Hip adductors list.

• A. adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, pectineus
• B. gluteus medius, gluteus minimus
• C. iliacus, psoas major
• D. rectus femoris

Answer: (A)

Hip adduction involves pulling the thigh toward the midline, a job done by the medial thigh muscles. The muscles that form this primary adductor group are the adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus. They run along the inner thigh, attach to the pubic or ischiopubic area, and insert on the femur, enabling the thigh to move inward. Some of these muscles also assist with hip flexion (for example, the adductors and gracilis) or, in the case of the posterior fibers of the adductor magnus, hip extension when needed.

The other muscles listed do not mainly adduct the hip. The gluteus medius and minimus sit on the outer hip and primarily abduct the thigh. The iliacus and psoas major are the main hip flexors. Rectus femoris, part of the quadriceps, flexes the hip and extends the knee, not adducting the thigh.