The adductor magnus is a large muscle that attaches at the bottom of the pelvis and along various points on the femur. If the pelvis is fixed, it moves the femur in a few different ways: 🔹One portion flexes the thigh and works as a medial rotator. 🔹Another extends the thigh and is a lateral rotator. 🔹Both portions adduct the thigh. You can change the action of a muscle depending on what attachment point stays stationary and what part moves. For the adductor, if the femur is fixed, the proxima
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The adductor magnus is a large muscle that attaches at the bottom of the pelvis and along various points on the femur. If the pelvis is fixed, it moves the femur in a few different ways: 🔹One portion flexes the thigh and works as a medial rotator. 🔹Another extends the thigh and is a lateral rotator. 🔹Both portions adduct the thigh. You can change the action of a muscle depending on what attachment point stays stationary and what part moves. For the adductor, if the femur is fixed, the proxima
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