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The gracilis is one of four adductor muscles of the inner thigh. Pain in this muscle group is caused by either a strained tendon or muscle. The gracilis muscle is frequently injured from sports that require constant side-to-side movements.

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What is the most medial thigh muscle?

gracilis


What muscle of the thigh is weak in humans and used in muscle transplants?

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What muscle is on the inside of the thigh?

sartorius adductor muscle


What is the thin muscle that travels down and across the medial surface of the thigh?

Peroneus Longus


Where is the gracilis loacted?

The gracilis muscle is located in the inner thigh of the leg. It is a long, slender muscle that runs from the pelvis to the shinbone, helping with hip adduction (moving the leg toward the midline of the body) and flexion of the knee.


What is the antagonist of the gracilis?

gracilis antaonist


Where are the sartorius and gracilis muscles located?

The gracilis muscle lies on the inner thigh, connecting from the lower portion of your pubic bone to the upper inner surface of your knee bone. The Sartorius muscle connects from the upper portion of your pubic bone and wraps around the thigh and connecting to the inner portion of the knee.


What is the function of the gracilis?

The function of the gracilis in cats is to adduct the thigh. To adduct is to draw the limb toward the body. In cats he gracilis runs from groin area to inner knee, just posterior and parallel to the femoral artery and vein.


When was Pugettia gracilis created?

Pugettia gracilis was created in 1851.


When was Metacarcinus gracilis created?

Metacarcinus gracilis was created in 1852.


When was Ophiosaurus gracilis created?

Ophiosaurus gracilis was created in 1845.


When was Clarkia gracilis created?

Clarkia gracilis was created in 1917.