Adductor longus
Thighs
Deep muscle — it lies under other muscles. X-ray makes the muscles over it see-through.
- Origin
- Body of the pubis, below the pubic crest
- Insertion
- Middle third of the linea aspera
- Action
- Adducts the hip and assists flexion
- Nerve supply
- Obturator nerve (L2–L4)
The most superficial adductor at the front of the inner thigh. Its tendon is the cord you can feel at the groin when you squeeze your legs together.