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Muscles of the Lower Extremity. 



ft A^v. 



femoralit 



M. gracilis arises from the 

 Sympliisis piibis, and. is inserted 

 into the inner surface of the tibia 

 below the tuberosity. (Adducts 

 the thigh, flexes the knee 1 and 

 rotates the leg inwards.) 



AT. adductor longus arises from 

 ills the pubes below the crest, and 

 is inserted into the inner lip 

 of the Linea aspera fcmoris. 



M. adductor brcvis arises from 

 the descending ramus of the 

 pubes, and is inserted into the 

 inner lip of the Linea aspera 

 fern or is. 



J/. adductor magnus arises 

 from the descending ramus of 

 the pubes, the ascending ramus 

 of the ischium and the Tuber 

 isclui ; it is inserted into the 

 Linea aspcra femoris. 



260, The Muscles on the 

 inner Side of tlie Thigh. 



M. pcctimus (Fig. 259) arises 

 from the crest of the pubes and 

 the pubic ligament, and is in- 

 serted into the inner lip of the 

 Linea aspcra, below the lesser 

 trochanter. (Adducts the thigh 

 and rotates it outwards.) 



