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Psoas minor muscle information


Psoas minor muscle
Muscles of the iliac and anterior femoral regions (psoas minor visible near top right)
Details
OriginLateral surface bodies of T12 and L1 vertebrae and intervening intervertebral disc
InsertionPectineal line and iliopubic eminence
NerveAnterior ramus of nerve L1
ActionsWeak trunk flexor
AntagonistErector spinae
Identifiers
Latinmusculus psoas minor
TA98A04.7.02.005
TA22596
FMA22350
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The psoas minor muscle (/ˈs.əs/ or /ˈs.æs/; from Ancient Greek: ψόᾱ, romanized: psóā, lit. 'muscles of the loins') is a long, slender skeletal muscle.[1][2] When present, it is located anterior to the psoas major muscle.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Tank (2005), p 93
  2. ^ a b Gray (2008), p 1372

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