Name
Pronunciation
(gra-SIL-us)
Origin/Proximal Attachment
Body of pubis
Inferior pubic ramus
Insertion/Distal Attachment
Medial surface of proximal tibia, inferior to tibial condyle
contributes to pes anserine
Action/Relevance
Adducts hip
Flexes knee
Internally rotates tibia
Innervation
Obturator nerve (L2, 3,4)
Notes
Most superficial of the adductor group
Thin and flat muscle that is broader superiorly and more narrow inferiorly
Fibres descend vertically to a rounded tendon where they pass across the medial femoral condyle posterior to the sartorius tendon.