obturator externus
Musculus obturatorius externus
In 3 atlases
Definition
one of six small hip muscles in the lateral rotator group
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Relations
- Origin
- bony pelvis, obturator membrane
- Insertion
- trochanteric fossa
- Action
- laterally rotation of the hip joint
- Innervation
- posterior branch of obturator nerve
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2636
- TA98
- A04.7.02.031
- FMA
- 22299
- UBERON
- 0001368
- Wikidata
- Q1756762