Name
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