left obturator externus
In 2 atlases
Definition
one of six small hip muscles in the lateral rotator group
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Relations
- Origin
- left hip bone, left obturator membrane
- Insertion
- trochanteric fossa
- Action
- laterally rotation of the hip joint
- Innervation
- left posterior branch of obturator nerve
The 3D model shows 1 origin or insertion area of this muscle.
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Identifiers
- FMA
- 22327
- Wikidata
- Q66514394