner thigh muscles. These very important muscles are responsible for hip movements and knee movements. Just how important are they? You use them all day long as you move from point A to point B. They are very important. Just think, without them you would not be able to walk, run, dance, or pivot your legs to turn.

Imagine how it would be if you could not walk or run or turn your legs in a different direction.

This busy group of muscles consists of pectineus, gracilis, adductor magnus, adductor longus, and adductor brevis.

Pectineus

Insertion is linea aspera.

Actions--adducts the hip and flexes the hip.

Gracilis

Origin is inferior pubic ramus.

Insertion is medial proximal tibial shaft.

Actions--flexes hip, adducts hip, flexes knee, medially rotates knee.

This is the only muscle in the group to cross both the hip and the knee. It is the most medial.

Adductor Magnus

Insertions are linea aspera and adductor tubercle of the femur.

Actions--adducts hip, flexes hip, and extends hip.

This muscle is beneath the hamstrings.

Adductor Longus

Insertion is linea aspera.

Action--adducts hip.

Adductor Brevis

Insertion is linea aspera.

Action--adducts hip.