Adductors of the hip.

• A. adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, pectineus
• B. gluteus medius, gluteus minimus
• C. iliacus, psoas major
• D. tensor fasciae latae

Answer: (A)

Adduction of the hip means bringing the thigh toward the midline. The muscles that do this most directly are the ones on the medial thigh: adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus. They originate from the pubic region and insert on the femur (or near it) so when they contract, they pull the femur inward toward the body's midline. The other muscles listed don’t primarily adduct. Gluteus medius and minimus are abductors, lifting the thigh away from the midline. Iliacus and psoas major are hip flexors. Tensor fasciae latae mainly assists in abduction and flexion rather than adduction. So the group that adducts the hip is the one consisting of adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus.