Gracilis Muscle [musculus gracilis]
topical
3
- Terms
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musculus custos virginitatis
štíhlý sval stehenní
sval gracilní
sval panenský
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D000071976
Definition
A slender and most superficial muscle in the inner THIGH which originates at the ramus of the PUBIC BONE near the PUBIC SYMPHYSIS and inserts at the proximal medial TIBIA. Its function is to abduct thigh, flex knee, and rotate leg medially. It is a common source of a MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP.
- DUI
- D000071976 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M000616163
- Previous indexing
- Muscle, Skeletal (1963-2016); Thigh (1965-2016)
- History note
- 2017
- Public note
- 2017
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Anatomy