The gracilis is one of the seven muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh. This long muscle is responsible for different movement of the lower limb. Learn the functions of the gracilis on the full version of this video: [ Ссылка ]
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The gracilis is one of the seven muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh. Six of these muscles belong to what is known as the adductor group, which mainly responsible for, you guessed it, adducting the thigh. Just to avoid any confusion, this is A-D-D, so adducting, and not A-B-D, or abducting. It’s very easy to mix those two up. This means that contraction of these muscles pulls the thigh medially, bringing it closer to the midline of the body.
Thanks to your adductors, you are able to cross your legs, remain balanced while walking, swim, especially the breaststroke, and not accidentally split your legs when ice skating. That certainly sounds quite painful, so thank your adductors for doing an amazing job.
This muscle is supplied by the obturator nerve. This nerve forms part of the lumbar plexus and arises from the second, third and fourth lumbar segments (L2-L4). The gracilis is the weakest member of the adductor group and the most superficial muscle out of all of them. This means that it is closest to the surface of the body, with no other muscle covering it. This aspect also makes it the most medial muscle of the thigh.
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