Medial Thigh Muscles

Front

Sartorius

Back

Flexes thigh; laterally rotates thigh; flexes leg at knee joint

Front

Gracilis

Back

Adducts thigh

Obturator nerve (L2–L4)

Front

Rectus femoris

Back

Flexes thigh; extends leg at knee joint

P: Anterior inferior iliac spine
D: Quadriceps tendon to patella and then patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity


Femoral nerve (L2–L4)

Front

Vastus medialis

Back

Extends Leg


Femoral nerve (L2–L4)

Front

Adductor longus

Back

Adducts thigh; flexes thigh

P: Pubis near pubic symphysis
D: Linea aspera of femur

Obturator nerve (L2–L4)

Front

Semimembranosus

Back

Extends thigh and flexes leg at the knee joint; medially rotates leg when flexed at knee

P: Ischial tuberosity
D: Posterior surface of medial condyle of tibia