Name

Adductor Brevis

Pronunciation

(ad-DUK-tor BREV-is)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Body & inferior ramus of pubis

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Superior portion of linea aspera

Action/Relevance

Adducts hip

Assists to flex hip

May externally rotate hip

Innervation

Obturator nerve (L2, 3,4)

Notes

Lies posterior to add longus and pectineus

Begins narrow and expands distally