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Q: Is the adductor longus parallel or pennate?
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Is the adductor magnus a parallel or pennate muscle?

parallel


What is the prime mover for hip adduction?

The adductor muscles of the hip are four in number: the adductor brevis, the adductor longus, the adductor magnus and the adductor minimus. All the hip adductors originate from the pubis and insert at the medial side of the femur.


How many adductor muscles are there?

There is the adductor magnus, adductor brevis, adductor longus and gracilis, so there are at least 4.


Adductor magnus adductor longus and adductor brevis are parts of a large muscle mass of what?

medial compartment of the thigh


What group of thigh muscles that flex the thigh?

gracilis , adductor longus , adductor brevis and upper part of adductor magnus


What is the function of Adductor longus?

Adductor longus is a muscle in the inner thigh that primarily functions to adduct the thigh, meaning it moves the thigh towards the midline of the body. It also assists in flexing the thigh at the hip joint.


What muscle abduct the thigh to take the stance?

Your Hamstream and your Guadriceps.


What is the antagonist in hip abduction?

Adductor Magnus/Longus/Brevis, Gracilis, Pectineus


What do the muscles on the medial side of the femur do?

You and adductor compartment on the medial side of the femur. The main muscles are adductor magnus, adductor longus and adductor brevis. These muscles adduct the thigh. They are very important muscles for horse rider.


What is the function of the adductors?

The main function of the adductor muscles is to propel the legs towards the midline of the body. The four groups of adductor muscles are adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor Magnus and gracilis.


What muscles form the femoral triangle?

iliacus,psoas major adductor longus ,piriformis


Flexes the thumb?

Flexor pollicis longus - Flexes thumb (pollex) is Latin for thumb.