Name

# Gracillis

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.