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What is the origin and action of the Gracilis muscle as described in the chapter?
The Gracilis muscle originates from the inferior edge of the symphysis pubis and acts to adduct the thigh at the hip joint and flex the leg at the knee joint.
The Gracilis muscle is a medial muscle that moves the thigh at the hip joint. It originates from the inferior edge of the symphysis pubis. Its primary actions include adducting the thigh at the hip joint and flexing the leg at the knee joint. This muscle is innervated by the obturator nerve.
Key points
- Gracilis muscle origin: inferior edge of symphysis pubis.
- Gracilis muscle action: adducts thigh at hip joint, flexes leg at knee joint.
- Innervation: obturator nerve.
Source:a-photographic-atlas-for-the-anatomy-and-physiology-laboratory-seventh-edition· Muscular System· p. 82–102
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