adductor brevis muscle

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The adductor brevis is one of three powerful muscles in the human thigh that draw the leg toward the body's median line, a movement known as adduction. These muscles, along with the adductor longus and adductor magnus, originate from the lower pelvis (pubis and ischium) and attach to the femur (thighbone). Their primary function is to bring the thighs together, but they also assist in rotating and flexing the thigh. The adductor brevis, along with the adductor magnus and adductor longus, are the main muscles responsible for hip adduction.12

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adductor muscle
…of the human thigh—adductor longus, adductor brevis, and adductor magnus. Originating at the pubis and the ischium (lower portions of the pelvis—the hipbone), these ribbonlike muscles are attached along the femur (thighbone). Their primary action is adduction of the thigh, as in squeezing the thighs together; they also aid in…
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…of the human thigh—adductor longus, adductor brevis, and adductor magnus. Originating at the pubis and the ischium (lower portions of the pelvis—the hipbone), these ribbonlike muscles are attached along the femur (thighbone). Their primary action is adduction of the thigh, as in squeezing the thighs together; they also aid in…
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